had a very successful opening weekend and already grossed $21.5 million.
, beating out the company’s previously critically acclaimed projects Juno and Little Miss Sunshine.
“The estimated three-day gross for Notorious showed it was more popular than expected beyond African-American audiences. We crossed over, which speaks volumes about his
, explained Chris Aronson, senior vice president at 20th Century Fox to the Associated Press.
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Posted By Heather Rivers, HEALTH REPORTER
OXFORD – It’s billed as an innovative approach to health care and will be part of one of the largest family health teams in the province.
While there still may be a few small details to attend to, the first of a group of family doctors have settled into their new home.
Dr. Rose Domenicone and Dr. Pongrac Kocsis are the first of five family doctors who will relocate to new offices in the floors above Read the rest of this entry »
Three psychologists evaluated murder suspect Matthew Higa.
Only one said Higa was unfit to stand trial because of the disagreement, the hearing was cancelled. So both the defense and the prosecutor can review the experts opinions and figure out what to do next.
Cyrus Belt’s mother and other loved ones filed out of a courtroom after learning that Wednesday’s hearing was cancelled.
The suspect, Matthew Higa, is accused of throwing the toddler Read the rest of this entry »
It’s not good enough for a company just to have clinical trial data showing that its drug works; the Food and Drug Administration has to actually believe that the data is real.
and Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica, the agency appears a little reluctant to take some of the data for the drugmakers’ antibiotic ceftobiprole at face value. The FDA has asked the companies to “conduct additional audit work of clinical investigator sites and to address Read the rest of this entry »
Officials with the Washtenaw County Public Health Department said today that two dead crows had tested positive for the West Nile virus. Both birds were found on Sept. 24, one in Pittsfield Township south of Ann Arbor and the other in York Township near Milan, bringing to five the number of Washtenaw County birds that have tested positive in 2008 for West Nile virus.
With frost forecast for much of southeast Michigan this weekend, the threat of Read the rest of this entry »
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A report being released on Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute will state that publicly funded family planning prevents almost 2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 800,000 abortions in the US each year, which saves billions of dollars.
states thatthe news is expected to be used to counter objections from conservatives that oppose expanding the funding for family planning.
is a reproductive health think tank. It is so well respected that Read the rest of this entry »
UNITED NATIONS Gaza's 1.5 million residents are facing an “alarming” humanitarian situation under constant Israeli bombardment, with the main power plant shut down, overcrowded hospitals struggling to cope and very limited food supplies, UN officials said Wednesday.
UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said the power plant shut down Tuesday because Israel has blocked fuel delivery through the main pipeline since Dec. 26. This has forced hospitals Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 — Expressions of religious feeling by participants in the Women’s Health Initiative translated into a greater likelihood of survival during the study, researchers here said.
Post-menopausal women who, at study baseline, reported certain types of religious feeling had hazard ratios for all-cause mortality of 0.80 to 0.89 (
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But these expressions of religious feeling did not affect mortality or morbidity associated with Read the rest of this entry »
Most people know prescription drugs can be dangerous, but fever reducers, cold and flu medications and even pain relievers sold in supermarkets and drug stores can be potential killers, too.
Dr. Daniel Haimowitz suspects an over-the-counter sinus medication may have contributed to the heart failure of a patient last week.
The Bristol Township geriatrician also has patients on prescription blood thinners who’ve developed stomach ulcers after taking Read the rest of this entry »