In response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release today announcing warning letters and Import Alert for Drugs issued to Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd regarding drug products produced in two Ranbaxy plants in India, the company issued the following statement:
“Ranbaxy is very disappointed in the action FDA has taken today. The company has responded to each concern FDA has raised during the past two years and had thought that progress Read the rest of this entry »
Honolulu police and prosecutors Saturday beefed up their new drive to get drug dealers out of Chinatown.
Downtown residents joined the effort, saying they were frustrated and angry about illicit drug dealers scaring their children and elderly neighbors.
Police said that for decades they have had a difficult time catching drug dealers on North Pauhi Street because the dealing is obscured by parked cars.
“If we remove the area from which they Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON (Agence France-Presse) — The crew members of a South African Airways plane were arrested Tuesday after about $450,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine were found on a flight from Johannesburg to London, customs officials said.
Border agency officials found 110 pounds of cannabis, worth about $210,000, and 9 pounds of cocaine, worth about $240,000, in three suitcases, said a spokesman for Britain’s revenue and customs agency.
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January 5 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk.
An FDA analysis found that the undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients in some of these products include sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant (a drug not Read the rest of this entry »
Suddenly flushed, sweating and agitated, Jan Lefler of Roswell re-read the drug information pamphlet Walgreens sent home with her prescription for a new osteoporosis drug.
The pamphlet made no mention of the symptoms as a potential side effect of the drug — although they are. Had she picked up her prescription from Rite Aid instead, that store’s pamphlet would have at least alerted her that the drug could cause “flushing of the Read the rest of this entry »
by Andy Howell, Wales On Sunday
WELSH sport was in the dock last night with our national game of rugby top of the list for using banned drugs.
A Wales on Sunday investigation has revealed the widespread abuse of illegal performance-enhancing and recreational drugs by our sportsmen and women.
An incredible 40 have been sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations (ADRV) – either using banned doping products or refusing to take tests – Read the rest of this entry »
ADDISON, IL -
With consumer confidence at an all-time low, more residents are shying away from spending money on luxuries such as gym memberships.
And many people looking to work out are turning to park district fitness centers and YMCAs, which typically offer shorter and more variable types of memberships.
Brad Warren, associate executive director for the B.R. Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn, said area Ys have seen an increase in use over the past Read the rest of this entry »
Golf fitness exercises for the core are an integral part of any golf fitness program and key to improvement in your golf swing. As we continue with the development of your off-season golf fitness program, this week we will shift our attention to an area of the body commonly referred to as the core.
The core is simply a reference to an anatomical area of the body. It is a buzzword in golf simply because much of the rotary movements within the swing Read the rest of this entry »
Stile recently read Daniel Billet’s sometimes-right, sometimes-wrong style column on About.com. His
lists fall must-have accessories, and he’s partly right (again). His recommendations include: a scarf, leather gloves, sunglasses, umbrella and a “stylish” computer bag. Let Stile set you straight.
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Yes, indeed Billet snags some style points here. A scarf is not only functional, but can be a bit of flash for that grey suit, or even a tee shirt Read the rest of this entry »
THANK you for your interest in Fairfield Medical Center and the issues surrounding our facility and health care in general. This week we have the following question to answer:
“Why does health care cost so much?”
I am sure at some point in time you have had to go to the hospital or the doctor for one reason or another, and you believe that the price of health care is too high.
Everyone talks about the high cost of health care, and the first Read the rest of this entry »