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Marijuana-based drug Sativex may get FDA approval

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:01:32 +0000

A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself could soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves, according to drug companies, small biotech firms and university scientists.

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Tax cut survives: Congress votes holiday approval (AP)

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:33:52 +0000

AP – Barely beating Santa’s sleigh, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners on Friday, just when it looked like they and millions of unemployed workers were going to be left with coal in their stockings.

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Tax cut lives: Congress gives last-minute approval (AP)

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:51:32 +0000

AP – After weeks of bickering and doubt, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax cut extension to 160 million workers Friday along with further unemployment benefits for millions laid off in the nation’s fierce recession and weak economic recovery. It was a convincing victory for President Barack Obama, a humbling retreat for House Republicans.

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Climate deal up for approval at UN conference (AP)

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:02:19 +0000

AP – Diplomats frazzled by sleeplessness debated into the early hours of Sunday at a U.N. conference over a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decades.

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FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer (AP)

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:54:26 +0000

AP – The blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used in advanced breast cancer patients because there’s no proof that it extends their lives or even provides enough temporary benefit to outweigh its dangerous side effects, the government declared Friday.

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Greece: Riots as austerity steps get 1st approval (AP)

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:59:56 +0000

AP – Hundreds of youths smashed and looted stores in central Athens and clashed with riot police during a massive anti-government rally against painful new austerity measures that won initial parliamentary approval in a vote Wednesay night.

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Stocks jump on economic news, rescue fund approval (AP)

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:47:03 +0000

AP – Stocks soared Thursday after applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low and Germany voted to expand the powers of Europe’s bailout fund. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up nearly 170 points.

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Republican candidates seek Trump stamp of approval (AP)

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:21:41 +0000

AP – Donald Trump has become a must-stop for GOP candidates looking for advice or hoping to bask in the celebrity real estate mogul’s star power.

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Obama’s approval ratings reach all-time low: Gallup

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:21:47 +0000

President Obama’s approval ratings has plummeted to an all-time low in the latest Gallup tracking poll.

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On a roll: Obama’s approval rating hits two-year high at 60%

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:41:43 +0000

The commander-in-chief’s approval rating has jumped to 60%, hitting a two-year high, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

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