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New Arena in Baltimore Could Mean A 6.5% Sales Tax
Baltimore Country Club: The good life
Beckman Coulter Inc
(BEC): Beckman Coulter Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
(BEC): Beckman Coulter Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
ev3 Inc
(EVVV): ev3 Inc. Announces Revised Date for 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call
(EVVV): ev3 Inc. Announces Revised Date for 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call
Idexx Laboratories Inc
(IDXX): IDEXX Laboratories Announces Second Quarter Results
(IDXX): IDEXX Laboratories Announces Second Quarter Results
Immucor Inc
(BLUD): Immucor, Inc. Adds Board Members
(BLUD): Immucor, Inc. Adds Board Members
Inverness Medical Innovations Inc
(IMA): Arbitration Panel Issues Ruling in Distribution Dispute
(IMA): Arbitration Panel Issues Ruling in Distribution Dispute
Johnson & Johnson
(JNJ): Journal of Clinical Oncology Article Highlights CellSearch(TM) Circulating Tumor Cell Test in Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
(JNJ): Journal of Clinical Oncology Article Highlights CellSearch(TM) Circulating Tumor Cell Test in Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
U.S. Food and Drug Administration :
Eisai Receives Action Letter on Fospropofol Disodium Injection for Sedation in Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc
(WPI): Watson Launches Omeprazole Delayed-Release Capsules, 40MG
(WPI): Watson Launches Omeprazole Delayed-Release Capsules, 40MG
California bans restaurants from using trans fats
California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.
Tracing tomatoes from field to fork _ a new systemWhen there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system already exist. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to operate seamlessly in the vast American marketplace.
AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying successOne of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."
Congress OKs $48B for global AIDS fight
The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.
The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.
US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years
More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths.
More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths.
Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul
Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot.
Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot.
Booming business helps patients navigate medicineAfter three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer.
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risksThe head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.