- was found not
breathing on the kitchen floor when Harrison, N.Y., police responded to a 911 call at Thomas’ house one week ago this morning, according to the police report.
The victim’s name is redacted throughout the report, which was released to Newsday yesterday under the Freedom of Information Act.
The town of Harrison, which faxed the report to Newsday late yesterday, cited “unwanted invasion of personal privacy” as the reason for redacting Read the rest of this entry »

“I think it’s fair to say that we have a major initiative investigation ongoing into this type of product,” Michael Levy, director of the division of new drugs and labeling compliance at the FDA, said in an interview. “We are buying these products, and we are testing them, and we are considering what our options are. There is definitely the possibility that there could be criminal charges.”
The pills, using undeclared drugs that may put health at Read the rest of this entry »

THE equation was simple. Put together women, jokes, beer, football and a hefty dose of irreverence, and you will hook men's eyeballs.
This was the magic formula for men's magazines, spearheaded by the category called 'lad's mags'.
Positioned between more staid fashion magazines and soft porn rags, the lad mag was unstoppable in the 1990s.
But now it seems the spell has been broken.
On 24 Oct, SPH Magazines announced that Read the rest of this entry »

A rocky economy is prompting hospitals to exercise caution in capital
spending, which is raising some concern on Wall Street about risks for
Cardinal
Health Inc.
(CAH), a supplier of medical equipment and technology.
Cardinal, perhaps better known for its core drug-distribution business, has
said it is closely monitoring hospital customers’ capital spending, which the
company calls a “key variable” in 2009.
Cardinal’s clinical and medical Read the rest of this entry »

Of those states responding, 42 indicated that they’ve established an office or coordinator for women’s health. Twelve have an office or coordinator for men’s health. All 50 and D.C. have a website with information specifically related to women’s health. Fourteen (including D.C.) have a website with information specifically covering men’s health. Thirty-three have a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the health or general status Read the rest of this entry »

Miss Goody, who has terminal cancer, will get married to Tweed, a trainee
football agent, at Down Hall, a country house hotel in Hertfordshire eight
miles from her home in Ongar, Essex.
The couple have booked out the entire 99-bed hotel, which is set in 110 acres
of woodland and gardens, for Sunday’s ceremony.
Kate Jackson, 30, said she will be at Miss Goody’s side during the ceremony on
Sunday.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: Read the rest of this entry »

PEOPLE in Devon are being helped to stop smoking through confidential, one-to-one clinics run by Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT).
The clinics, run by specialist stop smoking advisors, are held throughout Devon and are open to everyone.
Greg Price, health improvement specialist for Devon PCT, said: “With the new year upon us there is no better time than now to quit smoking.
“We get good feedback from people attending our clinics. The support is Read the rest of this entry »

The application, filed by Scolr on August 5, 2008, seeks approval to market a 120mg 12 hour pseudoephedrine tablet based on its patented Controlled Delivery Technology (CDT) platform.
The complete response letter requests additional information, all of which was identified by the FDA as ‘minor’. The company said that it believes it can provide the information to the FDA expeditiously. None of the issues cited by the FDA involve the safety or efficacy Read the rest of this entry »

Byetta (exenatide) is an analogue of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) derived from the saliva of a Gila monster. Injected twice daily an hour before meals, the drug mimics GLP-1 and enhances insulin secretion, improving Glycemic control in Type 2 diabetics. To date, over a million people have taken Byetta, and now, more than three years after the FDA approved Byetta in April 2005, reports have surfaced that Byetta is linked with necrotizing pancreatitis, Read the rest of this entry »

Associated Press – October 24, 2008 1:34 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP) – The head of the Chicago Police Department says he has a plan to make the department more nimble and aggressive in combating gangs, drugs and weapons.
Police Superintendent Jody Weis (WEES) appeared Friday before the City Council’s budget committee. The hearing came after reports that the murder rate in Chicago, the country’s third-largest city, is outpacing that of its two larger counterparts Read the rest of this entry »