A new 50+ Fitness Program at Bouquet Canyon Seniors Apartment with ACE Certified Fitness Trainer Linda Bennett will commence on Tuesdays and Thursdays January 13th. As the “New Middle Age” active adults know the key to staying young and healthy is exercise.
On Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m., get your balance and memory in gear; Linda will teach EZ Line Dance, mixed with lots of fun!
Thursdays at 8:45 a.m., Chair Pilates will be Read the rest of this entry »
PITTSBURGH – The Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of the epilepsy and bipolar disorder drug Lamictal developed by Mylan Inc., the company Wednesday.
The FDA approved an application from Mylan for generic Lamictal in 25 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg strengths. The agency also approved 5 mg and 25 mg doses of chewable Lamictal. Pittsburgh-based Mylan will sell the drugs through its Mylan Pharmaceuticals brand.
Lamictal, or Read the rest of this entry »
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia |
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) are seeking to amend the Medical Registration Act (MRA), which governs the registration of medical practitioners and regulates their conduct and ethics.
The proposed changes include the establishment of a Register of Family Physicians, raising standards of specialty care and allowing SMC to register doctors from diverse sources. Read the rest of this entry »
Its National Pancake Day and local IHOP restaurants are chipping in for a good cause.
Local IHOP restaurants across South Florida will offer guests a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesday in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network at Miami Children’s Hospital on National Pancake Day.
The company said that for every short stack of pancakes served, IHOP guests will be invited Read the rest of this entry »
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA –
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: TKM) announced today that one of the company’s collaborators, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY), has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrolling patients in a clinical trial for ALN-VSP, a product developed with Tekmira’s SNALP delivery technology.
Mark J. Murray, Tekmira’s President and CEO, said, “We are pleased that ALN-VSP, Read the rest of this entry »
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council members declined Tuesday to revive a controversial decision to ask the federal government to consider legalizing drugs as a way to help curb the Mexico drug cartel war.
The eight-member council split 4-4 on a vote upholding Mayor John Cook’s veto of the resolution unanimously passed last week asking the federal government to consider an “open, honest, national dialogue on ending the prohibition Read the rest of this entry »
Championship.
The annual golf event is the region’s only permanent PGA Tour stop and has donated millions of dollars to Wisconsin charities over the course of its 42-year history.
“We are proud to announce today the beginning of what we hope will be a long-running relationship with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin,” Paul Knoebel, president of the U.S. Bank Championship’s board of directors, said in a statement. “Children’s Read the rest of this entry »
repealed rules on Friday that restricted federal money for international organizations that promote or provide abortions overseas, sweeping aside a pillar of the social policy architecture of
’s presidency.
The executive order that Mr. Obama signed reverses one of the first measures enacted by Mr. Bush when he took over the White House eight years ago and capped an opening-week flurry of action intended to signal a sharp break from the Read the rest of this entry »
after being pulled from the blaze that destroyed their home Dec. 3. All were initially in critical condition, having suffered smoke inhalation.
The blaze, in the 4800 block of Jamestown Road, started when electrical components of a hot tub caught fire, investigators have said. Two of the firefighters who carried the children to safety suffered steam burns to their ears, necks and fingers. The boys’ father also suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation. Read the rest of this entry »
During more than three hours on the witness stand, Tuduj’s testimony ranged from rambling and disjointed to combative and arrogant as he tried to convince Cook County Circuit Judge Jorge Alonzo that the drugs made him snap.
Tuduj said he had no memory of stabbing his boss in the chest with a kitchen knife in Poter’s Northwest Side office in May 2006. The mix of medications caused a stupor punctuated by hallucinations and voices in his head, he said. Read the rest of this entry »