The best washers in Consumer Reports' tests are frontloaders, thanks to their superb performance and efficiency. But they require a lot of bending over to load and unload laundry, unless you spring for the pedestal available with some ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort and Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 You’d be forgiven for thinking the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is a car aimed at cashed-up members of the Greens Party, but what BMW ...
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Pfizer has announced the availability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) therapy, Quillivant XR (methylphenidate hydrochloride) CII for extended-release oral suspension, in the US. The extended-release liquid ...
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Santarus has obtained FDA approval for ulcerative colitis therapy, Uceris (budesonide) extended release tablets. A 9mg dose tablet is approved for administration once a day in adult patients with ulcerative colitis for up to eight weeks. ...
December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail sales at ...
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If you take a sleeping medication that contains zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Zolpimist, or generic), you could still have levels in your body the next morning that are high enough to impair driving, even if you feel wide awake. ...
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Last time you had a CT scan did your doctor tell you that it would expose you to radiation? Probably not, according to a study out this week. And even if you were told, you might underestimate the radiation dose, too. Researchers from the ...
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This year's flu season is coming on fast and strong, especially in the South and Southeast. The extra bad news: Only about a third of people got vaccinated early this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...
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Single-use laundry detergent packs have been called an emerging public health hazard by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Last month, the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a safety alert for the packs, calling them ...
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This January, the hottest new collection of iPhone 5 accessories from PureGear will be on display at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. PX260™ PROTECTION SYSTEM With the PX260 Protection System, you can protect your iPhone 5 ...
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Check your prescription container to see if a manufacturer is listed on the label. If your bottle says "Ranbaxy," call or take it back to the pharmacy where you filled the prescription to find out if it's been recalled. The pharmaceutical ...
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Pfizer has obtained the European Commission approval for the use of Prevenar 13 vaccine in older children and adolescents aged six to 17 years for the prevention of pneumococcal disease. Single dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved InnoPharma's abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for acetylcysteine injection. The acetylcysteine injection, which is a generic equivalent of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals' Acetadote ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a full public consultation on the safety of aspartame after publishing its draft opinion, which states it poses “no toxicity” worries for consumers at current levels. ...
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Lantheus Medical Imaging has renewed its long-term agreement with FUJIFILM RI Pharma (FRI) to license and distribute its technetium-based radiopharmaceutical imaging agents, used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), in ...
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