Analysts offer poor odds of success for most advanced Alzheimer's drugs; Bankrupt Northfield settles PolyHeme fraud claim;

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> Bloomberg takes another turn sizing up the rather poor odds being assigned to the two late-stage Alzheimer's drugs in the clinic. Eli Lilly and rivals at J&J/Pfizer will announce Phase III data later this year. Story

> Three years after going out of business, Northfield Laboratories has settled a securities fraud suit brought over its claims for the blood substitute PolyHeme. Story

> Canada's Cangene has cancelled its product development program for Immune Globulin Intravenous, an anti-infective used for a variety of indications. Release

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> Lilly aims to harmonize its social-media voices. Article

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And Finally... Turns out that the bigger the small region of your brain is, the more likely it is you'll be altruistic. Release