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FDA ties birth control drugs to blood clot risk
Federal health regulators say several new birth control drugs, including the Bayer pill Yaz, appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications.
A new study released by the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the medical...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Birth Control
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For many institutions, image is everything
timr@herald-mail.comIn a tragic story filled with winceable moments, few ironies can match the fact that when Penn State needed an authority on ethics, it turned to a multinational pharmaceutical corporation. If we’re divining for answers in this whole mess, we might...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Invention and Innovation, Crime, Law and Justice, World War II (1939-1945), National Football League
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William F. Wilson Sr., 65
APRIL 16, 1945-JAN. 25, 2011 Mr. William "Whip" Franklin Wilson Sr., 65, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at The Golden Living Center in Frederick, after a short illness. He was the husband for 47 years of Mrs. Barbara Ellen...Tags: Athletes, Georgia, Maryland, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Mount Airy
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The Art Smith remix
Chef Art Smith doesn't do small. Never has. So it's no surprise his new cookbook — "Art Smith's Healthy Comfort" — has a really big subtitle: "How America's Favorite Celebrity Chef Got It Together, Lost Weight, and Reclaimed His Health!"...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Onions, Limes, Lady Gaga, Restaurants
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Biopharmaceutical company finds niche in Valley
In 1974, Jack Wilson did something many people only dream about: He quit his job making industrial fermenting equipment and started his own business. "The parent company was becoming quite controlling and I don't control well," said Wilson, 88, of...Tags: Amgen Inc., Multiple Sclerosis, Yale University, Lehigh University, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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UCF trustees approve $1.4 billion operating budget that includes no tuition increase
Sentinel School ZoneTrustees at the University of Central Florida this afternoon approved a $1.4 billion operating budget for the coming school year that includes no tuition increase. But Chief Financial Officer Bill Merck explained that base undergraduate tuition for...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Colleges and Universities, University of Central Florida, Rick Scott, Education
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FDA panel backs a new sleep drug
An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug, called suvorexant, lower than that proposed by...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Elections, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Trials
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LETTER: ALEC too far right for these groups
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a group promoting far-right legislation. Its tax exempt status is currently challenged, as its sole purpose is to formulate legislation promoting extremely conservative points of view and helping the...Tags: Entergy Corporation, Agriculture, Amgen Inc., McDonald's, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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LETTER: Is ALEC best for SD?
Special thanks to Bob Mercer for reporting state legislative news. In a story April 24, I learned that our Legislature’s Executive Board authorized at least $10,5000 of state monies to pay two-year memberships for our 105 legislators and...Tags: General Motors Corp., Immigration, Coca-Cola Co.
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Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Mitt Romney, Protestant Convention, Religion and Belief, Minority Groups
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TribU: Smart Negotiating -- get what you want
At Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, course registration is a case in economics. Every student is allotted a bag of points and must spend them bidding against each other for seats in classes. The more popular the class, the more...
Tags: CEO Pay, Northwestern University, Richard M. Daley, Career and Workplace, Millennium Park
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