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    James Bond Shocker  Aug 16, 2008
    Update: Michael Sands a representative for Lazenby told Pop Tarts on Friday that on a daily basis, Pamela takes painkillers for a shoulder injury and the sleeping tablet Ambien and that she drinks every night, hiding the alcohol behind their flat-screen TV.. "Both parents need to be alcohol and drug tested," Sands said, adding that George tested clean at his recent court-appointed alcohol test. (Fox News)

    'Erasing' Drug-associated Memories May Stop Drug Addiction Relapses  Aug 15, 2008
    17, 2007) Are memories recorded in a stable physical change, like writing permanently on a clay tablet. Scientists recently discovered that the process of storing long-term memories might involve a miniature. (Science Daily)

    Viagra bought online 'often fake'  Aug 14, 2008
    Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets ... She told the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester how many authentic-looking tablets were fakes. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)

    Uganda: Locally-Made ARVs Go on Sale  Aug 13, 2008
    Emmanuel Katongole, the chief executive of Quality Chemical Industries, a pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug, said yesterday the Luzira-based factory produces 60 million tablets everyday. "In Uganda, there are about 300,000 HIV/AIDS patients who require ARVS. The 60 million tablets we make everyday is a good beginning," he observed, adding that they had capacity to expand production very soon ... Meeting about 20 permanent secretaries of various ministries at the plant, Katongole said... (allAfrica.com)

    Carlisle man pleads in child cocaine case (27)  Aug 13, 2008
    Police then executed a search warrant at the home on Aug. 7 and found a white tablet later determined to contain cocaine on the floor where Wagner and the girl slept, along with drug paraphernalia in a safe belonging to Wagner. Police interviewed the owners of the home, who indicated that Wagner passed out and was unable to supervise the girl, they said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    FDA OKs HIV Drug Viread for Hepatitis B  Aug 13, 2008
    Viread, taken once a day in a tablet, blocks an enzyme that the hepatitis B virus needs to replicate in liver cells, notes a news release from Viread's maker, California-based Gilead Sciences Inc.. According to Gilead, the FDA approved Viread for chronic hepatitis B in adults based on two ongoing clinical trials. (WebMD)

    Aiea lab tests anthrax treatment  Aug 13, 2008
    PanThera's tablet drug is referred to in medical terms as a small-molecule antitoxin. "That means the drug can enter the human cell," Alameida said. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    FDA approves Gilead's Viread for hepatitis treatment  Aug 13, 2008
    Foster City-based Gilead (NASDAQ: GILD) said Viread is a once-daily tablet that works by blocking HBV DNA polymerase, the enzyme that is necessary for the virus to replicate in liver cells. Viread has been available in the United States as a treatment for HIV infection in adults since 2001. (East Bay Business Times, CA)

    Timeline: 100 years of altered states  Aug 13, 2008
    1914 Forced March tablets containing cocaine are given to troops by the British Army ... 1995 Leah Betts dies at her 18th birthday party in Essex after taking an ecstasy tablet. (Guardian Unlimited)

    New heart disease drug with lesser side effects available in S'pore  Aug 13, 2008
    The drug is already approved by the Health Sciences Authority, but doctors said that it will not be the first line of drugs for heart patients, especially as it costs about S 2 per tablet as compared to just a few cents for other tried and tested medicine. A bigger study on the efficacy of Coralan is currently being carried out. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Herbs for Breast Health  Aug 10, 2008
    Current recommendations stress the preference for food sources of phytoestrogens over concentrated tablet or capsule forms. Antioxidants. (Suite101.com)

