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Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds ranging from drug offenses to tax evasion, from wildlife violations to bank embezzlement, The Associated Press learned Monday.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-11-25
Bail denied Pa. woman accused of killing FBI agent
PITTSBURGH - A judge denied bail on Thursday for a woman accused of killing an FBI agent during a drug raid that led to her husband's arrest on cocaine-dealing charges.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug
WASHINGTON - Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women.
Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand
In a study that will likely change medical practice, researchers reported that Crestor, a cholesterol-fighting statin made by AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN - News), reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease by a surprisingly robust 45% in people who do not have high cholesterol. The patients did have high levels of a protein associated with arterial inflammation that is not routinely measured.
Nations:Australia Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-11-10
Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden
PARIS (AFP) - Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world's fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred.
Nations:Denmark France Source:(AFP)
2008-11-09
| Headlines |
- Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences 2008-11-25
- Bail denied Pa. woman accused of killing FBI agent 2008-11-20
- Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug 2008-11-13
- Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand 2008-11-10
- Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09
- Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives 2008-11-09
- Mass. scrambling to adapt to marijuana initiative 2008-11-06
- California voters approve gay-marriage ban 2008-11-05
- California gay marriage vote still undecided 2008-11-05
- Roethlisberger hurt but Steelers top Redskins 2008-11-04
- Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street 2008-11-03
- Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul 2008-11-03
- US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years 2008-10-30
- Improving the Use of Drugs Through Genes 2008-10-27
- Giants' Burress misses therapy, doesn't start 2008-10-26
- Man says NYPD assaulted him; cops deny claim 2008-10-24
- Miss Teen Louisiana arrested, loses crown 2008-10-23
- Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21
- Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21
- US official: Mexican cartels murder, kidnap in US 2008-10-19
- Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks 2008-10-11
- Judge orders Redmond O'Neal into detox 2008-10-10
- Cold meds not for kids under 4: makers 2008-10-07
- Russia: Will work with US, EU to stop pirates 2008-10-03
- Hijackers off Somalia show no sign of giving up 2008-10-03
- Calorie overload sends the brain haywire: study 2008-10-02
- US kids three times likelier to be medicated than in Europe: study 2008-09-24
- Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage 2008-09-24
- O'Neal attorney denies drug allegations 2008-09-19
- Interior boss says he will squelch `ethical storm' 2008-09-18
- Organized crime takes control in parts of Mexico 2008-09-14
- Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water 2008-09-14
- Internet drug trafficking skyrockets, experts warn 2008-09-12
- Oil brokers sex scandal may affect drilling debate 2008-09-11
- Study sees longterm benefit of blood-sugar control 2008-09-11
- Interior employees accused in sex, gift scandal 2008-09-10
- Colts starting DT Johnson arrested on drug charge 2008-09-10
- Report: US drug use shows little change in 2007 2008-09-04
- Actress Helen Mirren: I used to 'love' cocaine 2008-09-02
- Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure 2008-09-01
- UN says opium cultivation drops in Afghanistan 2008-08-26
- Is John Edwards' former aide covering for him? 2008-08-15
- Youth access to drugs increases 2008-08-15
- Obama campaign issues rebuttal to book's claims 2008-08-14
- Crime-ridden Arkansas town expands 24-hour curfew 2008-08-13
- Drug dealers turn Wash. vineyards into pot farms 2008-08-09
- Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US 2008-07-30
- Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas, but levees hold 2008-07-23
- Schering-Plough, Merck's Vytorin misses study goal 2008-07-21
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