Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Scouts edge Vikings by stroke


Scouts edge Vikings by stroke
Columbus Telegram, NE - 17 hours agoBy LINCOLN ARNEAL/Telegram Sports Writer. COLUMBUS - Coming off a double bogey on the fifth hole, Greg Pohlmann was glad to be hitting ...
Source: www.columbustelegram.com

Notes: Barmes finding his stroke
Colorado Rockies News - Apr 7, 2006By Thomas Harding / MLB.com. SAN DIEGO -- Colorado shortstop Clint Barmes did not begin this year with the thunder he took into 2005 ...
Source: colorado.rockies.mlb.com

Stroke 9 brings their 'backpack' to Sacramento
StateHornet.com, CA - Apr 9, 2006If enjoyed that one-hit-wonder �Little Black Backpack� by Stroke 9, you�re in luck because it sounds 100 times better on their new album Caf� Cuts, an ...
Source: www.statehornet.com

Women�s Golf Holds Eight-Stroke Lead at Park University Spring ...
Western Illinois University Athletics, IL - Apr 10, 2006... The Westerwinds hold an eight-stroke lead over UMKC (350), and Cameron (351) and Rockhurst (387) are in third and fourth places. ...
Source: www.wiuathletics.com

Stem Cell transplant improves stroke damage
Hindu, India - Apr 9, 2006Houston, April. 9 (PTI): There is now a hope for patients with a neurological damage like stroke. According to a new research a ...
Source: www.hindu.com

Gwynn-like stroke works for Shelton
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 5, 2006BY JOHN LOWE. Shelton used the whole field Opening Day in the Tigers' 3-1 victory over the Royals. His first homer landed just past ...
Source: www.freep.com

Rehabilitation and support programs for stroke patients
North County Times, CA - Apr 9, 2006... This is a relatively new therapy. Most excitingly, it has been found effective even when used by patients years after their stroke. ...
Source: www.nctimes.com

Singh Leads Mediate by One Stroke in 2nd Round of Masters Golf
Bloomberg - Apr 7, 2006April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Vijay Singh is maintaining his one- stroke lead in the second round of golf's Masters Tournament over Rocco Mediate, who made par on his ...
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Leathernecks Pull Off One-Stroke Victory at Billiken Invitational
Western Illinois University Athletics, IL - 6 hours ago... s golf team rallied for a come-from-behind victory in the Billiken Invitational and claimed its fourth victory of the 2005-06 season with a one-stroke win over ...
Source: www.wiuathletics.com

Device Helps Stroke Victims Use Hands
NBC30.com, CT - Apr 5, 2006WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Stroke patients at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are getting help learning to use their hands again. ...
Source: www.nbc30.com

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Israeli cabinet (Vioxx stroke) ends Sharon rule 


Israeli cabinet ends Sharon rule 
TEL AVIV, 04/11 - Israel`s cabinet has signalled a formal end to Ariel Sharon`s premiership three months after he suffered a stroke. Ministers voted unanimously to declare him "permanently incapacitated", which promotes Ehud Olmert from the position of acting PM to the full premiership.
Source: www.angolapress-angop.ao

Marla Weech plans return to C. Fla. TV 
After leaving the airwaves last year, veteran Central Florida news anchor Marla Weech is set to resurface Monday. She will co-host CBS affiliate WKMG's Local 6 First News alongside Jacquie Sosa. In a move the station describes as a "temporary assignment," Weech will fill in on the morning show for Mark McEwen, who is still recovering from a stroke. WKMG's vice president and general manager Henry
Source: www.floridatoday.com

Mickelson Holds 1-Stroke Lead at Masters 
Former champion Phil Mickelson led the Masters by one stroke through eight holes on Sunday, and 10 players were within four shots of the lead.
Source: asia.news.yahoo.com

