Mich Tech Rents Gear

Mich Tech Rents Gear.Michigan Tech University in Houghton is establishing a recreational equipment rental service.
J&J unit commissions safety test of heart failure drug.NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey Johnson & Johnson’s Scios Inc.unit has commissioned the Duke Clinical Research Institute to perform a study of the safety and effectiveness of its heart failure drug Natrecor.
Man killed in paragliding crash.A man in his 50s has died after his paraglider crashed into the water near Portrush in County Antrim.

Generic Version of Oral Contraceptive Seasonale Launched

Generic Version of Oral Contraceptive Seasonale Launched.Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.today announced that its subsidiary Barr Laboratories, Inc.
J&J unit commissions safety test of heart failure drug.NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey Johnson & Johnson’s Scios Inc.unit has commissioned the Duke Clinical Research Institute to perform a study of the safety and effectiveness of its heart failure drug Natrecor.
GlaxoSmithLkine closing Bristol facility- 250 jobs lost.Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday it will close its Bristol, Tenn. , operations over the next two to three years, resulting in a loss of more than 250 jobs.
Record supply of flu shots.About 75 million doses of flu vaccine will be distributed by the end of October, a near-record amount that should prevent the shot rationing seen in previous flu seasons, federal health officials said. .

Infection risk in kids living near landfills

Infection risk in kids living near landfills
. – Living near a hazardous waste
site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,
polychlorinated biphenylsand chlorinated pesticides,
seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory
infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
Aggressive Treatment Warranted for Some Heart Patients.An aggressive treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs is necessary in patients with coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome, according to new research.
Drug shown to improve common male sexual problem
. – A drug designed to treat premature
ejaculation works well and is safe, researchers said on Friday.
Stem Cells Improve Child Brain Cancer Outcomes
. – THURSDAY, Sept.7– A highly targeted treatment that relies on the patient’s own stem cells improves outcomes for children with brain tumors called medulloblastomas, U. S.researchers report.
Peninsula Medical School Research Team’s Breakthrough In Fight To Combat Diabetes.Main Category: Diabetes News Article Date: 07 Sep 2006 – 0:00am printer friendly view opinions City-based researchers have made a breakthrough which could eventually help prevent people developing diabetes.

EpiCept Announces Results of European Phase III Trial for LidoPAIN SP

EpiCept Announces Results of European Phase III Trial for LidoPAIN SP.EpiCept Corporation announced today that LidoPAIN SP, a sterile prescription analgesic patch designed to provide sustained topical delivery of lidocaine to a post-surgical or post-traumatic sutured wound, did. .
Positive Results Reported From Safety and Efficacy Trial That Added Pramlintide to Glargine.Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.today announced positive results from a 16-week study evaluating the safety and efficacy of adding SYMLIN to an established regimen of basal insulin glargine in patients with type 2. .
Schools find free veggies a hard sell
. – Bad newsbut probably no surprise to parentswhen it comes to young children and vegetables: A government study showed fifth-graders became less willing to try vegetables and fruits when more were offered as free school snacks.
Data Suggest The Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Provides. .At four years, the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent continues to provide long-term clinical benefits compared to bare-metal stents in patients with coronary artery disease.
Enzyme May Help Fight Alzheimer’s
. – THURSDAY, Sept.7– Researchers think they may have found a way to target neurofibrillary tangles, the jumbled bits of protein inside brain cells that might contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.

Clinical Trials Update: Sept

Clinical Trials Update: Sept.7, 2006
. — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:.
Vegetative patients may have awareness
. – Advanced brain scanning uncovered startling signs of awareness in a woman in a vegetative state, British scientists reported Thursdaya finding that complicates one of medicine’s ethical minefields.
Scientists tie about 200 genes to cancer
. – Scientists mapping genetics of two of the nation’s leading cancers have found almost 200 mutated genes in breast and colorectal tumors, many of them never before suspected of helping cancer form and spread.

Hints From Heloise. Vehicular

Hints From Heloise. Vehicular Knowledge Dear Heloise: When my children became of age to drive, I made it a point to show them the WORKINGS OF THEIR CARS, how to do routine maintenance and change tires, etc.I also made emergency kits for them with gloves, a few simple tools and duct tape.
You Are Not Alone. Next time someone asks what’s bugging you, tell them it’s bacteria.You are literally crawling with the microscopic creatures, which are neither plants nor animals but belong to a separate kingdom called Monera.
Bridge. In a European Championship match, South played at four spades at the first table.He ruffed the first heart, led a trump to dummy’s king and returned a trump to his ace.
Baltimore Symphony Names New President. BALTIMORE — Paul Meecham, executive director of the Seattle Symphony, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the BSO announced Tuesday.

The District. LITERATURE

The District. LITERATURE Black Author Pavilion A long list of writers, including hunky Hill Harper, will be on hand to meet and greet readers when Karibu Books rolls a mobile bookstore into the Washington Convention Center today through Saturday to serve the crowds at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual. .
SCIENCE NEWS. · Japanese scientists are using bacteria to power very tiny motors.The pear-shaped bacteria are one-millionth of a meter long, so you need a microscope to see them in action.The bacteria moved a rotor at about twice the speed of the second hand on a clock, Science News for Kids reports.

Washington Puts On Its Game Face

Washington Puts On Its Game Face. Every fallthe Redskins resume their grip on this town: For months, there is only heated football and high hopes, the telling and retelling of those golden-era tales of Riggo, Theismann and Green, the eerily uncrowded Beltway at game time.
Maryland. FESTIVALS Prince George’s Fair The county kicks off its fair a bit late in the season, but the 164-year-old event features all the typical fair trappings: a beautiful-baby contest , monster-truck ridesand the chance to drive race cars.And those 55 and older get in. .
. The reigning prince of dancehall, Sean Paul, warms up the crowd for Mariah tonight, but the real show will begin when he heads to Love to play a late-night party that, if you’re really enterprising, you can get in for free before 11 p. m.with a pass from http://www. welcometodream. com. Sean Paul. .
. Before you started school this year, you might have had to visit a doctor for a shot or two, called vaccinations, to prevent you from getting a serious disease.

AnorMed board of directors urges rejection of takeover bid from Genzyme

AnorMed board of directors urges rejection of takeover bid from Genzyme.AnorMed Inc.officially rejected a US$380-million hostile takeover offer from Genzyme Corp.
For hunters, a good retriever means more birds in the bag.Bob Owens remembers when he first began duck hunting in northern Minnesota in the early 1960s.
Dove hunting halted near upscale Waco apartment complex.Dove season just became a lot more tolerable for residents of one Waco apartment complex.

ZymoGenetics Reports Positive Results From Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of rhThrombin

ZymoGenetics Reports Positive Results From Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of rhThrombin.ZymoGenetics , Inc.announced today that a Phase 3 clinical study of recombinant human Thrombin met its primary endpoint.
Campers to get fire refunds.The Middle Fork wildland fire, burning 14 miles northeast of Sweet Home, could be contained as early as Monday, fire officials say.
Son of Bakersfield fire captain critically injured.An 11-year-old Bakersfield boy was critically injured Saturday at Shaver Lake in a hit-and-run boating accident witnessed by his father, a captain in the Bakersfield Fire Department.