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Medbroadcast: 03-20-2006
EDMONTON (CP) - Isotechnika Inc. (TSX:ISA) said Monday that preliminary data show "continued efficacy and safety" in a Phase 3 psoriasis trial of its lead drug.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider tossing out a $50-million US damage award to the family of a two-pack-a-day smoker who died of cancer.
Philip Morris USA, which controls about half the U.S.
(CP) - A year ago, H5N1 avian flu was ripping through Asian poultry flocks and sparking frequent - and too often fatal - human infections in Vietnam. International health authorities worried that a largely oblivious world might be sleepwalking toward disaster.
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - No more smoking in the park. Lighting up on the sidewalk could bring a fine. Dining on the restaurant patio? Don't bother asking for matches.
(AP) - It's tempting to blame big food companies for America's big obesity problem.
After all, they're the folks who Supersized our fries, family-portioned our potato chips, Big Gulped our sodas and spent billions to keep their products ever on our minds and in our mouths.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cabinet secretaries participated in a drill Saturday that simulated a smallpox attack as the government tested plans to counter the potential use of bio-weapons by terrorists.
CHICAGO (AP) - Soaring numbers of American children are being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs - in many cases, for attention deficit disorder or other behavioural problems for which these medications have not been proven to work, a study found.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh confirmed on Friday the country's first case of polio in nearly six years, prompting plans to resume mass vaccinations against the crippling disease next month.
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