Sharon Ruled Permanently Incapacitated 
Israel's Cabinet declared ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon permanently incapacitated, marking the official end of his five-year tenure. Sharon, 78, suffered a devastating stroke Jan. 4 and has been in a coma since.
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Reducing Your Risk of Stroke 
You may be able to reduce your risk of stroke by making changes to modifiable risk factors. Extensive research has established smoking as a risk factor for stroke and heart attack.
Source: www.thirdage.com

Monday, April 10, 2006

Acute Stroke Toolbox (Vioxx stroke)


Acute Stroke Toolbox
Guidelines, pathways, sample admission orders, and complementary tools, courtesy of the Brain Attack Coalition--a nonprofit alliance whose mission is to ...
Source: www.stroke-site.org

Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia
Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia. ... Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia. Select the first letter of the topic you are searching for:. A B C D E F G H I J K L M ...
Source: www.americanheart.org

Stroke Trials Registry
The Stroke Trials Registry is a continuously updated registry of randomized clinical trials in stroke and cerebrovascular disease.
Source: www.strokecenter.org

The Stroke Association - Welcome to TSA
Homepage for The Stroke Association website. Learn more about stroke.
Source: www.stroke.org.uk

American Heart Association
The Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Source: www.americanheart.org

Vioxx jury tells Merck to pay (Vioxx stroke)


Vioxx jury tells Merck to pay
Boston Globe, United States - Apr 6, 2006... to pay at least $4.5 million to a New Jersey man, agreeing with his claim that the painkiller Vioxx substantially contributed to his heart attack. ...
Source: www.boston.com

Chronology of events surrounding Vioxx and other painkillers
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Apr 6, 2006May 1999: FDA approves Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, another Cox-2 inhibitor, for treatment of arthritis and acute pain in adults. June 2000 ...
Source: www.courierpostonline.com

Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Vioxx Case
HealthCentral.com - Apr 6, 2006... $4.5 million in compensatory damages after a New Jersey jury handed down a split verdict Wednesday in a trial involving the once-popular painkiller Vioxx. ...
Source: www.healthcentral.com

Jury again rules against Merck in a Vioxx case
International Herald Tribune, France - Apr 6, 2006... Jersey Delivering a sharp blow to Merck, a New Jersey jury has found that the company did not properly warn patients of the dangers of its drug Vioxx and thus ...
Source: www.iht.com

Punitive-damages phase of Vioxx trial gets underway
MarketWatch - Apr 6, 2006ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (MarketWatch) -- The punitive-damages phase of the latest Vioxx trial got underway Thursday, one day after a jury awarded a combined $4.5 ...
Source: www.marketwatch.com

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Merck shares drop after Vioxx verdict (Vioxx stroke)


Merck shares drop after Vioxx verdict
Reuters - Apr 5, 2006... Merck & Co.'s (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell more than 4 percent after the closing bell on Wednesday after jurors in the company's Vioxx trial issued a ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Jury awards $US4.5m in Vioxx verdict
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Apr 5, 2006ATLANTIC CITY: Jurors in Merck & Co's Vioxx trial have awarded $US4.5 million to a 77-year-old New Jersey man after finding the painkiller contributed to his ...
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

New Jersey court enters split verdict in long-term Vioxx use trial
JURIST - Apr 5, 2006... a split verdict after two days of deliberations in a joint trial [JURIST report] that pitted two state residents who took the painkiller Vioxx [Merck Vioxx ...
Source: jurist.law.pitt.edu

US stocks lose ground; Merck hurt by Vioxx setback
MarketWatch - Apr 6, 2006... weighing on the Dow Jones Industrial Average as its shares tumbled following a legal setback over its Vioxx painkiller. See full story. ...
Source: www.marketwatch.com

Key Events Involving Vioxx, Other Drugs
Los Angeles Times, CA - Apr 5, 2006... May 1999: FDA approves Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, another Cox-2 inhibitor, for treatment of arthritis and acute pain in adults. * June ...
Source: www.latimes.com