    Adcock Ingram in recall  Aug 10, 2008
    They asked that Adco-Nevirapine tablets, with the batch number 1J, and expiry January 2009, and Adco-Zidovudine tablets, batch number 1Z and expiry date November 2008 should be returned "without delay". This was because certain blisters of Adco-Nevirapine tablets were packed in certain Adco-Zidovudine tablet cartons ... The company asked the public, particularly those using the tablets described above, to consult their health care professionals and not use their discretion. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Study questions fertility choices  Aug 9, 2008
    After tests failed to show why they could not conceive, Mrs Jance was given Clomid, a hormone tablet that is thought to correct problems with ovulation. But after two three-month courses there was still no pregnancy. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Abbott Study Shows Investigational Heat-Stable Norvir(R) Tablet Provides Similar Drug Levels to Current Norvir Capsule  Aug 8, 2008
    Pivotal Study of Norvir Tablet Bioavailability Will Form the Basis of Request for Priority Regulatory Review MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ) presented pivotal data at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City today showing that its investigational Norvir(R) (ritonavir) tablet and the current soft-gelatin capsule provide similar levels of drug in the blood. The heat-stable Norvir tablet will not require refrigeration, making it more convenient... (PR Newswire)

    The new over-the-counter test and cure for chlamydia  Aug 7, 2008
    Anyone who is positive will be able to spend 20 on the drug Clamelle, a single tablet made from an existing generic medicine which is cheaper on prescription. They may also give details of sexual partners who can buy the drug. (Daily Mail)

    Police cell condition 'squalid'  Aug 6, 2008
    "The Forensic Medical Examination room at Southwark contained layers of dust, tablet packets were strewn around and two packs of DNA, which should have been frozen, were kept in a fridge mixed with foodstuff.". The report said "Southwark custody suite should be closed until the fundamental deficiencies identified in this report are remedied" and subjected to "continuing and recorded supervision". (BBC News -- UK)

    Understanding High Blood Pressure  Aug 6, 2008
    Of course, if changing your blood pressure elevating habits is not enough, you will (in common with a few million other people in the world) need blood pressure lowering tablets. One common reason for people stopping their blood pressure medicines is that almost all these tablets can have side effects some more unpleasant then others ... Not everybody who takes these tablets will suffer adverse effects but we cannot predict who will be affected. (Suite101.com)

    Ethiopia: Tapping in to Herbal Medicine Potential  Aug 5, 2008
    "Americans make anti-malaria tablet from Artimisia. But in Ethiopia, you are tied up because thire is no law regulating the sector. When I talk to people from the Ministry of Health and Department of Medicine, they tell me that the proposed law is submitted to parliament. And it is just that, " Dr. Iyasu said. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)

    Single-Pill Combinations Diovan HCT and Exforge Approved in US as First-Line Treatments for High Blood Pressure  Aug 4, 2008
    "We are very pleased that the FDA recognizes the therapeutic value and the need of some patients to start therapy with a single-pill combination," said Trevor Mundel, MD, Head of Global Development Functions at Novartis Pharma AG. "These approvals demonstrate our confidence in combination medications for this therapeutic category, while reinforcing the Novartis commitment to provide physicians with well-researched and effective treatments for high blood pressure." Diovan HCT combines in one... (PR Newswire)

    Microscopic ink helps reveal fakes  Aug 4, 2008
    -based technology company is targeting the multibillion-dollar counterfeit drug business by being able to identify every manufactured capsule, tablet and vial. "We can encode a million tablets in an eight-hour shift without slowing normal production," said James Hussey, chief executive of NanoInk Inc., which specializes in nanometer-scale manufacturing for the life science and semiconductor industries. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

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    POZEN Receives Initial FDA Response To PA32540 SPA  Aug 3, 2008
    POZEN has development and commercialization alliances with GlaxoSmithKline for Treximet(TM), which was recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the acute treatment of migraine attacks, with or without aura, in adults, and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of naproxen with the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium in a single tablet for conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in patients who are at risk for developing... (FOXBusiness)

    Nasal spray linked to convulsions  Aug 2, 2008
    The drug is also sold in oral tablet form but the TGA say the side-effects were mostly seen with the nasal spray formula. Of 12 reports of convulsions or hyponatremia following the use of desmopressin nasal spray, seven involved children under 13 years of age, the TGA said in its latest adverse drug reactions bulletin. (The Australian)

    Air pollution in Beijing a threat to Olympic spectators  Aug 2, 2008
    A daily tablet of acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as Aspirin, can help inhibit the formation of blood clots, he noted. He suggests that, while on the plane, do leg exercises and frequently walk up and down the aisle to prevent blood from pooling in the legs. (Globe and Mail)

