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SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct 21 (Reuters) – A mass-produced
version of Genzyme Corp’s (GENZ.O:
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genetic disorder Pompe disease should be approved as long as
further studies are required, a U.S. advisory panel said on
Tuesday.
Data for the intravenous drug, already sold on the market
as Myozyme but produced at a smaller facility, showed the drug
worked in patients Read the rest of this entry »
has a new chief operating officer.
Stephen Daugherty took over the post Dec. 11.
for three years. Under his leadership, South Bay acquired a certificate of need for a replacement hospital on Big Bend Road, developed a stroke team, reduced length of stay and standardized care of cardiology services.
in Sioux Falls, S.D., and received his MBA at
in Fort Myers, a release said.
Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute is a 288-bed hospital, Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The drug industry is taking more voluntary steps to make its consumer marketing more straightforward, including making it clear when actors are used in commercials and other advertisements, the leading industry lobby group said on Wednesday.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), under fire from some lawmakers and consumer groups for aggressive marketing practices, also said advertisements that are Read the rest of this entry »
Two medics working for programmes supported by a UK-based charity give accounts of the difficulties they face because of the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Dr Abu Shaaban is director of the Burns Unit at Gaza’s Shifa hospital and Dr Miri Weingarten is director of the Israeli charity Physicians for Human Rights.
The testimonies were obtained by the charity, Christian Aid.
I have been working here for 25 years and I have never seen anything like this Read the rest of this entry »
At the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, the Egyptian doctors are waiting for the wounded – there is a long string of ambulances lined up outside the arrival hall.
It is a long wait. In four days, barely 50 casualties have been sent across this border – a fraction of the some 1,500 people that have been injured and are now in need of emergency medical care.
When the ambulances from Gaza do finally arrive, they are in a hurry. There is no Read the rest of this entry »
RENO, Nev.—A 21-year-old Reno man has been arrested in connection with a long-term state and local investigation into guns and drugs.
Christopher Andrew Manzini was booked into the Washoe County Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to maintain a place to sell controlled substances, possession of firearms by a user of a controlled substance and two counts of sale of marijuana in the Churchill County area.
Officers say they seized two ounces Read the rest of this entry »
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Maybe it takes a wife of 58 years to tell, but Joe’s demeanor has lightened since he stopped taking antipsychotic drugs. Dementia still leaves the 78-year-old unable to speak much more than a stray word amid mumbles.
“Hey-ha-hey-hey-ha – thank you!” Read the rest of this entry »
Dispatch times are down and Springfield firefighters are making fewer emergency medical service calls 90 days after the department adopted new response protocols.
A review of the changes, implemented Aug. 18, shows the average time it takes for firefighters to be dispatched to life-threatening calls was 1 minute and 24 seconds — a drop of 58 seconds compared to the same period in 2007, the department said Thursday in a news release.
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Police in Mexico have found nine decapitated bodies close to a highway in the southern state of Guerrero.
A local official said some of the victims were soldiers. Thousands of troops have been deployed across Mexico in anti-drug smuggling operations.
Nine heads were found earlier in plastic bags close to a supermarket, reportedly with a note warning of more decapitations to follow.
Nearly 5,400 people have been murdered in drugs-related violence Read the rest of this entry »
Dallas man who lost limbs to collect up to $7.5 million
06:30 AM CST on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A former maintenance man for a North Dallas apartment complex who lost his arms and legs to an MRSA infection has been awarded $17.5 million by a Dallas County civil jury.
After state-mandated caps are applied, David Fitzgerald, 53, could collect up to $7.5 million from Dr. Meenakshi S. Prabhakar, a Bedford infectious-disease Read the rest of this entry »