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Philip Morris parent Altria Group is considering a plan to spin off its Philip Morris International business while retaining control of Philip Morris USA. The New York Times reported Aug. (Read content ‘Altria May Spin Off International Cigarette Business’…)
August 27, 2007 08:40:40 PM PST
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Dr. Sam Raz knew that he was onto something when he heard that all of the women who had taken part in clinical trials of a new device developed by Israeli start-up Flexiprobe to treat incontinence, asked if they could take the device home with them afterwards. (Read content ‘Israel’s Flexiprobe Treats Urinary Incontinence’…)
ISPE will present the latest in technical education, case studies, and real world, industry-impacting information for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry at its at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., 4-7 November. (Read content ‘ISPE To Present Its 2007 Annual Meeting: “Delivering Today, Transforming Tomorrow”, USA’…)
Rasilez (aliskiren), the first new type of high blood pressure medicine in more than a decade, has been approved for use in the European Union. (Read content ‘Rasilez Receives EU Approval, The First Major Innovation In Highblood Pressure Treatment For More Than A Decade’…)
Suspension and outdoor sports are not a cure all for boys with behavioural problems, according to new research. (Read content ‘Trouble Teens No Match For Real Role-Models’…)
The survey of emergency response to schools in the Seattle area over 16 years found that students suffered cardiac arrests only 12 times and a third of these children had known heart problems.
Most of the cardiac arrests at schools between 1990 to 2005 involved adults — teachers, volunteers or people just walking on school property.
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The research found that the higher the mother’s blood sugar levels, the greater the child’s risk of being obese by age 5 to 7, even if the mother wasn’t diagnosed with diabetes.
Untreated high blood sugar nearly doubled the child’s risk of becoming overweight or obese, said the study’s lead author, Dr.
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Too many teenagers are damaging their health by not getting enough sleep and by falling asleep with electrical gadgets on, researchers say.
A third of 12 to 16-year-olds asked slept for between four to seven hours a night.
TV adverts for alcoholic drinks should be banned before the nine o’clock watershed, a campaign group has said.
Alcohol Concern said thousands of children are watching the commercials during popular programmes such as The Simpsons and The X Factor.