    A Counter To Counterfeit Drugs  Aug 1, 2008
    As well as being able to identify counterfeit from genuine tablets, the chemical information provided by NIR spectroscopy helps identify the likely origin of the tablet. Thus law enforcement agencies obtain valuable information about the laboratories manufacturing counterfeit medicines. (Science Daily)

    Eurand Enters Agreement With Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd (South Korea) for Once-Daily Extended Release Muscle Relaxant  Aug 1, 2008
    Also, a variety of products are under further development using the AdvaTab(r) Oral Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) technology, including. AdvaTab(r) formulations of over-the-counter (OTC) Paracetamol 250mg and 500mg strengths currently under registration in six European Union countries. (Primezone Releases)

    Results of drug study spark treatment hope  Jul 31, 2008
    "But I believe we have discovered a treatment for Alzheimer's. (The trial results) give us a very high hope that PBT2 will be the world's first tablet to treat the underlying causes (of the disease).". The drug prevents the Abeta protein from combining with the brain's zinc and copper - which makes it turn toxic and attack the brain. (The Age)

    This little drug went to market  Jul 31, 2008
    Every night she would swallow a tablet ... "I told the staff, 'I don't have the time to be doing this. I chewed my tablet the other night - you've given me the phony drugs. I want the real thing.' " ... Participants, whose average age was 26, were offered a daily 20-milligram tablet of Rimonabant for up to 3 months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    What Type of Headache Do You Have?  Jul 30, 2008
    It s been nicknamed the suicide headache, " Grosberg said. One female patient likened it to giving birth to 100 babies without an epidural. It s really bad. While migraine suffers tend to retire to a dark room when faced with their pain, cluster sufferers are often agitated and restless, Grosberg said. Triggers: Smoking is a major factor, as is drinking alcohol. What to watch out for: Tearing of the eye on the side of the head with pain, eye redness, nasal congestion, runny nose, drooping... (Fox News)

    Bayer, J&J Anticoagulant Filed for U.S. Approval  Jul 30, 2008
    The medicine is taken as a single tablet, once daily. It will compete in the surgical setting with Sanofi-Aventis SA's top-selling injectable drug Lovenox, which is currently the standard treatment given to patients after major orthopedic operations. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Fbregas denies saying he is interested in Real  Jul 30, 2008
    It doesn't really affect me, unless I forget to take a tablet, and then I just get a few tremors in my hand or my leg. "It will not affect the way I go about my job. There's plenty of life in the old dog yet.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Barrie Kosky slams funding impact on Elision Ensemble  Jul 29, 2008
    "It's the equivalent of medication in which you are given a tablet a year to keep alive. "And with a company like Elisions, which operates on the contemporary scene, you need to prepare two or three years in advance for a concert. "You can't work in a 12 month period. It's ridiculous, it's amateurism.". (Courier Mail)

    WEB EXCLUSIVE : School Supply List 2008-2009  Jul 29, 2008
    No. 2 pencils (daily), pencil box, kindergarten tablets, Kleenex as needed, Elmer's Glue, Crayons ... 6 Primary Tablets (3 with 6 lines and 3 with 8 lines), No. 2 pencils (Daily) rs, 2 Spiral Tablets, Notebook Paper (Daily), 3(3) Prong Folders with pockets, Elmer's Glue Stick, Crayons, Kleenex as Needed, Markers (Primary Colors) ... Wide Ruled Notebook Paper (Daily), 3 Prong Folders (10-20), No. 2 Pencils Daily l Box, 2 Red Pens or pencils, Plastic Ruler as needed (Metric and Customer Sides),... (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)

    Diabetes Overview  Jul 27, 2008
    These can be given once a day as a long-acting insulin, or as shorter-acting injections given more frequently through the day, and can be used in combination with tablet treatment if necessary. If you think you have diabetes contact your doctor. (Suite101.com)

