Doped toddlers cause concern The Australian | MORE than 40 per cent of parents have given their sick toddlers cough syrup, even though the medicines are deemed ineffective and even harmful for young children, a study shows. A survey of 325 parents in Melbourne has given the first picture of what drugs are being given to Australian children un...
Indonesia to provide bird flu data online Lexington Herald-Leader | JAKARTA, Indonesia -- | Indonesia's health minister said Thursday she would start sharing all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus with a new global database, to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain. | China, Russia and other nations that have ...
Blood-cell counters high-tech first for hospital NZ Herald | A technology jolt at Middlemore Hospital has given it New Zealand-first status as a clutch of new machines comes on line this week. | Two cutting-edge blood-cell counters and an automated microscope system have been installed at the haematology lab...
Doped toddlers cause concern The Australian | MORE than 40 per cent of parents have given their sick toddlers cough syrup, even though the medicines are deemed ineffective and even harmful for young children, a study shows. A survey of 325 parents in Melbourne has given the first picture of wh...
TV drug ads may have to zoom in on side effects USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | WASHINGTON (AP) — Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal tho...
Nacchio attorneys asks appeal court to keep reversal intact Business Journal > Qwest launches new ad campaign [Denver] Arizona Corporation Commission recommends $200,000 fine for Cox Communications [Phoenix] Verizon deal may keep Qwest customers on line [Denver] | Defense attorneys for ex-Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio on Thursday urg...
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Single anti-flu drug 'not enough' BBC News | No single drug alone will be enough to treat all the victims of a global flu pandemic, research has shown. | Tests on the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has spread in south east ...
Quaid testifies of peril to newborn twins The News & Observer WASHINGTON - Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress on Wednesday of a harrowing, near-fatal drug mixup in which his newborn twins were administered 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood...
The other national lottery: the real guide to hospitals The Independent | OVERALL CARE | Overall, how would you rate the care you received? | This is the most comprehensive question in the survey and summarises the overall experience. It shows that, de...
Ritter tells Senate more oil shale research needed Business Journal > | Gov. Bill Ritter on Thursday told a U.S. Senate committee more time is needed for research into producing oil from oil shale before the government sells leases for commercial production on federal lands in Colorado. | Ritter was testifying before...
Air Force awards satellite contract to ULA Business Journal > United Launch Alliance to be 'classroom' for teachers [Denver] Colorado's aerospace industry lifts off [Denver] United Launch Alliance successful with West Coast launch [Denver] | The United Launch Alliance rocket consortium will launch a missile d...
45 percent of workers say they've gained weight since starting job Business Journal > Survey says 45% of employees gain weight at work [Birmingham] Most government employees, accountants are packing on the pounds [Austin] Survey: 45% of employees gain weight [Honolulu] | Your wallet may not be the only thing your job fattens. | Acco...
Mar's future and medicine bill's success or failure The Manila Times | Sen. Mar Roxas has assumed such a high profile in the passage of the "Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008" that whether he likes it or not, his political future will be affected by the law's success or failure. If it succeeds in lowering the price of quality medicines, then it will give added luster to his name. On th...
Ohio joins nationwide leaders with health-care VC firm presence Business Journal > | Ohio has built a strong presence in the Midwest with its share of health-care-focused venture-capital firms, but data from Cleveland's BioEnterprise Corp. indicate it has risen to the ranks of the national leaders as well. | The Cleveland-based biosciences business incubator reported that the state's 27 health-care venture-capital firms place i...
