US Drugmaker Slapped Huge Fine for Misleading Doctors Over Addictive Painkiller

After four years of unrelenting pursuit by the Food and Drug Administration, the Purdue pharma of the US gave in, admitting it had made false claims about their popular painkiller Oxycontin. They have agreed to pay up $634.5 millions for making false claims about the drug to boost sales and ...

Chinese paracetamol may be slapped with dumping duty

The Directorate of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties, under the ministry of commerce and industry, has recommended provisional anti-dumping duties on paracetamol from China and Taiwan. This followed an investigation against imports of the commonly used drug on basis of a petition filed by three domest...

Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories

...ications -- GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia and Takeda's Actos -- raised heart risks for users. The studies came on the heels of a "black box" label warning slapped on the drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late in 2007. In December, another study found that use of the drugs doubled the odds of bone f...

Collaborative Launches Initiative to Protect Rights of Parents with Mental Illnesses

...e had taken. In an ensuing argument with her then-14-year-old daughter, she slapped the girl, who ran out of the cabin. Police arrived, put Null's daughter in ...e and felony assault because of a slap on the face," she said. "I'm sorry I slapped my daughter but I'm certain that, if I had not had a diagnosis of mental il...

Drug Safety, Tainted Food Among Year's Top Health Stories

...number of studies suggested that the diabetes drug Avandia might boost users' odds for heart attack, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November slapped its strongest "black box" warning on the drug's labeling, outlining the risk. A month earlier, a special FDA advisory panel urged a ban on over-the...

New York, the City That Roars 24/7, is Forced to Quiet Down

...0 dollars could be imposed. New Yorkers whose cars are tricked out with impressive sound systems meant to rock passersby to their bones can be slapped with fines from 100-350 dollars if their reggaeton favorites, for example, can be heard at fewer than 6.5 meters (25 feet) from their vehicle. ...

Virginity Rules-Meant To Be Broken?

...irginity Rules,Sex was designed to bond two people together. To make the point, Love grabbed a tape dispenser and snapped off two fresh pieces. He slapped them to his filing cabinet and the floor; they trapped dirt, lint, and a small metal bolt. Now when it comes time for them to get married, the marriag...

Student Beaten With Hammer for Not Bringing Book

...ugam Kumar Singh of Loyola school had forgotten to bring his English literature book on Friday and this infuriated his teacher, Subrato Das. Das first slapped the boy and later beat him with a hammer used to ring the class bell. After hitting the student, the teacher asked him to go out of school. Su...

Manipur Pharmacies Shut Down Fearing Separatist Threats

...ing pharmacies, closed during the weekend following huge extortion notices slapped by rebels. Pharmacies across the state downed their shutters for tw...f the taxation department in Imphal was locked for weeks after rebel groups slapped huge extortion demands to the officials. ...

Anti-aging Treatment Becoming Popular in US, but Experts Skeptical

...lways desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they all failed at dramatic life extension." Olshansky was slapped with a 120 million dollar defamation lawsuit by the A4M after he accused the organization of promoting quackery. He countersued and both sides eventua...

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CoreComm slapped by AG for violating telecommunications laws

Madison, Wis. A lawsuit against CoreComm Voyager, Inc . for violating Wisconsin's telecommunications laws was settled last week by the state attorney general. CoreComm, a Delaware corporation, provides dial-up internet access and related services to Wisconsin customers, many of whom originally...

Winslow Sargeant: Stepping onto the train called Wisconsin - Part 2

..., that cows sleep standing up, and two, that wise guys try to push them over. Sargeant asked a farmwoman if cow-tipping really existed. She gently slapped my hand and said theres no such thing as cow-tipping. A cow weighs 600 pounds or more. Theres no way that one person could push one over, he chuckled....

AG accuses BioCATT of violating meetings law

... Neither Pleuger nor Naidicz could be reached for comment. Related story Wisconsin joins price-fixing suit vs. D-RAM makers CoreComm slapped by AG for violating telecommunications laws Gateway Technical College pilots IBM training program ...