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Elanco StandGuard (Prairie Star)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:16:03 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved StandGuard Pour-on for fast-acting, continuous control of horn flies and lice in beef cattle of all ages. Its active ingredient is gamma-cyhalothrin, the newest technology in the pyrethroid class of insecticides.

Wichitians Have Strange Encounter With Fidel Castro Nearly 50 Years Ago (KFDX Wichita Falls)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:30:47 GMT

But six Wichitians were able to do that nearly 50 years ago when Castro unexpectedly showed up at a remote swamp in Cuba where they were fishing. A local newspaper article from April 10th, 1959 and recently discovered tells the tale of this encounter.

Sciele and Addrenex Announce NDA Submission of CloniBID to Treat Hypertension (Centre Daily Times)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:56:23 GMT

Sciele Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCRX) and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Addrenex has submitted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) to the Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for CloniBID for the treatment of hypertension. Upon FDA approval, Sciele expects to launch this product in the first half of 2009.

Viewers will eventually pay for network tiff (Orlando Sentinel)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:50:52 GMT

WKMG likes to trumpet its investigative news team known as the Problem Solvers. Well, I have a problem.

Couple offers trusting home for abused animals (Muscatine Journal)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:59:42 GMT

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Mystic’s “mama” spoke softly and gently patted the horse’s nose to calm her nervous trotting. The 1,200-pound horse — with psychological scars from being abused — once kicked a woman in the abdomen and against a wall.

Trial begins for local man (Texarkana Gazette)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:24:17 GMT

Testimony began Tuesday afternoon in the trial of a Fouke man facing 12 counts of animal cruelty in Miller County.

Sciele and Addrenex Announce NDA Submission of CloniBID to Treat Hypertension (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT

ATLANTA----Sciele Pharma, Inc. and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Addrenex has submitted a 505 New Drug Application to the Federal Food & Drug Administration for CloniBID for the treatment of hypertension.

Trial Begins In Miller County Animal Cruelty Case (KTAL Shreveport)

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:33:33 GMT

The trial of a Miller County man accused of neglecting his animals began this afternoon in Miller County. Harles Fultz is charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty. Last February, deputies, along with Ar-Tex Animal Welfare, seized 10 horses and two donkeys from the Fultz property.

Tips from Washington's self-help manual (CNN.com)

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:18:53 GMT

"Every action in company ought to be done with some sign of respect to those that are present."

First Nations chief frustrated at government inaction on sea lice ... - The Canadian Press

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:31:47 GMT

First Nations chief frustrated at government inaction on sea lice ...
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
VICTORIA - A First Nations chief is frustrated after emerging from a meeting without a commitment from Agriculture Minister Pat Bell for action on sea lice. ...

Head Lice Removal Salon Opens in Orange County, CA Offering Free ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:33:28 GMT

Head Lice Removal Salon Opens in Orange County, CA Offering Free ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 12 hours ago
2008-02-20 08:30:19 - Lice Control, a leading lice removal service and clinical salon in California's San Francisco Bay Area (Castro Valley), ...

Lice a ‘nuisance,’ not health risk, Bockelman says - Somerville Journal

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:44:05 GMT

Lice a ‘nuisance,’ not health risk, Bockelman says
Somerville Journal, USA - Feb 19, 2008
The best way to deal with a potential lice epidemic, Burke and other city officials said, is through communication and careful nit picking, ...

When lice shampoo fails you - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:01:25 GMT

When lice shampoo fails you
Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 18, 2008
Our grandchild has had a bout with lice, picked up in her first-grade class. Her mother purchased lice shampoo and all the stuff to spray, but the lice keep ...

Sciele and Addrenex Announce NDA Submission of CloniBID to Treat ... - Earthtimes

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:44:32 GMT

Earthtimes

Sciele and Addrenex Announce NDA Submission of CloniBID to Treat ...
Earthtimes, UK - 12 hours ago
Sciele also announced that the FDA has extended to July 15, 2008, the Pharmacy Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date on Summers Laboratories innovative head lice ...