    Crusading dad vows to rid area of drug plague  Jul 27, 2008
    Anna died in 1995 after taking an ecstasy tablet at a dance party. "Two years after Anna's death I gave up on the police because they kept telling me it was a case of [a lack of] resources and we couldn't do anything about the drug problem. "Now I think we can. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti-cancer Drug Sorafenib  Jul 26, 2008
    Sorafenib, a tablet that is taken orally, is approved in the United States for treating a form of advanced kidney cancer, and is currently being evaluated in patients with other cancers. Some 40 percent of liver cancers (and up to 80 percent in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa) are diagnosed at an advanced stage. (Science Daily)

    MS looks to mimic Apple success  Jul 26, 2008
    "Microsoft may have had a major role at times, the Tablet PC is one, but really it relies on forward-thinking partners like HP, who would take a change on Microsoft's designs on software," said Helm. But the company clearly sees , outnumbered sales notwithstanding. (InfoWorld)

    Would You Buy a 'MacBook Touch'?  Jul 26, 2008
    Rumors about a "tablet" Mac have been floating around for years, according to analysts and fans ... Thom Rouse, a graphic designer based in Trenton, N.J., said he would definitely buy a Mac tablet. (ABC News)

    Suspension for 'suicide' case GP  Jul 25, 2008
    A Glasgow GP has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient ... " The GMC panel found the doctor's misconduct focused on several key areas. It found he prescribed the retired businesswoman, known as Patient A, with the sleeping tablet sodium amytal in 1998 "solely for the purpose of ending her life". The panel also said he showed poor clinical management after she took an overdose of a different drug in 2005. The panel... (BBC News -- UK)

    Prostate cancer drug trials to start in Belfast  Jul 25, 2008
    The other group will be given a dummy tablet. The only way to currently access this drug is through these trials. (Belfast Telegraph)

    Apple Reports Record Earnings  Jul 24, 2008
    is throwing some fuel on the fires of speculation by announcing it has sources who insist that Apple plans to launch the long wished for MacBook Tablet by October of 2008. We'll keep our fingers crossed that such rumor will pan out. (IGN Gear)

    Saving Lives After Natural Disasters With Fast Set-Up Phone Network  Jul 24, 2008
    Human factors researchers determined that tablet personal computers can be used to aid students in classrooms. They offer a single platform that can. (Science Daily)

    UK researchers claim prostate cancer breakthrough  Jul 23, 2008
    And being a tablet and being able to get everywhere, it stops the production of these hormones at these sites. SARA EVERINGHAM: What's next. (ABC Online)

    Apple Makes No Promises  Jul 23, 2008
    Few companies keep a secret better than Apple, so new products could include anything from a rumored tablet computer based on the touch-sensitive interface on Apple's iPhone to a new design for Apple's aging laptop line. One possible clue: Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook acknowledged Apple has only has three to four weeks' inventory of Macintosh computers ready to sell--a supply that's shy of Apple's target of four to five weeks. (Forbes -- Technology)

    More of this story  Jul 23, 2008
    Voted 5-0 to award bids for the Debbie Lane Drainage project, tablet computers for City Council members and the Kentucky Street Rehabilitation project. Voted 5-0 to approve a bid award for 2 million in bonds for the voter-approved Frontier Pool renovation to BOSC Inc., as well as an ordinance authorizing issuance of the bonds and an emergency clause making the ordinance immediately effective. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    Australia's Biota settles with Glaxo for A$20 mln  Jul 21, 2008
    But it never became a top seller, lagging well behind Roche Holding AG's (ROG.VX: , , ) more convenient Tamiflu tablet. In recent months, Glaxo has started to ramp up Relenza production and sales, thereby boosting revenues to Biota, which earns a 7 percent royalty on product sold. (Reuters)

    Merrion Pharmaceuticals plc Announces Commencement of Next Stage of Oral Drug Research Collaboration Programme With Novo Nordisk  Jul 18, 2008
    Merrion Pharmaceuticals is a publicly listed specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development of oral forms (tablets/capsules) of drugs that have poor absorption and are generally given by injection ... This product aims to allow cancer patients with bone metastases take a weekly tablet to get the gold standard treatment in this area, rather than an IV infusion. (Primezone Releases)

