Feb 11, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) –
— Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a generic pharmaceutical company, has announced that the FDA has granted final approval for the company’s abbreviated new drug application to market its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Imitrex tablets, 25mg, 50mg and 100mg for treatment of acute migraine attacks. Shipment of this product has commenced.
As one of the first companies to file an abbreviated new drug Read the rest of this entry »
New Fitness products from Molecular Fitness …Athletes Rave About Molecular Fitness: Improved Endurance, Reduced Cramping and Faster Recovery; Flagship Products MineralConnexin™ and MultiConnexin™ Provide Essential Nutrients Athletes Need to Train Harder and Perform Better
Los Angeles, CA (
) December 17, 2008 — The 2008 Portland marathon was simply a training race for Molecular Fitness ultra marathon runner Kami Semick. “I wasn't Read the rest of this entry »
Lots of talk, not much action—until now. In January,
, a West Bend, Wis., manufacturer, will become the first U.S. company of any size to embrace medical travel or
, offering employees the option of having certain nonemergency operations, such as joint replacement, in India. The company will pay all expenses, including travel and lodging for a companion. The incentive for employees is that they don’t have to pay a deductible—typically Read the rest of this entry »
MODELS will not be forced to have health checks at London Fashion Week after other major cities refused to go along with the idea.
The idea was recommended by the British Fashion Council after last year’s size zero debate but it’s already been ruled out in New York, Paris and Milan, BBC Radio reports.
London Fashion Week kicked off yesterday.
Officials in the three cities said forcing models to produce a medical certificate was too invasive. Read the rest of this entry »
The former Prime Minister and his wife have lost four stone between them recently, and decided to spent 28,950 to help keep the weight off.
The 20ft Riptide Trident PRO exercise pool which is fitted with a counter-current to give “even the strongest swimmer an excellent work-out.”
It arrived at the Blair’s 4.4 million mansion in Buckinghamshire, but at one point it appeared the order was cancelled because it was too big to fit up the driveway. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Watts
Published: January 5, 2009
In “Purchasing Pet Drugs Online: Buyer Beware,” an article printed in the “FDA Consumer,” the Food and Drug Administration cautioned pet owners about the potential dangers associated with purchasing animal drugs on the Internet. According to the article, “The FDA has also found companies that sell counterfeit pet products, make fraudulent claims, dispense prescription drugs without Read the rest of this entry »
DENVER, Oct 31, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
National Jewish Health announced today
that it has entered a co-promotion agreement with Phadia, US Inc. to build
recognition of the important role allergy testing plays in the diagnosis and
treatment of asthma and other respiratory diseases. Under the agreement,
National Jewish Health will help create educational programs, activities and
literature to promote to pulmonologists the value of understanding Read the rest of this entry »
Last updated February 14, 2009 10:03 p.m. PT
TACOMA, Wash. — The parents of a mentally ill man who killed himself at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, near Tacoma, have filed two lawsuits against the state.
The lawsuits by Marcos and Phyllis Gordon of Montesano, Grays Harbor County, claim staff members at the psychiatric hospital didnВ’t do enough to protect 27-year-old Anthony Gordon and falsified a report to cover up mistakes.
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“We respectfully disagree with the jury’s finding and believe it is unsupported by the evidence, which demonstrated that Mrs. Stribling’s health problems were caused by her severe, longstanding obstructive sleep apnea and not the diet drugs she took more than 10 years ago,” says Steve Reade, an attorney from Arnold & Porter, who represented Wyeth. “The evidence also demonstrated that the drug labels were adequate, and that changes to those labels Read the rest of this entry »
HOUSTON (AP) — Injured Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards is back in the hospital.
Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin, in an interview Wednesday with Houston television station KRIV, said Edwards went back into a Houston hospital Monday “for precautionary reasons because of a risk of infection at this time.”
Edwards was going after a pass when his right shin hit a cart in the back of the end zone Oct. 28 in a game against Marshall.
He Read the rest of this entry »