Archive for February, 2008
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Nexium for children between 1 and 11 years of age who have acid reflux disease.
The drug, made by AstraZeneca is approved in 10 milligrams or 20 milligram doses and is approved in larger doses for kids ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that a federal judge has given former US Senator John Ford 60 days to report to prison to begin serving a five-and-1-half year sentence for bribery.
He was convicted back in April of accepting bribes as part of an under cover FBI Sting called Operation Tennessee ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that twin icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are working together on a new book based on fashion entitled "Influence."
The book will be released by a division of Penguin Group (USA) this coming fall and will feature exclusive pics of the twin hotties, along with never before ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that the 2008 CMT Country Music Awards will be hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus and daughter Miley, who will also perform at the event.
The show is scheduled for April 14 on CMT from Belmont University's Curb Event Center, and will also feature performances from country stars ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Popstress Jessica Simpson will be traveling to Kuwait to perform in concert for the US troops.
She will be performing with rock act Disturbed and comedian Carlos Mencia on the 10th of March in a concert that will be cybercast on MySpace.com
"It's truly an honor to perform for the troops," Simpson ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Health officials are warning thousands of patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C due to improper medical practice at a New York outpatient clinic.
Results of an investigation by Clark County officials following 6 patients of the clinic being diagnosed with hep C following being anesthetized found that ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that the musical created by rocker musician John Mellencamp and horror author Stephen King is set to open in 2009 at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre.
"Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," is the name of the musical, with Mellencamp composing the music, and King writing the script.
The plott is ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Preliminary results of viewership for touted web-based series "quarterlife" show that it flopped miserably on its NBC debut.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the NBC time slot drew the lowest ratings that they've had in the last 20 years, with many believing that the show is not fit for a major ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
According to a study from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, mothers are putting their babies at risk of injury when they crowd their cribs with pillows and blankets.
They state that in a 2 year period from 2002 to 2004, more than 240 deaths in children under the age of 5 ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
It is being reported that a US House Committee has passed a huge expansion to a Global AIDS Fund created by President Bush to help the millions of people living around the world with HIV.
Under the new addition to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 50 billion dollars will ...
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