    A healthy transition  Jul 17, 2008
    The customized touch screen computer allows him to choose from a number of interactive menus in order to diagnose the patient properly, pull up patient information, and even create an electronic tablet for signatures. And all of this information can be simultaneously sent to Beverly Hospital, or any Essex County hospital. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)

    Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring  Jul 17, 2008
    In the teenage subculture of DXM abuse, the most common drug of choice is Coricidin HBP Cough tablets, which was implicated in two-thirds of the 1,382 calls to the California Poison Control System reviewed in the study ... For example, each tablet of Coricidin contains, in addition to the cough-suppressing dextromethorphan, 500 milligrams of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)

    Whipsaw's Dramatic Design Approach Leads to Multiple 'Best of the Best' Awards of Prestigious Red Dot Design Awards  Jul 13, 2008
    "Zero client technology is so pure that we expressed it with a minimal "zero design", said Dan Harden. About Adiri Natural Nurser Baby Bottle Natural Nurser is a new kind of baby bottle. It has a breast-like shape, is completely soft and desirable to baby, and it's safer because it contains no BPA or phthalates. It also won the Medical Design Excellence Award Gold, and the Dd. About Intel Mobile Clinical Assistant MCA is a portable computer platform for nurses to create, organize, and process... (PR Newswire)

    Viagra bought online 'often fake'  Jul 13, 2008
    Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets ... She told the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester how many authentic-looking tablets were fakes. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)

    Infotainment  Jul 13, 2008
    A curse is inscribed in Greek on a lead tablet and part of it reads: May your manhood hurt when you make love. The tablet. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    * World News Quick Take  Jul 13, 2008
    A curse is inscribed in Greek on a lead tablet and part of it reads: May your penis hurt when you make love, Pierre Aubert, head of Athens Archaeological School in Greece told the English language Cyprus Weekly. He said the tablet showed a man standing holding something in his right hand that looks like an hour glass. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Art and soul  Jul 13, 2008
    At age 5, Jodi Reeb-Myers would draw posters on blue-lined tablet paper and sell them throughout her Bismarck neighborhood. That was her first awareness that making art could be a way to make a living. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Hormone Replacement May Raise Women's Gallbladder Risk  Jul 13, 2008
    "For women who are using HRT, their risk of gallbladder disease is less if they use a patch or gel form of HRT rather than the tablet form of HRT," noted Dr. Bette Liu, a clinical epidemiologist at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. "There is evidence that is developing that the patch may have less negative effects than the pill. We need to make sure that we're talking about the menopausal hormone therapy patch, not the birth control patch -- there may be less adverse effects than... (MEDLINEplus)

    Federal Investigation Launched into Obama's MD-80...  Jul 8, 2008
    The NTSB is investigating reliable reports that Obama's actual birth certificate, in cuneiform on a Sumerian clay tablet, caused a slide in the tail cone to deploy after being flushed through the MD-80's toilet by an overzealous campaign aide concerned that the clay document proved that Obama is the Antichrist. Posted by: Doug | Jul 7, 2008 5:04:38 PM. (The Drudge Report)

    Giga-byte to launch M912 netbook  Jul 8, 2008
    9-inch display that is touch sensitive and can swivel around 180 degrees or fold down and make the laptop into a tablet PC ... 9-inch display is touch sensitive and can swivel around 180 degrees to show other people what's on the screen or to fold down and make the laptop into a tablet PC. The screen has a resolution of 1,280 by 768 pixels, and an LED (light emitting diode) backlight to save on battery power. (InfoWorld)

    Stroke by stroke, sketcher captures 'soul of a person'  Jul 6, 2008
    He takes a seat, pulling a computer tablet and touch pen from his black backpack ... Two years ago, he bought a computerized painting tablet and carted it along on his commute, sketching people he found interesting ... The tablet is the size of a thin phone book, and its touch pen simulates dozens of brushes and pencils blending colors with thick and thin strokes directly onto the computer screen. (Boston Globe)

    Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah  Jul 6, 2008
    David Jeselsohn, an Israeli-Swiss collector, bought this ancient tablet from a Jordanian antiquities dealer ... JERUSALEM - A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days ... The tablet - probably found near the Dead Sea in Jordan, according to some scholars who have... (Boston Globe)

