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Shares surge for drug-testing firm Quintiles as IPOs stay strong
Shares of drug-testing firm Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. soared nearly 10% in Thursday trading, marking another strong debut for initial public offerings in a buoyant stock market. Quintiles was up $3.80, or 9.5%, to $43.80 in midday trading...
Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Stock Market, Initial Public Offerings, Pharmaceuticals, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Quintiles shares rise 10 pct in market debut
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - Shares of drug research company Quintiles Transnational Holdings rose as much as 10 percent in its market debut, valuing the company at about $5.70 billion. The Durham, North Carolina-based clinical trials company is the largest of...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Financing and Stock Offerings, Initial Public Offerings, Marketing
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Quintiles shares rise 11 percent in market debut
Reuters(Reuters) - Shares of drug research company Quintiles Transnational Holdings rose as much as 11 percent in its market debut, valuing the company at as much as $5.73 billion. The Durham, North Carolina-based clinical trials company's initial public...Tags: Taxation, Medical Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Companies and Corporations, Morningstar Incorporated
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On pointe: Local dancers prepare for summer intensives
For the past eigh t years, Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet students have been accepted to and attended the country's finest summer intensive programs. This year is no exception with nine of Crooked Tree's pre-professional ballet students...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, Dance, Washington, DC
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Most women back over-the-counter birth control pill
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Close to two-thirds of women favor making contraceptive pills available over the counter, according to a new nationally-representative survey. In addition, about 30 percent of women using either no birth control or a less...Tags: High Blood Pressure, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, Birth Control
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Lemur researcher works to save endangered species
When researcher Erik Patel hiked into the mountainous rain forest of northeast Madagascar in 2001, he was a doctoral student embarking on a quest for basic scientific knowledge about one of the rarest primates in the world: a snow-white lemur called the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Madagascar, Science and Technology, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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Yoga might help boost mental health
As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety. Yoga...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Harvard Medical School, Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Science
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Margel L. Burton, factory worker
Margel L. Burton, a retired factory worker and former longtime Dundalk resident, died March 29 from complications of pneumonia at Carolina Point Nursing Home in Durham, N.C. She was 81. The daughter of farmers, the former Margel Love Gray was born and...
Tags: Heart Disease, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Dundalk, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Notebook: Denver's Noble out for Loyola game; Koerber unlikely to play
Denver midfielder Jeremy Noble, a preseason first-team All-American as a junior, won't play against Loyola in Saturday's pivotal Eastern College Athletic Conference matchup, a team spokesperson said Wednesday. He has been held out since the Pioneers'...
Tags: Severna Park, Marquette Golden Eagles, Students, Providence Friars, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD
John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD (nicknames “ John Ross, Doctor John, Rhino) Died at age of 57 drowned in a sailing accident on February 23, 2013. Residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Born: Long Beach CALIF. On August 2, 1955 Son of Dr. John K Ross-Duggan,...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, MRI (imaging), Paralympic Games, Medical Specialization, Radiology
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Yoga may aid people with irregular heart rhythm
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests. According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million...Tags: Physical Therapy, High Blood Pressure, Medical Research, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Can a pill protect us from the sun?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHave you ever slathered on sunscreen but somehow managed to miss your nose? Or the back of your hand? Or the tops of your feet? You're not the only one. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, most people apply less than half of the optimal...Tags: Medical Research, Dermatology, Drugs and Medicines, John Murray, Skin Conditions
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