THAILAND – The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a nationwide recall of unsweetened condensed skimmed milk with a palmoil formula and products using the same ingredients after finding high melamine contamination at the Thai Dairy Industry's factory.
As an immediate measure, the FDA confiscated 150,000 cans of the product to study the melamine content and instructed all provincial public health units to pull all similar products Read the rest of this entry »
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December 18, 2008
Through Dec. 20, Cardinal Fitness will host its annual toy drive to help local children in need celebrate the holiday season. Members of the community are asked to support this great cause by bringing in new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages.
Donations will be accepted at participating Cardinal Fitness locations, and the toys collected will be delivered to several organizations including Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army Read the rest of this entry »
Gloucester forward James Forrester has been forced to retire after struggling on his return from a knee injury.
The 27-year-old number eight ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in April 2007 and spent 18 months on the sidelines.
He returned to action for the club’s A League side this season but has discovered the joint will no longer stand up to the rigours of the game.
Gloucester head coach Dean Ryan told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: Read the rest of this entry »
Women find it harder to resist hunger pangs than men, a new study has revealed.
when offered a plate of their favourite food.
Scientists believe that the discovery explains why men find it easier to diet, and why there are
among women.
Twenty three healthy, slim volunteers were asked to fast for 17 hours, and were then offered plates of their favourite grub such as
hamburgers, ice cream and chocolate cake
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But rather than enjoy the Read the rest of this entry »
St. Jude Medical’s Atlas II implantable cardioverter defibrillator gets Japanese approval – update
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Medical devices maker St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ:
) said Wednesday that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, or MHLW, approved the company’s Atlas II implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, a device used to treat patients with potentially lethal abnormal heart rhythms. The Read the rest of this entry »
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— By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com
Genta Incorporated (GNTA) has received notice from the FDA that tesetaxel, the latest addition to Genta’s oncology product portfolio, has been granted designation as an “Orphan Drug” for treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer. Orphan drug status provides for a period of marketing exclusivity, certain tax benefits, and an exemption Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does little to oversee financial conflicts that doctors involved in clinical trials of drugs and medical devices may have, government investigators said Monday.
In 42 percent of trials, the FDA failed to receive disclosure forms from physicians and said that efforts to police such disclosures weren’t worth the effort,
reported. Results of the investigation, conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 9:41 p.m.
It’s been more than five weeks of sweating it out at the gym and already one round of eliminations in this year’s Mid-Michigan’s Biggest Loser contest. The competition is in full swing!
Your fitness tip is about keeping up with your exercise routine when you head out on vacation.
“I’m Michele Thorington with Hurley Health and Fitness Center, certified personal trainer. Your fit tip for today is exercise Read the rest of this entry »
TORONTO – A Federal Court of Appeal decision on Monday that upholds a lower court ruling loosening Ottawa’s tight grip on access to medical marijuana is being reviewed, the federal government says.
A three-judge panel dismissed an appeal from government lawyers who argued Ottawa’s monopoly on medical pot was the only way to provide a safe and reliable supply.
The panel strenuously challenged arguments made by Justice Department lawyer Sean Gaudet Read the rest of this entry »