Since announcing our intention not to renew the lease for Community Hospital of Los Gatos, we have diligently worked with the hospital owner, HCP, as it sought a new facility operator. Once informed that HCP had selected El Camino Hospital to fill this role, we engaged in negotiations with the hope of transitioning a fully functional and operating hospital to ECH.
Unfortunately, we were unable to reach an agreement with ECH. After being informed Read the rest of this entry »
(BioWorld Today Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that the FDA has granted accelerated approval of GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Promacta for a disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), which can cause bruising and bleeding.
As a result, San Diego-based Ligand will be entitled to a $2 million milestone payment from GSK. In addition, Ligand will earn tiered royalties in the range of 5 percent to 10 percent on annual Read the rest of this entry »
After Elmer Bandit, a 37-year-old Half-Arabian, broke the record for lifetime competitive trail mileage last month, we were flooded with questions about Elmer’s care and, specifically, what fuels the fire that keeps him going. As it turns out, feeding Elmer requires careful consideration and a serious time commitment.
“Getting enough calories to Elmer challenges me,” said his owner andrider, Mary Anna Wood of Independence, Mo.
Wood feeds Elmer Read the rest of this entry »
The American College of Emergency Physicians has issued a strong warning to parents on easy access to prescription drugs.
Dr. Linda Lawrence, the president of the 27,000-member group, says the drugs are a major threat to teenagers and very small children.
“Fatal overdoses by young people most often involve prescription painkillers, and a recent study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine says tiny children are getting their hands on these medications, Read the rest of this entry »
PRINCETON, N.J.
,
Jan. 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq:
) announced today that they and their development partner, Roche, have agreed with the FDA on the final design for a phase 2b trial with R7128, a nucleoside inhibitor of hepatitis C (HCV), slated to initiate in the first quarter of this year.
“We are pleased that R7128 is advancing into a large phase 2b trial,” stated
, MD, MPH, Pharmasset’s Chief Medical Officer. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, February 21st 2009, 11:42 PM
A-Rod suggested during his latest press conference, another triumph for him, that he thinks what’s happened with him and steroids is somehow tied up in God’s plan for him.
Absolutely.
Because, really, who couldn’t learn valuable life lessons from something like this?
For instance, the next time you feel added pressure to produce on your job, feel like you’re lacking the proper energy, don’t think about Read the rest of this entry »
NO one told Kevin Rudd about a controversial plan to appoint his deputy Julia Gillard’s partner, Tim Mathieson, as an ambassador for men’s health.
And the Prime Minister yesterday refused to answer questions about whether Mr Mathieson’s background in hairdressing and sales qualified him for the role, announced last week by Health Minister Nicola Roxon.
Mr Rudd also refused to say whether he approved of the appointment or whether the appointment Read the rest of this entry »
02:30 PM CST on Thursday, January 1, 2009
Time to rid the house of corn chips and get going on the new year.
Let’s go over the resolution list again, shall we?
No muffins. No pizza. No ice cream. No beer. No chocolate. No nitrates. No head cheese. No white rice. No T-bones.
Exercise an hour a day. Lift weights constantly. Follow Atkins. Follow South Beach. Follow the Beyonc diet.
Lose 100 pounds. Lose 50 pounds. Lose your mind Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
You drink diet soda, so you must be healthier. Right?
That’s what New York Gov. David Paterson is talking about with his proposal for an “obesity tax” — a 15 percent slap on non-diet sugary soft drinks. Think $1 for a Diet Coke, $1.15 for a Coke.
There’s just one problem: Studies have found links between drinking diet sodas and obesity and diabetes.
at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Read the rest of this entry »