Famous blues singer Etta James, who was admitted to a hospital in Southern California on Monday due to sepsis caused by urinary tract infection, is still under observation, according to her son.
Bloodsucking bedbugs are creepier now compared to before. A report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells that bedbugs found in a poor place in Vancouver, Canada carries drug-resistant staph bacteria. It is potentially dangerous as drugs could not treat the staph that the bedbugs carry.
FBI continues to work on the Coreflood Botnet, remotely uninstalling it from countless infected PCs.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: LM Ericsson Telephone, Silicon Image, SAVVIS, ShoreTel, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, and Vical. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: MIPS Technologies, Broadcom, SuccessFactors, Entropic Communications, and RF Micro Devices.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: LCA-Vision, Keynote Systems, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, ReachLocal, and ShoreTel. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: MIPS Technologies, Broadcom, RF Micro Devices, MAKO Surgical, and DDI Corp.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Sanofi Pasteur's bacterial meningitis vaccine Menactra in children as young as 9 months.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it issued four warning letters to companies that manufacture and market over-the-counter (OTC) drug products, including hand sanitizers, that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA).
A few weeks following the Rustock take down, the FBI rids the world of the Coreflood botnet.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment system manufactured by Neurovasx Inc. for large brain aneurysms. Maple Grove-based Neurovasx's cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System is for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape.
Software giant Microsoft released 17 security bulletins, addressing 64 vulnerabilities in its biggest ever patch Tuesday update.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved molecular diagnostics company Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD)'s test designed to detect the toxin associated with a common bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea and other serious intestinal conditions and death in severe cases.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a new device, manufactured by California-based ev3, to treat brain aneurysms without performing open surgery.
Shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CBST) touched a new 52-week high of $30.02 on Wednesday morning. Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OPTR) said it has entered an exclusive two-year co-promotion agreement with Cubist to market Dificid in the U.S.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Orchid Cellmark, Westport Innovations, Golar LNG, Hansen Medical, and Immunomedics. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: American Superconductor, Randgold Resources, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, ASML Holding, and A-Power Energy Generation Systems.
Targeted attacks, including attacks on leading mobile platforms, are set to rise further in future, security software maker Symantec said on Tuesday. Targeted cyber attacks are more complex and challenging but the returns are also higher, prompting cyber criminal to launch more of this kind in future, a security strategist at Symantec told Reuters.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, VIVUS, Orexigen Therapeutics, Star Scientific, and Optimer Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: OmniVision Technologies, DepoMed, TD AMERITRADE Holding, Logitech International, and Check Point Software Technologies.
University of North Florida's student newspaper the Spinnaker has run into trouble after printing a picture of simulated oral sex on its front cover.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Cephalon, Netlist, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, ClickSoftware Technologies, and Glu Mobile. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: China Information Technology, Golar LNG, Tibco Software, EDAP TMS, Vodafone Group, and Dell.
A report from the Office of the Inspector General has found NASA is vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that Nani would be out for the next three games, including the FA Cup tie against Arsenal.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) reported positive interim results on March 2 from a Phase 2 two-part study of 'telaprevir' combination therapy for treatment of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HCV-HIV co-infection. The shares of the drugmaker touched a new 52-week high of $51.10 on Friday.
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) touched a new 52-week high of $50.83 on Thursday. The company announced positive interim results on Wednesday from a Phase 2 two-part study of 'telaprevir' combination therapy for treatment of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HCV-HIV co-infection.
