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Jennette McCurdy : Actress leaves Nickelodeon

Jennette McCurdy : Actress leaves Nickelodeon

Perhaps everything started when Jennette McCurdy chose not to be at the Kid’s Choice Awards to accept her show’s awards or was it during some racy picture of her in a sexy lingerie flooded social media or perhaps the salary issue between Ariana Grande and her, either way Nickelodeon’s “Sam & Cat” is in deep trouble of being aired for ... Read More »

Novartis announced first quarter results 2014

Novartis announced first quarter results 2014

Novartis International AG Friday said its Phase IV INSTEAD switch study for Onbrez Breezhaler in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, met its primary objective. The results from the trial confirmed non-inferiority of Onbrez Breezhaler or indacaterol in lung function compared to Seretide or salmeterol/fluticasone or SFC in the patients. Read More »

AIDS at 30 : Apathy plus HIV kills, Report

AIDS at 30 : Apathy plus HIV kills, Report

April 23 marks 30 years since the U.S. announced the discovery of what causes AIDS: a retrovirus called HTLV-III, later renamed HIV. At their 1984 press conference, in the face of one of the world’s most terrifying medical epidemics, Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler and virologist Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute projected scientists would be ... Read More »

Military rocked by sex assault claims : Report

Military rocked by sex assault claims

A scathing look at the sexual violence that plagues the Canadian military is the focus of an exclusive investigation by L’actualité, Maclean’s sister publication. Every day, five individuals in the Canadian military community become victims of sexual assault, according to statistics obtained through Canada’s Access to Information Act. Read More »

13 hurt, 3 critical in California school bus crash

13 hurt, 3 critical in California school bus crash

At least 13 people are hurt after a school bus in California ran off the road, went up a steep hillside and crashed into a tree. According to fire officials, the bus was carrying children from a charter school in Anaheim. The bus appeared to be stuck on the hill, up against the tree, making it difficult for emergency crews ... Read More »

Vitamin D supplementation and fall risk, New Study

Vitamin D supplementation and fall risk

As falls can be devastating for older people, 1 many interventions to reduce the risk of falls in this group have been examined. Vitamin D supplementation is a strategy receiving much attention in view of its ease of administration and perceived favourable benefit-to-risk ratio. Read More »

US : FDA eases into regulating e-cigarettes

US : FDA eases into regulating e-cigarettes

The Federal Government is moving to keep e-cigarettes and other smoking related products out of the hands of teenagers. The Food and Drug Administration is about to ban the sale of e-cigs, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookahs and dissolvable tobacco products to anyone under 18. Some local shops are worried about the effects on their businesses. Read More »