| Mercury in sushi a danger in NYC
NEW YORK: New Yorkers choked on their beloved sushi yesterday after reading that eating only six pieces of raw tuna a week could put them above government safety levels for mercury. Laboratory tests performed by The New York Times found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan shops and restaurants that a weekly diet of six pieces would exceed the maximum set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Sushi from five of the 20 outlets had such high mercury levels that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market. "No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," Michael Gochfeld, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, told the newspaper.
GSK Revises US Labeling for Avandia(R)
LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline announced today that it is implementing changes to the US product label for Avandia(R) (rosiglitazone maleate), based on an extensive and thorough review by the FDA of myocardial ischemia data on Avandia, the most widely studied oral anti-diabetic medicine available. The existing boxed warning has been revised to add the FDA's conclusion that, while an FDA meta-analysis of short-term studies -- mostly against placebo -- showed an association between Avandia and an increase in myocardial ischemic events, that risk was not confirmed or excluded in three long-term clinical trials comparing Avandia against both placebo and other oral anti- diabetes medicines. The box will state that the available data on the risk of myocardial ischemia are inconclusive.
Noble Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
2:00 PM ET Executives Lee M. Ahlstrom - VP, IR and Planning David W. Williams - Chairman, President, and CEO Thomas L. Mitchell - Sr. VP and CFO William C. (Kurt) Hoffman - VP, Worldwide Marketing Analysts Arun Jayaram - Credit Suisse Ian MacPherson - Simmons & Company Dan Pickering - Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. David Smith - J.P. Morgan Robin Shoemaker - Bear Stearns & Co. Roger Read - Natexis Bleichroeder Inc. Pierre E. Conner - Capital One Southcoast Inc. Collin Jerry - Raymond James & Associates Judson E. Bailey - Jefferies & Company William Sanchez - Howard Weil Inc. Geoff B. Kieburtz - Citigroup Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Noble Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Earnings Conference Call. During the presentation, all participants will be in the listen-only mode.
The food pyramid, modified for older adults
People need to consult with their health-care provider to determine whether they actually need a supplement," she says. "It's very critical, whether it's nutrient or herbal, because there can be interactions between drugs and supplements."
The Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults can be downloaded from http://nutrition .tufts.edu/docs/pdf/releases /ModifiedMyPyramid.pdf.
Honors for those who assist seniors
Do you know seniors living in Nassau who have given their time to help others or worked to make the community better? Here are two ways to say thanks: Nominate them to be Nassau County Senior Citizen of the Year or for the Nassau Spirit of Senior Centers award.
Nominations for both awards are being accepted until Feb.
Rescue Remedy – Calm in a Bottle for a Naomi Klein’s “Shock ...
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Holiday is over for Rudy Giuliani as he battles to stay afloat in ...
He continued to hold formidable poll leads in Florida and in the biggest Super Tuesday prizes of California and his home state of New York. He defied political gravity by maintaining a lead in the Republican national polls, a remarkable achievement for a thrice-married, proabortion, pro-gun control defender of gay rights. His record in cutting crime rates in New York drastically, his impressive performance after the September 11 terror attacks, his ultra-hawkish foreign policy approach — and his argument that he was the most electable Republican — helped to appease many conservatives. Then the political world descended on Iowa and New Hampshire and Mr Giuliani sank from view quicker than an Everglades alligator. He also underestimated just how severely the early state voters would punish him for the heresy of ignoring them.
Kane County's resident expert botanist to sign copies of new book
The Kane County Forest Preserve District is calling botanists and nonbotanists alike to attend a book-release party featuring area nature expert Dick Young. The event is from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at district headquarters, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Building G, Geneva, where Young will sign copies of his latest book, the third edition of Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas . .
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