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AstraZeneca granted temporary restraining order against launch of Teva generic drug
LONDON (AP) _ AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it has been granted a temporary restraining order in a U.S. court to halt the launch of a generic version of its child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules by rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Israeli-...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, New Products, Western Medicines
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FDA opens inspection site in China
The New York TimesThe United States opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, the first of several overseas offices aimed at regulating the safety of imported food and medicine. The opening follows a string of scandals...Tags: Agriculture, Office Needs, Food Industry
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Palm Beach County students smoking less, according to studies
South Florida Sun-SentinelTime to clear the air — childhood smoking is being snuffed out here. New state and federal health reports issued in the past week show considerable progress in the war against cigarette use among youths and adults. And more people are urged to quit...Tags: People, San Diego (San Diego, California), Tobacco Products, Students, Schools
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Making Thanksgiving a healthy feast
Thanksgiving is the kickoff to the holiday eating season, when it is easy (and not uncommon) to rack up a good 2,000 calories at this one meal. That's roughly the calorie intake recommended for a grown man — in a whole day. The problem is not the...Tags: Pumpkin Pie, Dietary Supplements, Turkey, Butter, Cranberries
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Chinese government says it will overhaul dairy industry, from breeding cows to milk sales
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales — saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed "major problems" in quality...Tags: Food Safety, Sales, Product Recalls, Agricultural Research and Technology, Milk
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Bar could lose liquor license over smoking
A Wilton bar that could lose its liquor license over alleged violations of the state's smoking ban will make its case at a hearing. The Iowa attorney general's office filed a complaint in September with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division against...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Beverage Industry, Bars and Clubs
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Three MRSA cases at Stony Brook University are unrelated, docs say
delthia.ricks@newsday.comThree cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - MRSA - diagnosed in Stony Brook University students in recent weeks are epidemiologically unrelated, doctors said yesterday. "These are what we call sporadic cases of MRSA," said Dr. Susan...Tags: Diseases, Stony Brook University, Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses
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Ex-Senate leader in line for Cabinet post
Of McClatchy Newspapers| Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a veteran of Capitol Hill and a backer of the Clinton administration's failed health care effort of the early 1990s, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be secretary of health and human services. The...Tags: Tom Daschle, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, National Institutes of Health, National Government, Federal Reserve
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Donate cell phones
The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is collecting used cell phones in a program to raise money to benefit Howard County's Relay for Life. The phones will be recycled for their precious metals or refurbished for use in developing...Tags: Relay for Life, Cell Phones
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'Smoke Out' today
The American Cancer Society will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Great American Smoke Out today. For millions of American smokers, there's never been a better time to make a plan to quit. This month, I lost my best friend to lung cancer. Therefore...Tags: G. Glenn Oder, Employees, Society, Ceremonies, Hampton Roads
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Cost of health plans to increase
247-4741Health insurance will probably cost you more in 2009 — but Hampton Roads residents are likely better off than people elsewhere in the country, according to a local survey. Mercer, a human-resources and employee-benefits consulting firm, on...Tags: Employers, Employees, Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Private Health Care
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Three MRSA cases at Stony Brook U. are unrelated, docs say
Three cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - MRSA - diagnosed in Stony Brook University students in recent weeks are epidemiologically unrelated, doctors said Wednesday. "These are what we call sporadic cases of MRSA," said Dr. Susan...Tags: Diseases, Stony Brook University, Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses
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