Archive for May, 2009



Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungal-infection lawsuits (Deseret News)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 11:37 pm
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating...



Deep brain stimulation: Expanding its reach to new patients (Newsday)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 8:34 pm
Electrical therapy, used for years to treat Parkinson's and other movement disorders, may soon tackle depression and more. Under the skin, a battery is surgically implanted -- generally within the upper chest. From the battery, wires snake up to the head, to tickle different targets deep inside the brain.



Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits (USA Today)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction."



Identities known of people found dead (WIVB Buffalo)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 8:00 pm
Autopsy results are complete from this morning and the manner of death is pending toxicology. Limited trauma was found on the bodies. There was no trauma found that would have caused a fatality. They all ingested and vomited apparently the same substance and it has been referred for testing.



Three People Dead from Suspected Prescription Drug Overdose (WKBW-TV Buffalo)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 7:44 pm
The bizarre deaths of three young people launched a police investigation in Niagara Falls. Detectives suspect a prescription drug overdose and note its unusual to find three people in their 20s dead in the same place at the same time with no signs of trauma.



Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits (Baltimore Sun)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 3:31 pm
Baltimore chimney-sweep among those affected by infections Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction."



Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits (San Francisco Chronicle)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from... Related: Bausch & Lomb - Contact lens - Pfizer - Ophthalmology - United States



Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 2:35 pm
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, "without a lot of outside distraction."



Bausch & Lomb settles lawsuits over fungal infection (CTV.ca)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 2:19 pm
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb has quietly settled nearly 600 lawsuits related to a potentially blinding fungal infection, to the tune of $250 million.



Police probe painkiller use in deaths of 3 in Falls (The Buffalo News)

Sunday 31 May 2009 @ 6:46 am
NIAGARA FALLS--Three young people were found dead Saturday afternoon in a home in the city's La- Salle section, possibly from an overdose of a powerful prescription painkiller.



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