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’s use of steroids. This all happens not so long after Jay McGwire’s big brother fails for a third time to get elected to the
despite 583 home runs in the big leagues. And shows us once again that we are not even close to closing the book on baseball drugs.
, the way he knocked all those balls out of the park, at his appearance before Congress in March of 2005. That was the day when McGwire, when asked about Read the rest of this entry »
Dec. 23, 2008 — In a warning letter to Coca-Cola, the FDA says that Diet
Coke Plus is “misbranded.”
The FDA says that Diet Coke Plus doesn’t meet the FDA’s nutritional
standards for the term “plus.” The FDA also states that it “does
not consider it appropriate to fortify snack foods such as carbonated
beverages.” The letter, dated Dec. 10, 2008, is posted on the FDA’s web
site.
Diet Coke adds niacin, vitamins B6 and B12, zinc, and magnesium. Read the rest of this entry »
Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (“EOS”)
(NASDAQ: MELA), a medical device company focused on the design and
development of MelaFind®, a non-invasive, point-of-care instrument to
assist in the early detection of melanoma, today announced that the
algorithms for analysis of the MelaFind pivotal trial have been finalized.
“All follow-up data have been received, the pivotal trial sites have been
closed, and the databases are undergoing third-party statistical
validation. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department on Thursday banned the company implicated in the nationwide contamination of peanut products from doing business with the federal government. At least eight people have died and hundreds have been sickened after eating tainted products.
The order, which affects the Peanut Corporation of America and a subsidiary, will remain in force for one year. Agriculture Secretary
also stripped the company’s Read the rest of this entry »
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Kids at the MCGHealth Children’s Hospital got a surprise visit by Santa on Christmas.
He brought gifts by the sleigh-full for the whole family as he stopped in to see more than 60 good little boys and girls.
Many of the children were too sick to go home for Christmas, so Santa came to them to bring some cheer.
Jervonna McBride spent Christmas day at MCGHealth visiting her son, Calvin. Calvin has an advanced form of Leukemia Read the rest of this entry »
Siemens Healthcare recently presented its first MRI breast scanner, Magnetom Espree-Pink.
This 1.5-Tesla system is the latest innovation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from
Siemens, featuring a dedicated solution for breast examinations. Particularly for obese and
claustrophobic patients, the large, 70-centimeter magnet bore makes examinations more
comfortable than with previous systems, or, in some cases, it makes them possible for the Read the rest of this entry »
It might not be a cure-all for the market’s ills, but one sector has been strong enough to help mitigate some of the worst losses: health care.
Stocks in the health-care sector have performed better than their counterparts in other industries due to steady demand, strong earnings and finances and expectations of industry consolidation. While the sector has long been viewed as defensive, it is notable that health care’s success comes even as other Read the rest of this entry »
Like every other state in the union, Arizona has a budget problem, an unemployment problem and a home-foreclosure problem.
have an abortion problem.
This doesn’t matter to politicians.
have, it turns out, is an abortion opportunity. Or more specifically, an anti-abortion opportunity. And lawmakers who have waited years for their version of “change” are planning to take full advantage of it.
Ironically, while the election of President Barack Read the rest of this entry »