Broughton Archipelago businesses meet Provincial Minister in ... - ECO/Huff Strategy (press release)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:55:11 GMT

Broughton Archipelago businesses meet Provincial Minister in ...
ECO/Huff Strategy (press release), Canada - 6 hours ago
Recent scientific reports confirm that salmon farms are producing sea lice concentrations that are devastating to migrating juvenile salmon and that Pink ...
'Friends' of fish farming should drop the cloak of denial Vancouver Sun
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Drug companies play the numbers game - Houston Chronicle

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:37:11 GMT

Drug companies play the numbers game
Houston Chronicle, United States - Feb 17, 2008
Q. Our grandchild has had a bout with lice, picked up in her first-grade class. Her mother has purchased lice shampoo and all the stuff to spray, ...

Got Lice? Get Information Now! - WebWire (press release)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:59:38 GMT

Got Lice? Get Information Now!
WebWire (press release), GA - Feb 16, 2008
As any parent who has had their child sent home with head lice knows, these little parasites can cause a big problem. They are itchy, they are annoying, ...

Old problem, new tack: Salons help remove lice - Seattle Times

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:14:15 GMT

Old problem, new tack: Salons help remove lice
Seattle Times, United States - Feb 11, 2008
By Katy Murphy Alle Whitney, 7, watches a movie while she undergoes treatment for lice at a new lice salon called NitPixies in Oakland California. ...

Britney to Celebrate "Rehab Lice Ate My Extensions" Spoof Anniversary - The Spoof (satire)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:15:19 GMT

Britney to Celebrate "Rehab Lice Ate My Extensions" Spoof Anniversary
The Spoof (satire), UK - Feb 16, 2008
Los Angeles, Ca - (Farcial Mess): Singer Britney Spears has vowed to celebrate the first anniversary of the TheSpoof.com's Rehab Lice Ate My Extensions ...

Don't let the bed bugs bite! - Part Two (WTNH-TV New Haven)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:33:19 GMT

(WTNH, Feb. 13, 2008 11:55 PM) _ Bed bugs aren't just turning up in obscure places -- they can be found in places such as your home. But how do you get rid of the pests once they make themselves at home?

Don't let the bed bugs bite! (WTNH-TV New Haven)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:18:19 GMT

(WTNH, Feb. 12, 2008 11:15 PM)_ Bed bugs are so small, usually you don't know they are there until they bite you. Often it happens at a hotel. Many of us think it won't happen to us because we don't stay in "those kinds of places." But experts say think again.

Punished, 2 say, for asking about county bed bugs (The Jersey Journal)

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:15:43 GMT

All Renée Meyers and co-worker Gail Krone say they wanted was an answer to one question: Are bed bugs a problem at the County Administration Building on Newark Avenue?

Officials Say Gastonia Motel Infested With Bed Bugs (WSOC-TV Charlotte)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:21:09 GMT

A woman in says she was stunned to discover she was not sleeping alone in a Gastonia motel.

CleanRest(R) Announces a Groundbreaking Invention, The World's Cleanest Pillow(TM) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT

CleanRest®, an industry leading innovator that creates and develops products devoted to improving the health of the sleep environment announced today that the company has created "The World's Cleanest Pillow" featuring MicronOne technology.

Toy Fair carries on tradition (The Star-Ledger)

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:35:26 GMT

Kids are not allowed at the country's biggest toy fair, which is probably a good thing given the grown-up nature of some of the products on display.

Combat those itchy bed bugs (Lansing State Journal)

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:15:59 GMT

Bed bugs are small insects that lurk in the crevices of mattresses, box springs and furniture. They emerge at night to feed on the blood of their sleeping victims. While their bites are generally painless, they can leave behind red, itchy welts similar to a mosquito bite. Bed bugs aren't a reflection of cleanliness, as they have been found in even the swankiest of accommodations. Cluttered ...

