Golden Retriever Fighting Dog Days at Miami Airport

advertisement Fliers in need a little stress reliever at Miami International Airport are finding relaxation now comes in the shape of a golden retriever. 3-year-old Casey is a trained therapy dog and twice a week she’ll be walking through the concourses of MIA making new friends. Her owner, airport volunteer Liz Miller, said she asked [...]

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Pfizer Announces FDA Acceptance For Review Of New Drug Application For Tofacitinib For Adult Patients With Moderately To Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis – News Press Release

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for tofacitinib (development code CP-690,550), an investigational novel, oral JAK inhibitor being studied for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The FDA has provided an anticipated [...]

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New exercise device made in Athens

Madison Gray didn’t quite know what she had when she started doing core exercises on a concoction of water bottles to alleviate back pain. Before she knew it, she had some abs. The massage therapist and clinic director of Georgia Medical Massage has since spruced up her design and started using the water-filled pouches on [...]

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The triumph of Blackstone on Wall Street

The private equity giant has soared by obsessing about danger – and by becoming more than a one-man show. FORTUNE — The last time Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman was featured in the pages of Fortune, it was March 2007, and private equity firms were reveling in their moment of maximum glory. A frenzy of buying and [...]

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AP: Knicks To Sign Baron Davis Monday

NEW YORK (AP) — Point guard Baron Davis will sign with the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of his plans said Sunday. Davis is expected to sign Monday, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there won’t be an announcement until the signing is official. Davis was waived last [...]

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Data Shows Medtronic AdaptiveStim™ with RestoreSensor™ Provides Pain Relief and Convenience

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clinical trial data presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society demonstrate the AdaptiveStim™ with RestoreSensor™ neurostimulation system from Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) provides clinical benefits for many patients, including effective pain relief and convenience, compared to systems without position-adaptive stimulation technology. “This study clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of position-adaptive stimulation [...]

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Notes and Events

Today Advent Lessons, Carols What: The St. Gregory Choir and St. Nicholas Choir present anthems and hymns paired with readings for the season. Where: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St. More Info: gracechurchcharleston.org or 723-4575 Monday Mindfulness Training What: Five-day retreat focuses on working with Henk Brandt to develop the power of mindfulness, bringing [...]

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Back pain causes can be tricky to diagnose – Part One

Back pain is a common and complicated problem. It is complicatedbecause there can be many causes, many structures in the back thatcan cause pain and because everyone’s pain is different. Withregard to the last issue, the same back pain that stops one personfrom working or doing athletics may be only a minor nuisance to asedentary [...]

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Mother-of-two had arthritis at 45 (From thisisoxfordshire)

Mother-of-two had arthritis at 45 2:00pm Friday 9th December 2011 in News Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) WHEN Christine Shields became so unwell she could not leave the sofa, and had to crawl upstairs on her hands and knees, she feared the worst. The mother of two was in so much pain she thought [...]

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Police searching for crook injured in attempted robbery

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) — Police continue their search for a crook who attempted to rob a school, as a witness who may have seen the suspect moments after the crime. Surveillance cameras were rolling as the masked bandit broke into Charles Wyche Elementary School in Miami Gardens, early last Friday. According to police, the [...]

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