AC Milan wait over Kaka's fitness ahead of Serie A showdown with

The two rivals are joint-second in Serie A, six points behind leaders Inter
Milan.
“There isn’t optimism or pessimism. He has a groin problem. It could be
that he doesn’t even train today, but he will leave with the squad for Turin,”
said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Losing their main creative force would be a further blow to Milan, who will
miss midfielder Gennaro Gattuso after he was almost certainly ruled out for
the rest of the season Read the rest of this entry »

Questions Rise Over Hospital Accounting

Some directors of the now dissolved South Coast Medical Center foundation contend that the hospital’s nonprofit parent, Adventist Health, failed to properly account for restricted gifts by donors and for several years failed to provide a satisfactory accounting of the foundation’s assets.
Even as Adventist Health was seeking a bidder for the Laguna Beach hospital, a request in September for a real estate appraisal of a foundation-owned office building Read the rest of this entry »

Paladin Takes Over ViRexx Medical

Dec 23 2008, 10:49 AM EST
Paladin Takes Over ViRexx Medical with Initial $1.25M Payment to Creditors
has bought ViRexx Medical for its discovery platform and developmental-stage pipeline. Paladin paid $1.25 million to existing ViRexx creditors, and former ViRexx shareholders could receive up to $2.5 million if certain conditions are met before December 31, 2009.
ViRexx has three platforms: Chimigen™ Vaccine, T-ACT™, and AIT™. Read the rest of this entry »

Coca-Cola Faces Suit over VitaminWater

To be more specific, the accusations build around Coca-Cola’s line of VitaminWater. The consumer group released a statement on Thursday saying that Coca-Cola “markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its several flavors with such health buzz words as ‘defense,’ ‘rescue,’ ‘energy’ and ‘endurance.’” Moreover, the company says its drinks also reduce the risk Read the rest of this entry »

Basilea Pharmaceutica files claims against Johnson&Johnson over

As the cliché goes, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. But, they’re intertwined. When you go to the
great beyond, the government generally wants its cut, which is just under half the size of your estate, provided it reaches
a certain size. Yep: The government can be your biggest heir, whether you like it or not.
Every few years, the estate
tax, also known as the death tax, flares Read the rest of this entry »

Report cites FDA's weaknesses over drugs, devices

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, hampered by increasing globalization and a rise
in complex products, may not be able to adequately protect the
public’s health, the watchdog arm of Congress said in new
findings released on Thursday.
“As a result, the American consumer may not be adequately
protected from unsafe and ineffective medical products,” the
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in adding the
FDA Read the rest of this entry »

FDA Draws Fire Over Chemicals In Baby Formula

“This FDA, this Bush administration, instead of protecting the public health, is protecting industry,” said Rep.
(D-Conn.), who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the FDA budget. In an interview, DeLauro said she wants the agency to disclose its findings and to develop a plan to remove melamine from formula. “We’re talking about babies, about the most vulnerable. This really makes me angry.”
The FDA found melamine and cyanuric Read the rest of this entry »

Gyms push fitness over frugality

Lisa Walker enjoys combat.
The 25-year-old Augusta woman enthusiastically kicks and punches her way through Bodycombat classes at Health Central Wellness and Fitness.
The class, which features mixed martial-arts moves, is one of the newer ones offered there and part of what some say is a trend toward more specialty-group classes. Others say that it is more likely a fad but that more traditional disciplines such as Pilates and core strengthening Read the rest of this entry »

Three appear in Cork court over drugs seizure

Last Updated: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 08:14
Three Britons appeared at a special court sitting last night charged over the 1.7-tonne cocaine haul seized from a yacht off the Co Cork coast.
Philip Doo (52) and David Mufford (44), both from Devon, and Christopher Wiggins (42), who has been living in Spain’s Costa del Sol, were charged at Clonakilty District Court with attempting to import the drugs, valued at more than €650 million.
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Students raise over $200000 for Riley Hospital

Hamilton County – Students at Carmel High School can be proud. Their dance marathon Saturday night raised more than $159,000 for Riley Hospital, a $30,000 increase from last year.
Purdue University students also raised more than $100,000 and Ball State students raised over $10,000 for Riley at concurrent events throughout the state.
The Riley Dance Marathon Program is the nation’s largest Children’s Miracle Network-affiliated dance marathon program. Read the rest of this entry »