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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 4:41 pm

Florida Senate hopefuls offer 3 distinct choices during debate

5:22 P.M. — MIAMI — It was appropriate that Gov. Charlie Crist stood between Democrat Kendrick Meek and Republican Marco Rubio during their first Senate debate today since he was getting hit from both ... (Source: News-Press 2010-09-17T21:19:23Z)

New drug allegation hits beleaguered SA athletics

Commonwealth Games 100m silver medallist Geraldine Pillay told Talk Radio ... administered by team doctor Maaki Ramagole on the advice of Ekkart Arbeit, a controversial former East German coach. An upset Pillay said ... (Source: Herald South Africa 2010-09-17T05:27:20Z)

Half of FDA panel wants diet drug Meridia off market

CHICAGO -- In a rebuke of the safety of Abbott Laboratories diet drug Meridia, eight of 16 members of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said Wednesday that the drug should be withdrawn ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-16T07:23:03Z)

UPDATE : Senate hopefuls offer 3 distinct choices at debate

MIAMI — Florida Senate candidates Republican Marco Rubio, Democrat Kendrick Meek and independent Gov. Charlie Crist will debate for the first time. The debate is being taped Friday afternoon by Univision and will ... (Source: News Herald 2010-09-17T21:19:23Z)

Ed Davis Has Meniscus Injury

... Rockets are interested in free agent Utah Jazz center Kyrylo Fesenko a league source said Thursday ... who are also eyeing the recently waived Erick Dampier, will likely only make a restricted free agent offer ... (Source: Hoops World 2010-09-17T22:02:20Z)

FDA panel casts doubt on safety of diet drug

... diet drug Meridia, eight of 16 members of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said yesterday that the drug should be withdrawn from the U.S. market. Six panelists said the Abbott Laboratories drug ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-09-16T10:07:41Z)

Prescription drug bill would make drug database 'go live' (video)

and Danny Bubp, R-West Union ... The Ohio State Medical Association and the Ohio Pharmacy Board dispute how long a typical query takes. But Burke takes greater issue with the reporting time between dispensing and ... (Source: Chillico Gazette 2010-09-16T11:40:45Z)

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals present TP-434 drug preclinical data for serious ...

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals ... TP-271, from Tetraphase's antibiotics product portfolio, were presented in 10 poster presentations at the 2010 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-09-16T08:06:00Z)

Quinn, Brady both vague on Ill. budget crisis

... Steve Schnorf, who was budget director under Republican Govs. Jim Edgar and George Ryan. Schnorf argues that ... detail to even make us think they have a clue," said Joan Walters, another former Edgar budget ... (Source: Chicago Defender 2010-09-17T15:35:47Z)

Mexico turns 200

Olivia Torres in Ciudad Juarez, Gustavo Ruiz in Morelia, Mark Walsh in Monterrey and Istra Pacheco, E. Eduardo Castillo and John Rice in Mexico City contributed to this report. (Source: KXAN 2010-09-16T11:55:04Z)

Tetraphase Named as One of the "Fierce 15" Biotech Companies of 2010

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc ... Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) the company presented new clinical and preclinical data for its lead drug candidate, TP-434, which demonstrated the ... (Source: PharmiWeb 2010-09-15T15:52:28Z)

Drug bill would make database 'go live' (video)

and Danny Bubp, R-West Union ... The Ohio State Medical Association and the Ohio Pharmacy Board dispute how long a typical query takes. But Burke takes greater issue with the reporting time between dispensing and ... (Source: Newark Advocate 2010-09-16T11:47:54Z)

NC attorney general to speak to legislative panel

... hear from North Carolina ... Roy Cooper will speak Thursday to a joint committee that will look into ways to make sure that defense attorneys and prosecutors trust the work from the State Bureau of Investigation (Source: Daily Comet 2010-09-16T19:33:12Z)

Tech review: How Apple's iPad won over a skeptic

... iPad looked like a heavy, overgrown iPod touch. After just a few months of use ... Google has another software package called Chrome OS in the works. It's designed for netbooks coming out later this year, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-16T21:20:34Z)

SAfrican athlete claims she was injected with blood-boosting drug without knowing

Commonwealth Games 100-metre silver medallist Geraldine Pillay told a radio ... administered by team doctor Maaki Ramagole on the advice of Ekkart Arbeit, a controversial former East German coach. She said she is ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-09-16T17:38:40Z)

On 200th birthday, Mexico looks beyond drug war to celebrate its proud history ...