    Drug cheats and other swines  Jul 4, 2008
    It can be packaged in salt, tablet or liquid form and is routinely (albeit illegally) fed by Chinese farmers as shouroujing to pigs and other livestock to promote lean-meat growth so they can be sold for a higher price and slaughtered earlier. Not something you want clogging up your arteries. (Asia Times Online)

    Local jail inmate dies  Jul 3, 2008
    Glidewell said Lewis had asked for a tablet to alleviate what he said was a gas problem earlier in the day ... When he asked for another tablet, Glidewell said a jailer signed him up to see the doctor who was scheduled to arrive about an hour later. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Your health; Taper off antidepressants gradually to avoid symptoms of withdrawal (47)  Jul 2, 2008
    It should be taken an hour before boarding the ship, or you can chew the tablet as soon as you remember it ... Bonine was my miracle tablet. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Alfonzo back with Giants after ban  Jul 2, 2008
    Alfonzo tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol, which is not injectable and sold as a tablet. The catcher said that he might have taken a drug that was banned by MLB when he was diagnosed with bronchitis in Venezuela this past December. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)

    FDA Approves ACIPHEX(R) (rabeprazole sodium) 20 mg for Short-Term Treatment of GERD in Adolescents  Jul 1, 2008
    ACIPHEX 20 mg tablet once daily is approved for use in adults: -- for the short-term (4 to 8 weeks) treatment in the healing and symptom relief of damaging (erosive) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). -- to maintain healing of damage (erosions) and relief of heartburn symptoms with GERD. ACIPHEX has not been studied for treatment lasting longer than 12 months (1 year). (PR Newswire)

    RELATED:  Vista struggles to bust out as business customers snub it  Jul 1, 2008
    Andrea Babik takes a stress test as nurse Lori Nelson writes on a wireless tablet PC at The Diagnostic & Treatment Center in Weston, Wis. part of Ministry Health Care, which hasn. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Magnesium:The Best Kept Secret Vita...  Jun 30, 2008
    Whether in tablet, liquid or oil form, magnesium is magnificent in what it can do for you. Why Don t More People Know About The Benefits of Magnesium. (Suite101.com)

    Sperm tablet fertile grounds for trial debate  Jun 29, 2008
    In a trial of 60 men with severe infertility, two-thirds were given the tablet daily for three months before trying to conceive through IVF. ... au/news/health/sperm-tablet-fertile-grounds-for-trial-debate/2008/06/28/1214472836691. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Time to Reboot  Jun 28, 2008
    Gates did not give any examples of specific quests, though in 2006 and 2007 speeches he referred to the Tablet PC, an innovation he has championed for a decade but which has failed to catch on in the mainstream, as a quest. He described the process to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in February 2007 like this: "Online, we publish what we call 'quests' ... and let anybody in the company who sees that, who thinks it's stupid or they think they can contribute to it, come online, and we have the... (Fox News)

    Hand-held Magnetic Device Eases Migraines  Jun 27, 2008
    The melting tablet Maxalt and a 90% mixture of Oxygen was used to calm my brain before the deterrent Doxepin began to ease the shadows (aura) of my headache. doxepin was the deterrent but left me feeling drugged heavily and, my vision was very tired for the first 3-4 days. (U.S. News & World Report)

    New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet Publish Results from Landmark Rivaroxaban Studies  Jun 26, 2008
    QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. (Canada Newswire)

    Rivaroxaban after Total Hip Arthroplasty  Jun 26, 2008
    Methods In this randomized, double-blind study, we assigned 4541 patients to receive either 10 mg of oral rivaroxaban once daily, beginning after surgery, or 40 mg of enoxaparin subcutaneously once daily, beginning the evening before surgery, plus a placebo tablet or injection. The primary efficacy outcome was the composite of deep-vein thrombosis (either symptomatic or detected by bilateral venography if the patient was asymptomatic), nonfatal pulmonary embolism, or death from any cause at 36... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    5 things you didn’t know about ... Male hypogonadism  Jun 25, 2008
    The relatively new buccal testosterone preparation, in the form of a tablet that adheres to the gums, has been shown to achieve physiological levels of testosterone. Research: Testosterone levels naturally decline with aging. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    NUTRILITE(TM) Passes $3 Billion Mark in Annual Sales  Jun 24, 2008
    " "This is a remarkable achievement within an extremely competitive global marketplace," said Candace Matthews, Alticor's chief marketing officer. "The market validates our findings that NUTRILITE's array of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements are among the best in today's market and will remain so for years to come. " Dr. Sam Rehnborg, president and CEO of the Nutrilite Health Institute and son of NUTRILITE founder Carl F. Rehnborg, said, "My father had such big dreams for this business. (Canada Newswire)

