HARRY Payne will celebrate his third birthday tomorrow wearing clothes that would have fit him on his first.
The Sunbury pre-schooler was born with an extremely rare brain disorder that slows his physical and intellectual development.
Specialists believe he is the only child in Australia with the condition and one of only a handful in the world.
But, despite his disadvantages, Harry, who is 80cm tall and weighs only 7.7kg, has shocked medical Read the rest of this entry »
Associated Press
10.22.08,
10:12 AM ET
Mylan Inc. said Wednesday it received tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a generic version of Daiichi Sankyo’s blood-pressure drug Benicar HCT.
Mylan said it believes it is the first company to ask for regulatory approval of generic Benicar, which would entitle it to 180 days of competition-free sales when the FDA grants full approval.
Benicar had sales of about $535 million Read the rest of this entry »
October 25, 2008
Stuart Clark will be desperately aiming to prove his fitness in the next couple of days as he aims to avoid becoming the third Australian squad member sent home due to injury. Clark missed the second Test in Mohali due to an elbow problem and with four days until the third match in Delhi, he knows he must soon demonstrate he is over the niggle.
“I’m confident of getting through,” Clark told the
. “But if I don’t I think Read the rest of this entry »
This year’s 2008 election is starting to look a lot like a certain RC strategy case: Cola Wars. There is the election’s Coca-Cola, a historic and trusted brand, in John McCain. There is Pepsi, a youthful and fresh new brand, in Barack Obama. And there is Sarah Palin, John McCain’s brand extension – his Diet Coke…
The times they are a changin.
The country is ready to move in some sort of a different direction. Barack Obama bet his ticket on Read the rest of this entry »
Haven’t talked to Daunte Culpepper yet, but he’ll be in Allen Park again on Monday. And this time he’s planning to stay for awhile
Culpepper and the Lions will work out …
I haven’t checked since 30 seconds ago, when the routine was only 30 seconds old, but John McCain’s appearance tonight on “Saturday Night Live” must be on YouTube by now. …
Night and Day, Day and Night is the theme of this year’s Holiday Tables at Cranbrook House, Read the rest of this entry »
KATY Daniel, the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs franchisee in the North Devon area, is a finalist in the Company’s Business Development Awards 2008, after beating off competition from many of the 180 franchisees nationwide.
Rosemary Conley, CBE, presented Katy with the Finalists’ Award at a ceremony held at the Barcelâ Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire.
Katy began running a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs franchise in January Read the rest of this entry »
Lawmakers in Nebraska are holding a special session on Friday to debate lowering the age limit on the state’s “safe haven” law to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned, a day after a five-year-old boy was dropped off at an Omaha hospital.
Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services said Friday the boy was left at Immanuel Medical Center about 9 p.m. local time Thursday.
Unlike similar laws in other states that give parents immunity Read the rest of this entry »
Full police, military escort up for medical mission under Reds’ threat
By Florence F. Hibionada
A team of doctors, nurses and other volunteers off to Leon, Iloilo for a medical mission today will be fully secured by both the police and the military.
This, after safety concerns heightened amidst intelligence report on a major sabotage by communist terrorists in the district.
The News Today (TNT) in a report disclosed the supposed plan Read the rest of this entry »
City police Det. Lt. Thomas DiMezza said detectives working with the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team were doing a surveillance in the Church Street area about 4 p.m. when they observed an exchange of what appeared to be drugs. Officers then stopped Zachary O’Brien, 24, of 44 Milton Ave., near the Fourth Avenue bridge and found three packages of heroin on him, along with a key to a motel room at the Valley View Motor Inn Read the rest of this entry »