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Acne Drug Accutane Ups Cholesterol
In a study involving almost 14,000, mostly young patients taking the drug, elevations in blood cholesterol, triglycerides (a blood fat), and a blood liver function test were more common than have been previously reported. Blood levels returned to normal or to pretreatment levels in the vast majority of patients in the months after they stopped taking Accutane, however. Researchers say this finding is reassuring, but they add that patients should be followed longer to see if there are long-term implications for cardiovascular and liver disease risk. "We do want to know if there are long-term consequences, but that was not a part of this research," researcher Michele Manos, PhD, MPH, tells WebMD. Tighter Controls on Drug First approved in 1982 for the treatment of severe disfiguring acne , Accutane use in women has long been linked to an increased risk of miscarriage and birth defects.
TeleTech Holdings Q3 Revenues Up 11% - Quick Facts [TTEC]
11/8/2007 10:33:10 PM Thursday, TeleTech Holdings Inc. (TTEC) reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter 2007, due to self-initiated review of accounting and likely restatement of prior period financial statements.
TeleTech reported third quarter revenues of $335.8 million, up 10.5% from $303.80 million in the prior-year quarter. Revenues from services performed for clients in offshore locations grew about 33% to $136.5 million year-over-year.
Preliminary total operating expenses for the latest third quarter were $309.86 million, while income from operations were at $25.94 million.
The company noted that sale of business resulted in a pre-tax disposition charge of $7.0 million, including $2 million of cash related expenses, net of a software sale, during the third quarter.
Unveils network to file complaints
In her first major step after doffing her police uniform, Kiran Bedi today blasted police officers for inefficiency as she unveiled a network to register complaints from the public.
Dr Kiran Bedi launched "Mission Safer India" at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal .
Sicknote crackdown will hit 30,000 in Hampshire
A Government crackdown on benefits will hit more than 30,000 claimants acorss Hampshire, it has been revealed. From October next year individuals applying for incapacity benefits will be asked to undertake a new test to establish what they are capable of doing, rather than simply having their disabilities measured, Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain said yesterday. The new regime, which will initially cover only new claimants, will eventually be imposed on all those receiving incapacity support. As of May this year there were more than 30,000 such people in south west Hampshire - including nearly 10,000 in Southampton. The harder test will assess claimants' abilities to perform certain work-related tasks, such as using a computer keyboard and mouse.
Surcharges spur energy efficiency
The Globe has decided to resurrect the old African-American "welfare queen" canard on the latest home mortgage crisis ("Broker's clients detail web of dashed dreams," Jan. 20). I see it as an outrageous exploitation by the rich and powerful of the poor, mostly African-Americans, and other minorities and their communities. Did you know that African-Americans and other minorities who do honestly qualify for a mortgage generally pay more? BWB. Borrowing While Black. This same criminally inflated real estate bubble happened 20 years ago and caused the collapse of the savings and loan industry. But instead of this experience informing the politicians, who raked in the campaign contributions, or the media, who lapped up the advertising dollars, it only informed the criminal conspirators, who were more brazen this time than the last, making bad loans to desperate working people who lost confidence in the rental market.
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