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Doctor Pours Ethics Down The Drain In A Bid To Make A Quick Buck

...ch has also grounded the owner of a pharmaceutical company who hired the doctors.Santi, 68, of New York, wrot... in Albany, N.Y. They have pleaded not guilty. The company is not charged in the Rhode Island case. Pharmaceutical company owner Daniel McGlone agreed earlier...

'PizzaExpress' is the 'most Veggie' Food Chain

... a pizza oven and chef imported from Italy. Shoe company Converse was given the 'best cruelty-free trainers' award while Smile Bank was given bank of the year award....

Singapore's Dr. Love Brings Good Sex to Indonesia

...ar. The "adult wellness" magazine, backed by his company Meggpower, touches on everything from where to escape with your spouse for a romantic holiday to sexually transmitted diseases. A late-night television advice show similar to one Dr. Love hosted in Singapore is also in the pipeline for Indonesia. ...

Manufacturer to Pay $20 Million for Improperly Promoting a Sleep Disorder Drug

...he sales activities of Orphan Medical, a Minnesota company Jazz bought in 2005. As part of the settlement - which Jazz will pay over the next five years - Orphan executives pleaded guilty to illegally promoting their drug Xyrem. That medication has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (...

Double Amputee Finishes Last, but Still Looks Forward to Beijing Olympics

...g five years ago, by now using blades an Icelandic company modeled after the curvature of the legs of the cheetah. At the Paralympics in 2004 in Athens, he won the 100, 200 and 400 meters. At the 400 tune-up in Rome, he roared from seventh to second in the final meters in a "B" race against seven Italian r...

Researchers Find New Target for Anti-cancer Drugs

...sted in humans in the near future. A biotechnology company has already developed a monoclonal antibody specific to IL-6 which could be used to neutralize IL-6. A phase II trial is underway testing a monoclonal antibody against IL-6 for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer that depends on IL-6 but is no...

Additives in Baby Products Raise Fresh Concerns in New Zealand

... Karicare Gold Plus products produced by the Dutch company have been on the shelves of the super market for t...permitted in Europe. The authority has asked the company to remove the products from the market. The company has refuted the NZFSA charges and refused to p...

Indian Introduces Paan-flavoured Condoms

... in India, newspapers said Tuesday . State-owned company Hindustan Latex has already tested the pungent and bitter mixture on their main market, sex workers, who preferred it to other flavours such as banana and chocolate, the Hindustan Times reported "The community loved it as most of the sex workers ch...

New Technology Transforming Life for the Deaf

...for the hard of hearing. "Vodafone wants to be a company embracing everyone, including the handicapped," ex...which is Spain's number two mobile operator. The company is offering special deals for Blackberry wireless handheld devices made by the Canadian firm RIM (Re...

Avandia Improves Quality of Life in Diabetes Patients

...ng several recent and ongoing clinical trials, the company says, GSK stands firmly behind the safety of Avandia when used appropriately and we believe its significant benefits continue to outweigh any treatment risks. Richter, however, said that even a tiny risk associated with a drug such as rosiglitazone...

Human Trial for Universal Influenza Vaccine Underway

...rst time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis . This vaccine is intended to provide protection against all A strains of the virus that causes human influenza, including pandemic strains. In the 1990s, VIB researchers connected to Ghent University, under the direction of Prof. Emeri...

FDA Approves First Artificial Cervical Disc

...ct in September. As a condition of approval, the company will conduct a post-approval study over the next seven years to evaluate the longer term safety and effectiveness of the device. FDA will continue to monitor the device as part of the agency's overall effort to ensure that products remain safe and ...

Fortis Plans Multi-speciality Hospital in Jaipur

...een Rs.5-6 billion. He added that the healthcare company also plans to set up two or three, 100-bed hospitals in the state as part of its expansion drive. "We are also keen on entering into a public-private partnership model on healthcare with the state government," he added. Based in Delhi, FHL, which...

US Health Insurance Firms Suspend Sales, Promise to End Fraudulent Practices

... the suspension on marketing will be lifted when a company meets certain guidelines. Sales materials will have to remind beneficiaries that not all providers may accept the plan. Insurers must make information easily available to medical providers, and beneficiaries interested in enrolling must be contacted ...

Retail Health Clinics Start Shop

...el, spokeswoman for CVS Caremark Corp., the parent company for MinuteClinic, a Minneapolis-based chain of about 200 clinics in 20 states. At the same time, critics have warned that such retail clinics may pose a conflict of interest that put profits ahead of patient health.On June 25, the American Medical...

Texan Battles Flesh-eating Bacteria Contracted While Swimming

...acterium called Vibrio vulnificus. The retired oil company marketing consultant also is suffering from multiple organ failure because the disease has caused a blood infection, his physician said Tuesday. Gilpatrick was listed in critical but stable condition. The bacterium thrives in warm salt water and ...

'Sweet Herb' may Be Green Gold for Paraguay

...nder cultivation. Paraguay's stevia pioneer, the company Emporio Guarani, grows the plant and extracts the sweetener in its plant in Luque, 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Asuncion, and is not worried by China's influence on the market. "The land of the stevia is right here," said manager Maria Teresa ...

Chilly Sauce Linked to Botulism, Forcing Recall in US

... confirmed as linked to its products, and that the company issued the recall only as a precaution. The reca...water while they were still very hot, he said. The company followed standard operating procedures to check products before distributing them. "Everything cam...

MS Drug Fails The Test For Treating Crohns Disease

...en is not a happy man. The Cambridge biotechnology company is not likely to receive approval from European re...ions, as appropriate, to unmet medical needs", the company was quoted. In a comprehensive safety review last year, the companies found two multiple sclerosis...

Insecticide and Repellent Combo Effective in Eliminating Malarial Mosquitoes

...onsequently envisage working in conjunction with a company able to devise a system for encapsulating the mixture to prolong the residual life of treated mosquito nets. The efficacy of these mixtures between organophosphates and repellents therefore opens up a new pathway towards controlling pyrethroid-res...

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