Olivia Torres in Ciudad Juarez, Gustavo Ruiz in Morelia, Mark Walsh in Monterrey and Istra Pacheco, E. Eduardo Castillo and John Rice in Mexico City contributed to this report. (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-09-16T10:29:10Z)

Should Police Get More Access To Prescription Drug Records?

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper supports expanding access to state computer records identifying ... Cooper said 20 State Bureau of Investigation agents currently have access to prescription-drug records. (Source: Free Internet Press 2010-09-16T20:44:47Z)

Epson and Thinxtream offer print app for Apple devices

... from the iPad (2) and includes a free upgrade to iPad native printing support scheduled for release in Fall 2010. Without native print capability in Apple's iOS operating system, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad ... (Source: PrinterComparison.com 2010-09-15T16:21:06Z)

Brady, Quinn offer few details on budget

... Steve Schnorf, who was budget director under Republican Govs. Jim Edgar and George Ryan. Schnorf argues that ... detail to even make us think they have a clue," said Joan Walters, another former Edgar budget ... (Source: Daily Chronicle 2010-09-17T10:27:59Z)

Rockets offer two-year contract to Dampier

the Rockets have offered free agent center Erick Dampier a two-year ... The Rockets are also in talks with Utah Jazz restricted free agent center Kyrylo Fesenko, though the Jazz are expected to match the sort of ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-16T01:25:08Z)

Drug case hits S. African athletics

Commonwealth Games 100m silver medallist Geraldine Pillay told Talk Radio ... administered by team doctor Maaki Ramagole on the advice of Ekkart Arbeit, a controversial former East German coach. South African Sports ... (Source: star.com.my 2010-09-16T23:50:54Z)

Gubernatorial candidates short on details

... Steve Schnorf, who was budget director under Republican Govs. Jim Edgar and George Ryan. Schnorf argues that ... detail to even make us think they have a clue," said Joan Walters, another former Edgar budget ... (Source: Pantagraph 2010-09-17T05:20:10Z)

Marco Rubio debates Kendrick Meek on 'Meet the Press'; Bud Chiles on 'Facing Florida'

NBC's "Meet the Press" brings back its Senate Debate Series this weekend and starts with Florida. Democrat Rep. Kendrick Meek faces off against Republican Marco Rubio. Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running an an ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-09-03T12:53:26Z)

Software Update Imbues iPad With Multitasking, Printing

Poor iPad customers. It feels like an eternity since the iPhone and iPod Touch gained multitasking ... Apple's iOS 4.2 is due for launch in November, and we got an early look at the new OS on the iPad. Based on our ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T01:09:38Z)

Tetraphase Presents New Clinical and Preclinical Data for Novel AntibioticTP-434 ...

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. : , yesterday presented new clinical and preclinical data for its lead drug candidate, TP-434 : , which demonstrated ... on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) : in Boston, (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T10:00:32Z)

Ex-FBI Director: Leadership Problems At NC Lab

Swecker is one of two former assistant FBI directors whose review of the blood lab section of the State Bureau of Investigation found ... North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is also expected to address the panel. (Source: MyNC.com 2010-09-16T18:21:37Z)

Prescription drug bill would make drug database 'go live'

and Danny Bubp, R-West Union ... The Ohio State Medical Association and the Ohio Pharmacy Board dispute how long a typical query takes. But Burke takes greater issue with the reporting time between dispensing and ... (Source: Zanesville Times Recorder 2010-09-16T10:29:10Z)

FDA Advisers Divided on Whether to Ban Diet Drug Meridia

While the FDA is not bound to ... label warnings and/or restrictions to the use of Meridia, or to withdraw Meridia from the U.S. market. The drug is made by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories. The meeting comes on ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-15T21:07:26Z)

Report: Rockets make 2-year offer to Dampier

so the Rockets have reportedly offered free agent center Erick Dampier a two-year ... The Rockets are also in talks with Jazz restricted free agent center Kyrylo Fesenko, although the Jazz are expected to match any ... (Source: NBC Sports 2010-09-16T02:00:56Z)

Mexico marks 200th birthday, hopes for peace

... grito was canceled in Ciudad Juarez ... city - Mexico's most violent - by hanging Mexican flags from their roofs and hosting family dinners as virtual grito was broadcast on TV. In the western city of Morelia, (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-16T10:00:32Z)

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