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Students, experts recoil at alcohol enema case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Before an unruly Tennessee party ended with a student hospitalized for a dangerously high blood alcohol level, most people had probably never heard of alcohol enemas. Thanks to the drunken exploits of a fraternity at the University of

Jury convicts Gulf cartel manager in drug case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A federal jury seated just across the Rio Grande from the Mexican Gulf cartel's historic base of power convicted one of its bosses Friday on charges of conspiring to import and distribute marijuana and cocaine. Juan Roberto

Legal language pivot of Ind. abortion drug fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A legal loophole could become the latest weapon in the fight over abortion rights as opponents push Indiana to rewrite a law that defines abortion clinics so it includes facilities offering the procedure without surgery by prescribing a pill

FDA approves less-invasive heart defibrillator

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a first-of-a-kind heart-zapping implant from Boston Scientific that that does not directly touch the heart. Implantable defibrillators use thin wires to send electrical signals that disrupt dangerous heart rhythms. Surgeons

Amtrak workers failing drug tests more often

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The conductors, mechanics and engineers who operate Amtrak's trains have been testing positive for drugs and alcohol more and more frequently over the last six years, a government watchdog said Friday. And Amtrak's management isn't

Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By DENISE LAVOIE and ERIKA NIEDOWSKIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions. Annie

Abbott says rising exec did not graduate college

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Abbott Laboratories said Friday it repeatedly misstated the college education of senior executive Robert Gonzalez, who is soon slated to become CEO of its $18 billion-pharmaceutical spinoff. Company regulatory filings between 2002 and 2007 list Gonzalez as holding a bachelor's

Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By DENISE LAVOIE and ERIKA NIEDOWSKIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results, forging paperwork and mixing samples at a state police lab was arrested Friday in a scandal that has thrown thousands of criminal cases into doubt. Annie Dookhan, 34,

Walgreen 4Q profit falls 55 pct, tops forecasts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By TOM MURPHYAP Business Writer Walgreen Co.'s fiscal fourth quarter net income tumbled 55 percent compared to a year ago when the drugstore operator recorded a big business sale gain. Its adjusted earnings still trumped Wall Street expectations. But shares of the nation's largest

FDA warning public of risks of online pharmacies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. consumers that the vast majority of Internet pharmacies are fraudulent and likely are selling counterfeit drugs that could harm them. The agency on Friday launched a national campaign, called BeSafeRx, to