Although the variant was found in members of the genetically homogeneous Old Order Amish community in Pennsylvania, it is carried by about one of every five white Americans, said Yen-Pei Christy Chang, assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University of Maryland. Chang is a leader of the research group reporting the new finding in the current issue of the
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While the variant doesn’t have an enormous effect Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 | by Dea Davidson
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (BP)–There is a bird that flies in the land of blue skies, symbolizing hope for an area of 56,000 eastern Mongolians.
Locals call the nine-seater Cessna the “Jesus plane.” The Mission Aviation Fellowship flight is a blessing to Lisa Sharpe,* serving as her only option besides an 11-hour bus ride or rental car trip between Ulaanbaatar and Sükhbaatar. Yet in the summer of 2007, she Read the rest of this entry »
HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Taro,” the “Company”) (Pink Sheets:TAROF) reported today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for Levetiracetam Oral Solution, 100 mg/mL (“levetiracetam oral solution”).
Taro’s levetiracetam oral solution is a prescription medication used as an adjunctive therapy in Read the rest of this entry »
Life seems to be imitating art for Jeremy Piven.
In a move deserving of its own “Entourage” episode, Piven pulled out of his starring role in David Mamet’s Broadway play “Speed-the-Plow” Wednesday, citing doctors’ diagnosis that he’s suffering from a high mercury count, according to Variety.
“We have been advised by Jeremy Piven’s medical representatives that he is seriously ill and is unable to fulfill his contractual obligation to Speed-the-Plow. Read the rest of this entry »
MAKKAH: Who is responsible for protecting society against crimes committed by mentally unstable people? Is it the police or the health authorities, especially when the sick people are not held responsible for their criminal acts? This issue came to light recently when a young man here beat up his father and got away with it because he was diagnosed to be suffering from paranoia. The hospital will not admit him and the police will not detain him so Read the rest of this entry »
MUNCIE — Stacey Nance knows first hand the importance of keeping up to date with the latest information in women’s health.
More than seven years ago, she was shocked when her doctor diagnosed breast cancer. But instead of focusing solely on her own health, she started the Women’s Health and Fitness Expo at the Muncie Mall to encourage other women to take care of themselves, physically and mentally.
“One of the reasons why I did this was to try Read the rest of this entry »
THREE young men allegedly caught at an upmarket Perth hotel with shotguns and drugs have appeared in a Perth Court.
The trio had four shotguns, a revolver, pen guns, knives and drugs, police allege.
One of the three has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Perth Magistrates Court today. He was charged with four counts of aggravated possession of an unlicensed firearm, three counts of possessing unlicensed ammunition and the possession Read the rest of this entry »
HARARE,
— Cholera swept through the five youngest children in the Chigudu family with cruel and bewildering haste.
On a recent Saturday, the children had chased one another through streets that flow with raw sewage, and chattered happily as they bedded down for the night. The diarrhea and vomiting began around midnight. Relatives frantically prepared solutions of water, sugar and salt for the youngsters, aged 20 months to 12 years, to drink. Read the rest of this entry »
A revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki, which sets out ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, has been adopted by the World Medical Association.
Refusing to bow to pressure from industry and government regulatory agencies, the WMA, at its annual General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, reaffirmed its controversial stand against practices that open the door to exploitation of research subjects, particularly in Read the rest of this entry »
02:18 PM MDT on Monday, October 20, 2008
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BOISE – An Idaho inmate has admitted killing an elderly Boise man last year and will spend at least 20 more years in prison for his crime.
Todd Lubking, 44, is currently serving time in prison on an unrelated probation violation.
Andrew Dailey, 68, was found dead in his trailer home on the 100 block of Driftwood Street on May 31, 2007.
The Ada County coroner said Read the rest of this entry »