Press Release (PharmiWeb)

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Posted on:10 Mar 10 Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports 4Q2009 and FY2009 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

RALEIGH, N.C.----Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

Wear blue on Friday for colon cancer awareness (The McDowell News)

Friday is "Wear Blue" Day, according to the hospital foundation's Ruth Hullett. The campaign is designed to raise awareness about colon cancer.

Star Diet Tips from 'Extra' Experts! (Extra TV)

Our Lifechangers, Kimberly Snyder and Liz Vaccariello answer more of your diet and exercise questions: Q: What is more important diet or exercise? Liz: Diet's more important to take the weight off, but exercise is more important to keep...

Capsule Endoscopy now at Zulekha Hospitals (Zawya)

20 February 2010 Zulekha Hospitals has always been in the forefront of introducing the latest advancements in medical field, as part of the improvement of medical services at Zulekha Healthcare group the latest one which we launched is Capsule Endoscopy, may be the first of its kind in the private hospital sector of UAE.

Venable: The worms turn as the guts churn (Knoxville News Sentinel)

The first time I heard about the use of parasitic worms as an aid in dieting was while watching an episode of " The Office " on TV.Since " The Office " is a comedy, I laughed at the very notion of ingesting parasites - albeit one of those shuddering, "eeww, gross" types of laughs.Silly me. Little did I realize this disgusting practice actually occurs - and is being encouraged by some Internet ...

Researchers identify defective signaling pathway that contributes to the severity of cystic fibrosis (News-Medical-Net)

In a study that could lead to new therapeutic targets for patients with the cystic fibrosis, a research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a defective signaling pathway that contributes to disease severity.

Your Garden Variety Global Financial Crisis or Something Wilder? (The Daily Reckoning)

But first, why are companies hoarding cash? Bloomberg reports that companies in the S&P 500 have increased their cash holdings to an aggregate US$1.18 trillion dollars. The big blue chip multinationals have cut spending, frozen new hires (not literally), and generally kept cautious until more details emerge about the economic landscape.