Psychology :: Sex, beer and marketing ethics
The ethics and philosophy of marketing will come under the spotlight at a new public seminar being hosted at the University of Adelaide.
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Cosmetic Surgery :: Geneal practitioners invited to cash in on cosmetic boom
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, denounced new courses set up to train GPs in the latest aesthetic treatments.
HIV :: AHF counters GSK ads that promote fear of HIV treatment
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia unveiled a public awareness campaign targeting negative direct-to-consumer advertising of HIV/AIDS drugs by pharmaceutical companies.
Salmonella :: Whole Foods Market recalls 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini
Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini 16-oz, with a Best By Date of 10/02/07 or earlier because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Food Poisoning :: Leading the fight against food poisoning
University of Nottingham experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons in the fight against food poisoning.
Asthma :: Bronchial thermoplasty may allow severe asthma patients to wean off oral corticosteroids
Asthmatx, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a catheter-based procedure for the treatment of asthma, announced today that positive results from the Research in Severe Asthma (RISA) Trial were reported today at the annual scientific assembly of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) by Neil Thomson, MD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
Neurology :: Iloperidone results show favorable akathisia profile
According to study results presented at the 2007 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, iloperidone, an investigational atypical antipsychotic, was shown to have a favorable akathisia profile.
Depression :: Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder
In adults with major depressive disorder, adding aripiprazole to antidepressant therapy (ADT) resulted in significant improvement in the primary endpoint, the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score.
Diabetes :: GlaxoSmithKline strongly defends its record on Avandia
The following is GlaxoSmithKline?s (NYSE: GSK) response to a press release issued by the US Senate Committee on Finance about Avandia? (rosiglitazone maleate):
Food :: South Carolina Company Recalls Margaret Holmes Seasoned Turnip Greens
McCall Farms of Effingham, S.C., is voluntarily recalling more than 2,500 cases of Margaret Holmes Seasoned Turnip Greens after tests by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed trace amounts of diesel fuel in product samples, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.