Four new ethics watchdogs will join Eli Lilly as part of a deal to settle two shareholder lawsuits over the mismarketing of Zyprexa and other drugs. The suits arose after Lilly inked a deal last year to end a 5-year-old federal investigation into its marketing practices; that $1.4 billion deal…
It’s official: Sanofi-Aventis and Merck are hooking up again on animal health. By combining the animal health business Merck acquired along with Schering-Plough–Intervet–with Sanofi’s now-wholly-owned Merial, the companies would create the biggest animal drugs-and-vaccines company in the world. Merck and Sanofi dissolved their joint venture on Merial when Sanofi bought…
I went shopping this weekend for some new workout threads and was reminded how invigorating it can be tossing out the old and bringing in something brand spanky new. Even exchanging my dingey socks with a fresh pair of crispy white ones can put a skip in my step and help…
Lucky Vitamin is proud to announce the addition of Hobé Laboratories products to our website. Hobé offers all-natural health and beauty products of unsurpassed quality and originality since 1975. Today, the company distributes over sixty consumer products throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. As a result of…
I found out about my husband’s battle with sexual temptation in June 2005, when I found images he had been looking at on our Internet history. It broke my heart and shattered my world. I will never forget the physical pain in my heart, and the emotional torture of those…
From Kevin A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association called, “Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures 2010,” has been released and can be downloaded free online here: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_figures.asp?type=homepage#aa Here are some facts and figures from the report: 5.3 million people have Alzheimer’s disease. It’s the seventh leading cause of death. There…
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life… as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” - Booker T. Washington With multiple premiers of The Chronicles of EMS and a wave of enthusiasm from the EMS Today…
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with symptoms of excessive sleepiness have the greatest risk of depression, says a new study, and should be screened for this condition. Dr. Stacey Ishman and a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University evaluated 56 consecutive patients with OSA aged 27-74 who visited a…
Here is a FREE open source drawing software for children - Tux Paint. It is suitable for children ages 3-12. There are many drawing tools such as paintbrush, line tools, shape tools rubber stamps and magic tools. There is even sound effects. You can translate any text into many languages….
The causes of cystic acne are an overproduction of sebum and a buildup of bacteria in the skin, which may be influenced by the male hormone androgen. Similar to common breakouts, acne is considered cystic when it is severe and causes deep, inflamed and painful legions. Increased oil production and…