    Editor's mailbag (June 22)  Jun 24, 2008
    Albany Democrat Herald: Opinions. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Abortions could be completed at home  Jun 23, 2008
    The proposal would allow women to take a tablet to induce an early miscarriage without a doctor or nurse being present. The plans, which have been backed by the Government's Science and Technology Committee, are to be put at a special Parliamentary briefing this week. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    6th-graders get a taste of history, visit Lady Liberty in NY harbor  Jun 23, 2008
    The seven spikes of her crown represent the seven continents, her torch signifies enlightenment and the tablet in her left hand represents knowledge. At her feet lie the broken shackles of oppression as she strides toward freedom. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    Is Merck Flying Blind?  Jun 22, 2008
    "We need to fully understand laropiprant first to understand its role in a combination tablet.". From the 2005 announcement of Cordaptive's existence on, Merck seems to have fatally misjudged what it needed to do to get the drug approved. (Forbes -- Business)

    Biopure lays off 50, needs cash to stay open past fall  Jun 21, 2008
    4 million from Microsoft after finding the software maker infringed a patent related to the use of a stylus on a tablet computer. (AP). (Boston Globe)

    Day for Doris at Center Cemetery  Jun 21, 2008
    " "She was a force to be reckoned with" agreed Martin. As the town's Grants Administrator, Martin encountered Doris often inside and outside of Town Hall in the more than two decades she's had that position. Martin arranged for Thursday's dedication, and added that a brass tablet will be affixed to the Center Cemetery entrance denoting the dedication to Suessman. President of the Friends of Center Cemetery, Inc., Raymond E. Tubbs, noted he took over the role as president but still considers it... (East Hartford Gazette, CT)

    Minnesota's mosquitoes are back -- and they're after you  Jun 21, 2008
    This spring, the store didn't order one product, a little tablet that you drop into standing water, such as a pond or a bird bath where bugs could breed. But, by popular demand, it's back on the shelves. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Study: Herpes/HIV Correlation Wrong  Jun 21, 2008
    "Maybe it was just too much to expect from a tablet taken twice a day that it could be effective against HIV.". More from. (Time.com)

    Post a comment  Jun 20, 2008
    Until Andy Roddick takes the self-belief tablet he will not win another major. Posted by: Richard, New York USA 19 June 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    Tests 'cut child asthma steroids'  Jun 19, 2008
    Many asthmatic children have a steroid inhaler to help them control the asthma, but if this is not working, then higher doses of steroid are given in tablet or medicine form to get it back under control, and reduce the risk of serious attacks or hospitalisation. Doctors try to avoid using these "rescue steroids" unless they have to, because if used too frequently, side effects can include growth problems. (BBC News -- UK)

    Business travelers lighten their load with tiny tech gear  Jun 19, 2008
    "One of the greatest difficulties for me is carrying file folders of various papers and forms. At (work or home), I scan documents and e-mail them as PDFs to myself. Then these are retrieved and filed on Lenovo (ThinkPad) X61 Tablet PC for easy and zero-weight storage. The tablet PC allows hand-written notes and annotations on the PDFs.". Vaughn McVey, program manager, Houston. (USA Today)

    New technology may prevent vitamin B12 deficient seniors and vegetarians from needing injections  Jun 18, 2008
    Past studies have shown that only approximately one percent of a vitamin B12 tablet gets absorbed in the bloodstream after traveling through the digestive track. Because so much of the vitamin is wasted, alternatives to effectively treat or protect against B12 deficiency are needed. (EurekAlert!)

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