When the diet and exercise resolutions start getting a little tougher to keep, it’s tempting to turn to America’s favorite fix-it the pill. Scores of diet pills on the market promise miraculous weight loss, some in a matter of days, with the simple popping of a pill. Is it a scam? Here’s the skinny.
“If you follow the instructions on the bottle, you really will lose weight,” said Jan Halligan, registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator Read the rest of this entry »
“We need new laboratory tools, new information tools, computer assisted telephones to bring information together in real-time,” said Rear Admiral Ali S. Khan, assistant surgeon general, told the Senate Agriculture committee this morning. “We need better investment on the state and local level to make diagnoses more quickly . . . There are a number of opportunities to shorten this time line and have cases identified quicker.”
Khan was responding Read the rest of this entry »
Partnership Greatly Expands eDiets.com meal delivery offering to over 30,000 Members
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
, Feb.25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eDiets.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:
), and Diversified Health & Fitness, Inc. today announced that both companies will work together to promote eDiets’ award-winning, fresh-prepared diet meal delivery service within Diversified Health & Fitness’ portfolio of cutting-edge health clubs. Under the agreement, eDiets Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — The outgoing Bush Administration announced late Friday that the current science chief of the Food and Drug Administration, Frank Torti, will be its acting director, while the transition team for incoming president Barack Obama considers the nominees for permanent commissioner.
Sources close to the decision say that job of FDA commissioner has become one of the most difficult to fill because there are so many differing interests with Read the rest of this entry »
Merit Medical Systems Q4 Profit Rises, Yet Falls Below Estimate – Update
(RTTNews) -
Thursday, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI:
), a manufacturer of proprietary disposable devices for healthcare industry, reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit compared to the corresponding quarter last year. However, results for the quarter fell short of analysts’ estimates.
The South Jordan, Utah-based company reported Read the rest of this entry »
The California Highway Patrol reported that all lanes have reopened following two separate accidents, at least one with major injuries, that caused all lanes but one of southbound Interstate Highway 680 to be blocked near Dublin for more than two hours this morning.
Emergency units from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a single-car collision just north of Alcosta Boulevard at about 2:45 a.m. that resulted in an overturned Read the rest of this entry »
The first baby born in 2009 at Resurrection Medical Center, 7435 W. Talcott Ave., Chicago, is a girl — 7-pound 13-ounce Julia Oleksy. She was delivered by Dr. Steven Bujewski, an obstetrician/gynecologist.
Julia’s official arrival time was shortly after midnight — at 12:39 a.m. Jan. 1. She is the first child of Joanna Kosmowska and Krzysztof Oleksy, of Des Plaines. The couple’s extended family members live in Poland.
To welcome the new arrival, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: Jan. 25, 2009 11:55 p.m.
Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposal to tax hospital revenue in Wisconsin would attract nearly a billion dollars in federal matching funds in its first three years, including nearly $300 million for hospitals in the Milwaukee area alone, according to state projections.
Every health care system with hospitals in Milwaukee County would come out ahead, the projections show.
“There’s no other part of the state that will benefit Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve found that the busy lifestyles many riders maintain, whether from their professional careers, academic pursuits or other commitments, often make daily riding impossible. Yet these riders have a serious intent to make progress and reach personal goals. I believe these riders can make real progress in their riding achievements even if they cannot afford the two hour plus commitment to get to the stable, if they slightly increase their levels of Read the rest of this entry »
* Shares fall as much as 8 pct
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BANGALORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
(
SPPI.O
) said U.S. regulators have extended the review date of
its experimental cancer drug, Zevalin, by three months to July
2.
The decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes
after the regulator received a major amendment to an
application for the additional use of Zevalin as first Read the rest of this entry »