approved 24 new drugs in 2008, more than in any of the prior three years, the
reports. The agency approved 18 drugs in 2007, 22 in 2006 and 20 in 2005. According to the
, the agency’s high 2008 approval rate is “a consolation of sorts to an industry struggling with greater scrutiny, thousands of layoffs and thinning drug pipelines.”
A standard drug review takes 10 months, while a priority review takes six months and is given to drugs FDA deems Read the rest of this entry »
I spent some time talking about the importance of having good health insurance if you’re unemployed, as well as the pros and cons of keeping your old health care program through COBRA .
But COBRA’s not your only option.В What else can unemployed Americans do to keep or obtain good health insurance? Here are some other tips.
Latch onto your spouse’s plan.
If you’re married or live in a state with domestic partnership laws, chances are you Read the rest of this entry »
At the Source Family Fitness Center, we have strength and we can pass that on to you. We draw our physical strength from the one true source, God the Father.
We can help you to be all you can be with our knowledge and experience in personal training. Let us help you attain new heights.
We offer the lowest prices in the valley.
We have free weights, nautilus, selecterized machines, cardio, sauna, tanning bed and aerobics classes. (Membership Read the rest of this entry »
SEOUL: NORTH Korea has provoked a flurry of speculation about the health of its leader after its diplomats abroad were reportedly told to prepare for an ‘important announcement’ today.
Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper quoted sources as saying the announcement could be related to either relations between the two Koreas or the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
Pyongyang’s diplomats had been ordered not to travel ahead of the announcement, reported Read the rest of this entry »
abs-cbnNEWS.com
The Senate will send a medical team to the St. Luke’s Medical Center to determine what is ailing former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose Balajadia said Thursday morning.
Balajadia said the order came directly from Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. because of the hospital management’s refusal to issue a medical bulletin to the media and members of the upper chamber’s security team. Read the rest of this entry »
SHELBY — Deciphering changes in the Family Medical Leave Act will be the subject of sessions for employers and labor leaders Jan. 28 at the Kehoe Center for Advanced Learning.
Richland County Job and Family Services teamed with county commissioners to schedule the sessions. They will be presented by attorney and employment specialist Dolores F. Torriero.
Among the changes discussed will be permitting time off to care for a member of the military. Read the rest of this entry »
by Alex Moore, Wales On Sunday
KATHERINE JENKINS has admitted taking class-A drugs – and says it’s the biggest regret of her life.
The star singer made the shocking revelation that, after months not giving in to peer pressure, she tried cocaine at a friend’s home.
But eventually, she added, she would snort three lines of the drug in a single night.
In an interview by former tabloid editor Piers Morgan, published in today’s Read the rest of this entry »
CHANHASSEN, MN-A new fitness center concept has sprung up within the past few years, with a small footprint and 24-hour accessibility, to rival other upstarts and big-box gymnasiums. The 4-year-old Snap Fitness company, based here, has 1,690 franchised locations either open or under construction, with a goal of 2,000 locations by 2009. The company is seeing dozens of clubs open each month.
The $16 billion fitness center industry has seen many different Read the rest of this entry »
Would you take Prozac?
Pregnancy hormones were once thought to protect women from depression, but researchers now say this isn’t true. In fact, according to the Mayo Clinic, about 10 percent of women experience clinical depression during pregnancy. Some are able to manage their negative thoughts and behavior with exercise, support groups, and counseling, but others are continuously beaten down and reach a point at which they’d rather be dead than Read the rest of this entry »
Pa. jail inmate escapes from hospital, shoots self
KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) — A jail inmate wrestled a gun away from a guard in a hospital emergency room and escaped in a stolen SUV early Wednesday, but crashed hours later during a police chase and then shot himself to death, police said.
Kenny Dale Nulph, 44, had been jailed on a probation violation, but investigators had recently connected him to a string of robberies, including two bank Read the rest of this entry »