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LIFE: Your health. Your body.
The National Institutes of Health estimates that 4.2 million Americans have glaucoma, but only half know it. The second leading cause of blindness in the world, glaucoma accounts for 12% of blindness in the United States. The best defense against glaucoma is detecting it early. It might begin with the loss of peripheral vision and then advance to a narrow area known as tunnel vision. If left untreated, it can lead to total blindness. - Cox News Service .
A Fighter's Early Rounds: 2-0
Two things became obvious in the second round. The first was that Tommy Rainone was going to win this fight. The second was, that hed do it with one hand. Rainone had injured his hand but the good thing was, it was his right hand. When you are a southpaw, an injury to the right mitt is preferable. But the bad thing was, it was the right hand, the hand with which one uses to shake another persons hand. And after Rainones second pro win, a lot of people wanted to shake his hand. I dont think anything feels as good as winning your first, said Rainone. But this definitely feels good, especially since I had to overcome a hand injury. On December 8, at the Huntington Townhouse, on Long Island, Rainone (1-0) engaged in his second professional prizefight.
Slimline Croft to be a friend reunited
Lee Croft has an added incentive for winning back his first team place when Norwich City visit Southampton tomorrow - the chance to line up against his “best friend in football".The slimmed-down winger could be recalled for the Coca-Cola Championship match at St Mary's Stadium (3pm), despite not having played a match for seven weeks because of an ankle injury.And if he makes the starting line-up, he's set to share the spotlight with former Manchester City colleague Bradley Wright-Phillips.The two 21-year-olds both left the City of Manchester Stadium in July this year, Croft to Carrow Road in a £600,000 move and Wright-Phillips for an undisclosed fee to the Saints.But they are in touch regularly and have already traded good-natured banter ahead of their weekend meeting.“Probably my best friend in football, Bradley, plays for Southampton, so it will be nice to get back for that game if I can," said Croft, who has missed eight first team matches since suffering the injury in the 5-0 defeat at Stoke.
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).
Study shows out laughter is contagious
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Hartson: I'll win the Baggies fans over
The Baggies striker has struggled to make an impact since joining the club from Celtic in the summer. The 31-year-old suffered a loss of form and then struggled with his weight before finally coming back into the picture in the victory against Derby a fortnight ago. Hartson was today preparing to take on his former club with the intention of showing Albion fans the real reason why Bryan Robson brought him to the club in the summer. .
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