Arpida (SWX: ARPN) is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in
Reinach, Switzerland with operations in Switzerland and the United States. It
focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs
for the treatment of microbial infections. Arpida has a fully integrated
platform for the discovery and development of drug candidates to address the
increasing prevalence of resistance of bacteria, such as
methicillin-resistant Read the rest of this entry »
On Friday, the FDA set a
of 1 part per million of melamine in formula. Conveniently, the threshold is above the levels found in U.S. baby formula. This assumes, the FDA states, provided a related chemical, cyanuric acid, is not present. They also insisted that U.S. baby formulas are safe.
The FDA will still not set a standard if both are present; the tainted samples did not have both chemicals.
This level is 20x higher than Taiwan’s standard, Read the rest of this entry »
in St. Paul has a new president.
Tomi Ryba, who is presently the chief operating officer at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, will take over at United Hospital on Feb. 17, said Ken Paulus, the president and COO at United’s parent, Allina Hospitals & Clinics.
“Allina and United Hospital are fortunate, indeed, to have attracted a leader of Tomi Ryba’s caliber,” Paulus said.
“At UCSF Medical Read the rest of this entry »
LONG term breastfeeding rates in Brimbank are increasing under the Healthy Brimbank Babies program.
The Tweddle Child and Family Health Service project is aimed at increasing longer-term breastfeeding rates in the Brimbank region, providing home visits to mums along with breastfeeding information sessions for general practitioners and playgroups.
Tweddle Community Services Manager Leann Williams said feedback from the program had been positive. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zubair Ahmed, 29, and Khaleel Ahmed, 28, both residents of Chicago, pleaded guiltylast Thursdayin the Northern District of Ohio to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in connection with their efforts to travel abroad…
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A Ghanian man was sentencedFriday in the District of Columbia for his role in smuggling East Africans into the United States, according to reports and court papers obtained by the National Read the rest of this entry »
Trail fitness, chicken-fat style
People often ask me, “I’d really like to get out on the trails and try geocaching with my family, but how do I get in shape for such an arduous task?” It’s true: America has become a nation of couch potatoes, and even the idea of a Sunday walk in the woods can be daunting.
Walking in the woods and looking for small Tupperware containers can be exercise in itself. In fact, if I wrote articles with titles Read the rest of this entry »
– Deborah Cohen covers small business for Reuters.com. She can be reached at smallbusinessbigissues@yahoo.com –
By Deborah L. Cohen
Cupid is looking a lot thinner this year as Valentine’s Day spending goes on a diet. Firms that peddle food, flowers and other love-themed goods are shifting to less-expensive inventory and dropping prices in a bid to capture a shrinking pool of consumer dollars.
The U.S. National Retail Federation expects overall Read the rest of this entry »
Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of rock band Pearl Jam, has adopted a strict diet and detox regime after wrapping up his latest tour.
Vedder is giving up cigarettes and drinking a lot of salt water to flush the toxins out of his body that he might have consumed while touring.
“It’s been a long couple of years … being on the road a lot. I’m ready to clean up my act. I just finished touring, and I’m on a detox thing. It’s a heavy detox, so nothing Read the rest of this entry »
and, again, try to push the deal through the Legislature next year.
“We are committed to expanding our services into the Olive Branch area and are confident that we will receive legislative approval to pursue our vision of providing outstanding care to communities of north Mississippi,” Methodist CEO Gary Shorb said in a statement issued late Tuesday.
The hospital system’s CON application was scheduled to be reviewed by the Mississippi Read the rest of this entry »
For Gohari, helping the teen became a mission, one of many. She scoured the city for the study books, relatively cheap by Western standards but a fortune for Iran’s poor.
“She was ashamed because she couldn’t afford the books,” Gohari said.
The older woman put her hand out to the girl. “I said, ‘Study here.’ ” And then Gohari handed her the books.
A plump, bespectacled woman now in her late 50s, Gohari delights in the women in her impoverished Read the rest of this entry »