Air Force RB Clark tossed from academy amid drug probe
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Air Force running back Asher Clark is no longer enrolled at the academy amid a newspaper report that he was caught up in an investigation ...
U.S. nixes tentative $1 billion settlement with J&J: WSJ
– Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. have nixed a tentative $1 billion settlement with Johnson & Johnson, holding out for a larger settlement with the drugmaker for alleged improper marketing ...
Police: 16 kilograms of cocaine seized at UN
UNITED NATIONS — A shipment containing 16 kilograms of cocaine was seized last week at the U.N.’s mail intake center, a New York Police Department spokesman stated Thursday. Only ...
31 inmates killed in northern Mexico prison fight
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A vicious fight among inmates armed with makeshift knives, clubs and even stones left 31 people dead in a prison in a drug cartel-plagued state in ...
Mexico fires almost 1,000 police in Gulf state
VERACRUZ, Mexico — Nearly 1,000 police officers were fired to weed out corruption from the violence-ravaged Gulf coast say of Veracruz, Mexican authorities stated Tuesday. Only on msnbc.com ...
Manny will not be granted to play D.R. winter ball
NEW YORK — A person familiar with the situation states Manny Ramirez will not be granted to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic because he neither served a suspension ...
Novartis drug helps in serious childhood arthritis
– Patients with the most serious form of childhood arthritis can get substantial symptom relief from a Novartis drug, researchers stated on Friday, raising hopes for a product that had ...
FDA warns of heart risks with high doses of Celexa
WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are warning physicians not to prescribe high doses of the antidepressant Celexa, because of the risk of fatal heart complications. The Food and Drug Administration ...
Roche "good" cholesterol drug shows early promise
LONDON – An experimental drug from Roche designed to raise “good” HDL cholesterol has produced encouraging results in a small mid-stage clinical trial, boosting shares in the Swiss drugmaker by ...
Excessive Heat Can Harm Medications, Expert Says (HealthDay)
SATURDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — Medications can be harmed by high temperatures, state pharmacists. Although just a handful of drugs have been tested at temperatures above 86F, all medications ...
