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http://www.healasthma.com – . Winners at NBA/WNBA skills event announced More than participants competed in the Jr. NBA/WNBA Skills Competition held last Saturday at South High, sponsored by Singulair and hosted by the Sheboygan Area School District Community Recreation Department.The first-place finishers will now have the opportunity to compete in the regional competition in each age and gender groups. The first-place local champions do not automatically advance to the regional. Their times will be compared to other local champions in the Milwaukee… Merck first-quarter net jumps percent on higher sales Merck & Co. Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped percent, as the drugmaker posted sharply higher sales of its asthma and cholesterol drugs, plus one-time gains from product divestitures. Meanwhile, the number of personal injury lawsuits in the massive litigation over the painkiller Vioxx, which Merck withdrew from the market in due to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, declined slightly for the first time.The Whitehouse Station,… . Hunterdon County Democrat (Flemington, NJ) – Merck Net Income Drops For Both Quarter And Year – READINGTON TWP Restructuring costs, increased research costs, declining sales and a new U.S. wholesaler distribution program meant lower fourth-quarter income for Merck and Co., the world’s third-largest pharmaceutical company, which has its headquarters here. Merck, maker of Zocor, an anti-cholesterol drug, Singulair, which treats chronic asthma, and Vioxx, arthritis and pain medicine, announced a % decline in fourth quarter income. It fell to . billion, or … . Sun-Sentinel – PROFITS RISE FOR MERCK, JOHNSON & JOHNSON Merck & Co. and Johnson & Johnson had higher fourth-quarter profits as the drug makers sold more medicines for conditions such as asthma, high cholesterol and epilepsy.Merck, the second-largest U.S. drug maker, said net income rose . percent on demand for its Zocor cholesterol drug and Singulair asthma medicine. Johnson & Johnson, also the biggest U.S. maker of medical devices, said net income rose percent on higher sales of the epilepsy drug… . Aberdeen Press & Journal (Scotland) – Aid for toddlers with asthma Aid for toddlers with asthma A PROFESSOR from the University of Aberdeen has helped develop a new treatment for toddlers suffering from asthma, which could mean an end to inhalers. Peter Helms, professor of child health at the university, was involved in the development of a tablet which reduces the number of asthma attacks and eases the cough associated with the disease. In relieving the symptoms of the disease, it enables a child to stay more active. The new… . Record, The (Kitchner, Ontario, Canada) – asthma drugs help for exercise Two new asthma drugs can help prevent attacks after exercising, but one loses its effectiveness over time and the other fails to work for one-in-four sufferers, new studies say.Most people with asthma can exercise vigorously, but they risk developing an attack if their workout ends abruptly after three to eight minutes, or if they
exercise in cold, dry air.According to the studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the two drugs, approved earlier this year and sold… . Pain, anxiety drugs top Medicaid list Apr. –CHARLESTON, W.Va.–A painkiller and a drug used to treat anxiety are the most popularly prescribed medications in West Virginia’s Medicaid program, which covers nearly low-income state residents. In the first three months of the year, , prescriptions were written for the -milligram version and , were written for the milligram of Lortab, according to Medicaid records.That’s a total of , prescriptions for Lortab, which is a… . Pain, anxiety drugs top Medicaid list A painkiller and a drug used to treat anxiety are the most popularly prescribed medications in West Virginia’s Medicaid program, which covers nearly low-income state residents.In the first three months of the year, , prescriptions were written for the -milligram version and , were written for the milligram of Lortab, according to Medicaid records.That’s a total of , prescriptions for Lortab, which is a combination of hydrocodone and… . Times West Virginian (Fairmont, WV) – Pain, anxiety drugs top Medicaid list A painkiller and a drug used to treat anxiety are the most popularly prescribed medications in West Virginia’s Medicaid program, which covers nearly low-income state residents.In the first three months of the year, , prescriptions were written for the -milligram version and , were written for the milligram of Lortab, according to Medicaid records.That’s a total of , prescriptions for Lortab, which is a combination of hydrocodone and… . McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) – Pain, anxiety drugs top Medicaid list Apr. CHARLESTON, W.Va. A painkiller and a drug used to treat anxiety are the most popularly prescribed medications in West Virginia’s Medicaid program, which covers nearly low-income state residents.In the first three months of the year, , prescriptions were written for the -milligram version and , were written for the milligram of Lortab, according to Medicaid records.That’s a total of , prescriptions for Lortab, which is a… – |
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