November 8, 2008 – 2:04 pm
After any presidential election, there is certainly much change in the air with regards to various key positions in government, and one of them which is drawing much speculation from drugmakers and advocacy groups alike is that of the FDA commissioner.
The current commissioner, Andrew Von Eschenbach, is slated to resign before Obama takes office. Everybody has a different idea of who should replace him. Whoever Read the rest of this entry »
One man was transported early Sunday by LifeStar helicopter ambulance to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., after a single-vehicle rollover accident at 447 E. 2100 Rd., about four miles northeast of Baldwin City.
At 12:31 a.m., emergency dispatchers received reports from a passerby that a person was trapped inside an automobile. Initial responders to the accident reported that the patient had suffered critical injuries, including a Read the rest of this entry »
16.01.2009
Snap Fitness named No. 1 fitness franchise
Snap Fitness, one of the world’s fastest-growing franchisors of 24/7 express
fitness centers, has announced that it has been ranked in numerous listings on
the 2009 compilation of Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®, including the
No. 1 ranking in the fitness category.
Snap Fitness began franchising in 2004 and since then has developed into a
network of almost 1,700 locations Read the rest of this entry »
Hough filed second-degree assault charges against the patient, Gerrod Lewis, on Sept. 2.
Sinai Hospital spokeswoman Sandra Crockett said in a statement that it was unfortunate that the incident occurred, but “Officer Timothy Hough was defending himself against a violent and out-of-control patient.” He remains on staff at the hospital.
“We stand behind Officer Hough and plan to defend him vigorously against all charges,” Crockett said in the statement. Read the rest of this entry »
The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA and the National Exercise Training Association (NETA) are co-sponsoring two workshops during the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25.
The first workshop/certification class is the Bender Ball on Saturday, Jan 24 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program was developed by Master Trainer Leslee Bender and utilizes the Bender Ball as a tool for increasing core fitness, total body strength and cardiovascular conditioning. Read the rest of this entry »
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hospital, along with the device that was feeding them into his body, authorities said Friday.
said the patient wasn’t injured in the incident and was doing well.
Police were searching for the woman, whose quick, 3-minute foray into the hospital on Wednesday was captured on surveillance video.
Officers have received several tips but made no arrests, police spokesman
said.
Jackson said the suspect could face assault, theft, robbery and Read the rest of this entry »
New Delhi, Nov 04: With a view to report adverse drug
reactions (ADR) in an effective way, government may soon make
it compulsory for all medical colleges in India to have a
Pharmacovigilance department.
“We are planning to make it compulsory for all 289
medical colleges in India to have a separate pharmacovigilance
department for reporting of adverse drug reactions,” Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI) Surinder Singh said, while
speaking Read the rest of this entry »
Italy has discovered two containers of milk and one of yogurt containing melamine, the industrial chemical that contaminated milk powder in China and hospitalised thousands of babies, the health ministry has said.
The authorities in Naples have also separately seized tonnes of illegal Chinese products.
Officials said the concentration of the toxic substance posed a non-lethal health threat and is limited to illegally imported Chinese products Read the rest of this entry »
Eating high fat diet with low amounts of omega 3 fatty acids may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a team of Universite Laval researchers.
In the study, the boffins have shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer’s disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s.
Details of the study-which suggests that diets typical of most industrialized countries Read the rest of this entry »