School head's buildings cited (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:42:00 GMT

The city of Cincinnati issued 35 written complaints Thursday against East Price Hill apartment buildings owned by Roger Conners, superintendent of Riverside Elementary, a charter school.

Bedbug breakout spotted in hotel: One room in Temple Street rooming house in Nashua infested with cockroaches and ... (The Nashua Telegraph)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:13:07 GMT

NASHUA -- After a 4-1/2-hour inspection of a downtown hotel Monday, city health officials discovered 16 of 117 rooms were infested with bedbugs. Health officials say they also found other code violations and one room infested with cockroaches. ... - By PATRICK MEIGHAN Telegraph Staff

Bed Bugs Bite Local Woman (WCMH Columbus)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:40:29 GMT

Smart travelers will pull back the covers and check the mattress at their next hotel after a southern Ohio city talked about its problems with bed bugs.

Bed Bugs Making a Comeback - WHO-TV

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:11:57 GMT

Bed Bugs Making a Comeback
WHO-TV, IA - 7 hours ago
February 20, 2008 -- You've probably heard the phrase, "Don't let the bed bugs bite." But, you might not have taken the saying seriously. ...

Bed Bugs Require Extra Precautions - WKRC TV Cincinnati

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:43:14 GMT

Bed Bugs Require Extra Precautions
WKRC TV Cincinnati, OH - Feb 19, 2008
The bed bug infestation is causing local businesses to change the way they operate and experts say it should also change the way you travel. ...

Officials Say Gastonia Motel Infested With Bed Bugs - WSOCtv.com

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:22:05 GMT

Officials Say Gastonia Motel Infested With Bed Bugs
WSOCtv.com, NC - Feb 14, 2008
Patricia Starling found and captured bed bugs at the Super 8 on Cox Road. She wants to know why the motel is still accepting guests even after health ...

Don't let the bed bugs bite! - Part Two - WTNH

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:39:07 GMT

Don't let the bed bugs bite! - Part Two
WTNH, CT - Feb 13, 2008
By News Channel 8's Erin Cox (WTNH) _ Bed bugs aren't just turning up in obscure places -- they can be found in places such as your home. ...

Don't let the bed bugs bite! - WTNH

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:13:26 GMT

Don't let the bed bugs bite!
WTNH, CT - Feb 12, 2008
By News Channel 8's Erin Cox (WTNH)_ Bed bugs are so small, usually you don't know they're near until they bite you. Often it's at a hotel. ...

Bed Bugs Biting In Increasing Numbers - MSNBC

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:48:50 GMT

Bed Bugs Biting In Increasing Numbers
MSNBC - Jan 27, 2008
It's a nervous habit, born out of living with bed bugs for eight months. "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite. I don't say that anymore," ...

Bed Bug Forum Draws Crowd To Astoria Civic Meeting - Western Queens Gazette

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:02:33 GMT

Bed Bug Forum Draws Crowd To Astoria Civic Meeting
Western Queens Gazette, NY - Feb 13, 2008
"Let me state for the record, I am officially against bed bugs," Vallone joked. "But, seriously, these nasty insects are invading our homes and our bedrooms ...

EHS fails to help students - Pace University The Pace Press (subscription)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:56:44 GMT

EHS fails to help students
Pace University The Pace Press (subscription), NY - 4 hours ago
If the University deals with bed bugs and the extermination of them, then there needs to be a University-EHS communication, of which there seemed to be none ...

More Bed Bugs Nibbling in Raleigh - WRAL.com

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:29:39 GMT

More Bed Bugs Nibbling in Raleigh
WRAL.com, NC - Feb 4, 2008
Bed bugs are hard to kill. They can survive temperatures from over 110 degrees to below freezing. They feed only on blood, but can go a year without eating. ...

Bed Bugs Back - Fox 28

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:47:51 GMT

Bed Bugs Back
Fox 28, IN - Feb 4, 2008
Bed bugs were all but eradicated just two decades ago, but pest control experts say due to tougher regulations on insecticides and increased international ...

