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Mouse rage syndrome identified
BOFFINS AT BLIGHTY'S Social Issues Research Centre have identified a new illness which they claim is caused by badly-designed web pages. According to the Electronic Times, the symptoms of the illness include a quickening of the heart, profuse sweating, and furious clicking and bashing of the mouse. In extreme cases victims scream loudly at their monitors. Dubbed 'Mouse Rage', the syndrome was uncovered by a study of 2,500 Web users. In a test, the SIRC used a "the Perfect Web site" that functioned well as a control. Then it presented punters with a stream of "crazy graphics and slow-loading pages." Only a few remained calm while the others showed stress and anxiety. The SIRC thinks that it could negatively affect cardio functions, as well as the immune and nervous systems.
Forest Laboratories Announces Acquisition of Cerexa, Inc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX - News) today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cerexa, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Alameda, California, in a cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Forest will acquire Cerexa for a total of $480 million. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001011/FORESTLOGO ) Pursuant to the acquisition of Cerexa, Forest will obtain worldwide development and marketing rights (excluding Japan) to two injectable antibiotics and an option to a third, early stage injectable antibiotic. The lead compound, ceftaroline acetate, which is entering Phase III studies, is a next generation, broad-spectrum, hospital-based cephalosporin antibiotic that exhibits bactericidal activity against the most resistant strains of Gram- positive bacteria, including MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) as demonstrated in a completed Phase II comparative trial in patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI).
Metabolism Boosting in Time for the Holidays
Students returned to campus this week, but the relaxation from a leisurely weekend was disrupted when they stepped on the scale. Did anyone not gain weight? Thanksgiving is only the beginning of the six week holiday cycle that is filled with family, friends, and of course, food. Last week, the Associated Press published a study conducted at the University of Oklahoma that examined student weight gain over their college break. After weighing 94 students before and after their Thanksgiving vacations, the study found that the average student gained 1.1 lbs during this period. Whether you gained more or less than these students did, there is plenty of time to lose the weight before the next indulgent holiday meal. Just as we can control how much pumpkin pie we eat, we can also control our metabolisms.
Districts take a closer look at PE
Watch the traveling, teacher Denise Schreiber told dozens of Gladys Poet-Christian School fifth-graders ready to start physical education. "Watch the double dribbles. Watch the reaching in from behind." The students then organized themselves into teams, ran to their courts and lined up for games of three-on-three basketball. .
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