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Fugitive Captured on way to Canada – 2 more remain free in Yellowstone Park
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Fugitive Captured on way to Canada – 2 more remain free in Yellowstone Park

U.S. officials have arrested one of two prison escapees who are believed to be heading for Canada, media reports said Monday. After 11 days on the lam, Arizona prison escapee Tracy Province has been captured in Meeteetse, Wyoming, police said Monday. Lt. Mark Trimble, of the Casper, Wyoming, police department said he was told of [...]

Published by on August 9, 2010 12:31 pm
Two Massive Cargo Ships Collide
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Two Massive Cargo Ships Collide

MUMBAI – The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 33 sailors from two Panamanian cargo ships which collided off the Mumbai harbor. The Shipping lanes around two of India’s biggest ports has been blocked after an accident in the busy Mumbai sea lane Saturday left a cargo ship listing dangerously, dumping containers into the Arabian Sea. [...]

Published by on August 9, 2010 11:07 am
Taiwanese Hemophiliacs Infected by US Made HIV-Contaminated Medications Petition Supreme Court
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Taiwanese Hemophiliacs Infected by US Made HIV-Contaminated Medications Petition Supreme Court

July 27, 2010 — Taiwanese hemophiliacs infected by HIV-contaminated medications have petitioned the United States Supreme Court to allow their claims to proceed in California.  Their suits contend that California-based defendants illegally used paid plasma donors at high risk for transmitting blood-borne diseases (i.v. drug users, prisoners, and promiscuous urban gay males) to make injected [...]

Published by on July 28, 2010 5:05 am
Effexor XR Antidepressant and your Baby
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Effexor XR Antidepressant and your Baby

Recent research has linked prenatal exposure to antidepressants with developmental milestone delays in early childhood. The Study The participants of the study were obtained from the Danish National Birth Cohort. Out of 904 pregnant women who reported depression, 415 used antidepressant medication, including the antidepressant Effexor, and 489 did not. Researchers then compared certain developmental [...]

Published by on July 20, 2010 10:06 am
FDA Panel recommends keeping Avandia on the market
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FDA Panel recommends keeping Avandia on the market

In a split decision vote 20 to 12, an FDA panel has decided to leave diabetes drug Avandia on the market despite recent studies suggesting that Avandia can increase heart risks such as heart attack or heart disease. GlaxoSmithKline the manufacturer of Avandia says it expects to take a $2.6 billion hit in the second [...]

Published by on July 16, 2010 1:04 pm
Washington DC Earthquake Wakes the Neighborhood
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Washington DC Earthquake Wakes the Neighborhood

WASHINGTON — For the first time in a long time the moving and shaking in Washington was not political. On Friday, it was actually the earth that moved on it’s own. A very minor earthquake shook residents awake in the area; it rattled windows and jostled some dishes but other wise caused no serious damage. [...]

Published by on July 16, 2010 10:10 am
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