LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The following corporate
finance-related stories involving U.S. and European companies
were reported by media on Thursday:
* Administrators have pulled the plug on the proposed sale
of fitness and sports club operator Esporta after failing to
reach an agreement with possible buyers over price, the
Financial Times reported.
David Lloyd Leisure had wanted to buy the group’s 20
upmarket racquet clubs but the sale was cancelled Read the rest of this entry »
As people get older, they worry about anemia and whether they’re getting enough iron in their diets. But a University of Florida study shows that over time iron accumulates inside cells. Researcher Christiaan Leeuwenburgh says that can cause cells to die prematurely.
Leeuwenburgh: “There’s a much higher concentrations in the cells and more specifically there’s higher concentrations in the mitochondria and the mitochondria are a central Read the rest of this entry »
PRT-201 is a recombinant human elastase that is being studied for its
ability to improve arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery outcomes in
patients requiring chronic hemodialysis. PRT-201 acts by causing a rapid
and persistent dilation of segments of arteries and veins following
topical application during surgery. The dilation of vessels used to make
an AVF and the resulting increased blood flow through the site Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t let the evil media tell you otherwise: the country’s new No. 1 mom is Sarah Palin of Alaska — hockey mom, Wal-Mart mom, governor mom, running-for-vice-president mom.
She won the title overnight after demonstrating her momliness before a TV audience of 37 million at the Republican National Convention, joined by her big family.
In her speech, she likened hockey moms to pit bulls, which everyone understood to refer not to Read the rest of this entry »
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 15 — The FDA has approved a patch, granisetron (Sancuso), for extended control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, according to drug-maker ProStrakan.
The patch provides relief for up to five days, the company said.
FDA approval of the granisetron transdermal system was based on results of a 641-patient, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy controlled phase III study, designed as a non-inferiority Read the rest of this entry »
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Indonesia’s health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it “the nuttiest thing” he’d ever heard.
Yet deep inside an 86-page supplement to United States export regulations is a single sentence that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian bird flu and dozens Read the rest of this entry »
In response to Mr. Albert Schott’s letter to the editor, “Change rules on licensing older drivers,” which ran Nov. 15. I question his use of some of the statistical information presented.
He is comparing a group of teenagers representing a four-year span (16-19) to a group of seniors (75 years old and over) representing a considerably larger age span, and indicating that the Elder Law Journal found that the senior group had a 37 percent higher accident Read the rest of this entry »
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TURLOCK, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Hot Moms Club, a club started in 2005 by two frustrated moms on a mission to redefine the traditional image of motherhood, and MedicAlert, a leader in providing emergency response medical information services, announced today a joint campaign to raise awareness and enhance the safety and well-being of children.
MedicAlert will offer its popular Read the rest of this entry »
surveys over a thousand sports medicine professionals about the fitness trends for the upcoming year. It seems that the predicted trends for 2009 are pretty similar to those
— a mixture of generalized trends and exercise specifics.
. Certification and accreditation for health and fitness programs and professionals are becoming more common.
. Fitness programs to address childhood obesity are a top trend for the third year in a row in the Read the rest of this entry »
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ALBANY, NY (11/21/2008; 1424)(readMedia)–
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood President/CEO Patricia McGeown today commended Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray for their effort to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from issuing a midnight regulation that would put women’s access to basic health care in jeopardy. Clinton and Murray yesterday introduced the Protecting Read the rest of this entry »