Tech Thinker Lawrence Lessig Announces Potential Run For Congress

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 165343 -0500

Creative Commons founder, free information advocate and Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig announced today the formation of an exploratory committee looking in to a potential bid for a U.S. Congress seat. He announced his maybe-decision (with a more finalized announcement coming March 1) today on a new Web site, lessig08.org.

Blacker Than Black Nanotubes are the New Black

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 155443 -0500

We told you about a new ultra-black material back in January and guess who was the first group to come knocking on the researchers' door?

City of the Future

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 145438 -0500

What will San Francisco look like 100 years from now? According to the winning entry in a "city of the future" contest, residents will live in a forest of sinuous towers.

IwamotoScott Architecture took home the $10,000 prize for its "Hydro-Net" design, which also envisions an underground web of carbon-nanotube-walled tunnels where people travel in hydrogen-fueled hover-cars.

New Study Rocks the Breastfeeding Boat

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 145330 -0500

For years, mothers have been divided sharply on the issue of bottle-feeding versus breastfeeding. Studies have long supported the notion that breastfeeding provides infants with benefits like improved immunity to diseases, better maternal bonding and a plethora of important nutrients.

Down the Hatch

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 112215 -0500

Welcome to the prey’s-eye view of the three-spined stickleback. Mark Purnell, a research fellow at the University of Leicester in England, stained the fish to highlight the skeleton and examined surface textures on the teeth. Each tooth is about the width of a human hair, and its texture indicates what the fish ate.

Geared for Change Products for the Impoverished

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 184140 -0500

More than a billion people worldwide live in poverty—not a gadget hound's I-can't-afford-an-iPhone poverty, but devastating, living-on-a-dollar-a-day poverty. These folks have trouble paying for food, staying healthy, getting an education, and doing many of the other daily things you and I take for granted. In future postings of this column, we'll discuss new tech that tackles each of these specific problems. But to kick things off, let’s look at a new program that aims at the most obvious problem of the poor They need more money.

Money Minded How to Psychoanalyze the Stock Market

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 165404 -0500

There's just no nice way to say it You're stupid with your money. You may fancy yourself a shrewd investor, but if you have normal human instincts—if you stand up and cheer at sporting events, if you follow the crowd toward the exit at the theater—then you have the instincts that make investors alternate between delirious greed and inconsolable fear. Like most of your peers, you are wired to buy high and sell low, and that's why Richard Peterson is about to become one very rich psychiatrist.

Laser Beam May Have Set Intensity Record

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 110135 -0500

“I don’t know of another place in the universe that would have this intensity of light.” That’s a quote from physicist Karl Krushelnick of the University of Michigan. It might sound a bit bold, but he and his team believe they’ve developed a laser beam with record-smashing intensity. According to the scientists, the HERCULES laser is so powerful that it’s roughly equivalent to concentrating all the sunlight heading towards Earth on a single grain of sand.

Nuclear Trafficking The Good News, And Plenty of Bad News

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 134258 -0500

Here's a mildly reassuring fact from today's AAAS news briefing on nuclear forensics There are no known cases of a finished nuclear weapon being stolen or sold on the black market. But raw nuclear materials are a different story. In the past fifteen years, more than 1,300 cases of nuclear trafficking have been registered. Anita Nilsson of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a member of today's panel, said that most of these cases were "innocent," but some are anything but. The 400 grams of weapons-ready plutonium seized at the Munich airport in 1994?

Antarctic Biodiversity vs. Global Warming

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 165118 -0500

The waters around Antarctica are an anomaly; they're home to a marine ecosystem straight out of the Paleozoic era (the period spanning from 541 million to 251 million years ago). But global warming is about to change that, according to research presented today at AAAS. The reason for the preponderance of ancient organisms is the cold water Predators that are capable of breaking the skeletons of their prey—modern fish, sharks, skates, and so on—simply can't live there. In fact, the most vicious predator in the Antarctic marine ecosystem right now is either a big sea star or an acid-oozing worm.

Those waters are warming, though, and possibly faster than the rest of the world's oceans.