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Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SVNT:
) Thursday said that the US Food and Drug administration has extended the review period of the company’s gout drug by three months to July 30, 2009, following the submission of a major amendment to the previously submitted Biologics License Application, which was granted priority review. Following the news, Savient shares plunged more than 25%, in after-hour trading, Read the rest of this entry »
St. Clair leaving Cherry Hospital
Published in News on December 14, 2008 2:00 AM
Dr. Jack St. Clair, director of Cherry Hospital, will end his tenure at the state-run psychiatric facility Dec. 31.
Announced Friday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, St. Clair’s departure is the latest development since the hospital lost its federal Medicare and Medicaid funding in September.
In a written news release, department secretary Read the rest of this entry »
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three-year-old Jacob Hurley nodded eagerly when he heard the name of his favorite food — Austin toasty crackers with peanut butter — his enthusiasm unaffected even after an 11-day bout with salmonella.
Jacob’s father, Terence Hurley, was one of three family members testifying to Congress about the effects of an ongoing outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 600 Read the rest of this entry »
A drugs courier has been jailed for six years and two months after twice being caught with heroin in Dundee.
Daniel Crawley, 27, from Liverpool, was first arrested at Dundee train station after being found with almost £50,000 worth of heroin down his trousers.
He was released on bail but returned to the city and was caught in a hotel with £2,380 worth of the drug hidden in a condom inside his body.
He claimed he was forced to do it after his Read the rest of this entry »
SATURDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — The economic news is enough to weaken anyone’s heart, and it sometimes does with people feeling stressed, eating poorly and cutting out workouts while trying to make ends meet.
“We’ve seen an increase in patients complaining about heart palpitations, anxiety and stress over the past months,” Karol Watson, an associate professor of cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re looking for a way to stay active during the winter season then consider the Wayne County YMCA Winter Fit program. The Wayne County YMCA and Northeast Wilderness Experience are proud to present a Snowshoe Fitness class.
This class is scheduled to meet Saturday, January 10, 17, and 24, 2009 at the Prompton Dam Project. Take this opportunity to come out and spend a fun filled hour outside from 8 to 9 a.m. The class includes the use Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Within days of taking office, President-elect
will rescind a Bush administration policy that has impeded state efforts to provide health insurance to children from low- and middle-income families, aides and advisers said Monday.
The policy, issued in August 2007, is one of many that the new administration hopes to change or withdraw in its first weeks in office.
Some of the policies may take more time to revise because they Read the rest of this entry »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The fugitive Indiana pilot who was found Tuesday night outside of Chattahoochee was recovering from self-inflicted wounds Wednesday morning at a Tallahassee hospital.
Marcus Schrenker, 38, was listed in fair condition, said J. Scott Wilson, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in Tallahassee. Deputies are guarding him at the hospital.
“He was in and out of consciousness when they found him, and there was a great deal of Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve ever overslept on a Monday morning and wished you could just dash off to work without showering and dressing, there’s a new menswear trend just for you — pyjama-inspired clothing. Think elasticized silk pants with matching buttoned top or T-shirt. The message: The economy sucks, so everyone back to bed.
“We’ve seen hints of this pyjama trend before,” says Brian Boye, fashion director at Men’s Health magazine. “But for spring, menswear Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Isis has returned to MRU and is cuddled up, drinking a cup of
, and reading some science.
Figure 1: Dr. Isis adores her Eldreth Pottery mugs for drinking tea and reading science. She also owns a pie plate and soup crock and has found no other ceramic cookware that heats as evenly or retains heat as well. Check out his collection and order
.
Now, Dr. Isis quite frequently blogs about being a girl, so a letter in this week’s
certainly Read the rest of this entry »