American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net
Income from Continuing Operations
(Adjustments are presented on a pre-tax basis)
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September Read the rest of this entry »

OCEANSIDE
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While the aromas of baking pies and roasting turkeys might signal the start of a Thanksgiving Day celebration, the third annual Oceanside Turkey Trot will offer a more healthful alternative to the traditional feeding frenzy.
The 5K run/walk will have staggered starting times beginning at 7:15 a.m. today at the Oceanside Civic Center, 300 N. Coast Highway.
The finish line is at Oceanside Pier.
The Turkey Trot offers something Read the rest of this entry »

Wondered why U.S. President-elect
, is the favourite among the young at hearts in America. Well, it may be because of this rock star spirit.
Obama follows much heavier an exercise routine as compared to most of his predecessors. He says that exercise lets him remain fresh and focused despite a lot of pressure. “The main reason I do it is just to clear my head and relieve me of stress. My blood pressure is pretty low and I tend to be a healthy Read the rest of this entry »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A worker returned to an Alaska hospital a day after being fired and staged a shooting spree that left one of his ex-supervisors dead and another critically injured before he was fatally shot in a standoff with authorities.
Mike Webb, 55, died about two hours after Joseph Marchetti fired multiple shots just before 10 a.m. inside Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. The shooting sent people scattering, spokeswoman Bonnie Read the rest of this entry »

Doctors believe mother has Munchausen syndrome by proxy, has medically abused children
12:39 AM CST on Monday, January 26, 2009
The three girls sat in a room, bandaging their dolls’ arms and pretending to call 911. Nearby, a therapist watched as they re-created the physical and emotional abuse their mother inflicted on them over several years.
Child advocates call it a heartbreaking display that leaves them wondering Read the rest of this entry »

No changes are planned yet for fitness programs at U.S. Air Force bases in
Europe on the heels of a worldwide Air Force audit that found that unit-based
fitness policies tend to promote a “fit to test” instead of a “fit to fight”
culture.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe officials, however, said Tuesday that the audit
identifies several recommendations for Air Force-wide policy change and that
they would work to implement those revisions once Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Cell Therapeutics Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration granted priority review for an application seeking expanded use of the biotechnology company’s cancer drug Zevalin.
Zevalin is already approved to treat a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which is a cancer affecting the lymph and immune system, in patients who have relapsed. The company now seeks approval for the drug in patients who have responded to Read the rest of this entry »

FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s implantable cardiac monitor
has secured 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its SJM Confirm implantable cardiac monitor. The device enables doctors to diagnose hard-to-detect heart-rhythm irregularities and remotely receive data from patients experiencing palpitations, sudden loss of consciousness and other symptoms.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Thursday, September Read the rest of this entry »

You wouldn’t blame the Manitoba Moose if their focus was elsewhere yesterday.
Before yesterday’s game against the Rockford IceHogs, Moose head coach Scott Arniel unveiled that Moose assistant coach Jay Wells was taken to an Illinois hospital for an angioplasty to unblock a closed valve near his heart.
The good news was that the surgery was successful and Wells is expected to make a full recovery, with the help of some rest and medication.
It Read the rest of this entry »

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE:CVH) announced today that the Company
is scheduled to present at the 27
Annual J.P. Morgan
Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, at 4:30 p.m. ET on
Wednesday, January 14, 2009.
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A replay of the presentation will be available at the same website
following the presentation until Wednesday, January 21, 2009.
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is a diversified national managed healthcare company based in Bethesda,
Maryland, operating Read the rest of this entry »