FDA approves Strattera for ADHD in children and adolescents

"In the past, our understanding of ADHD treatment was limited to clinical data on short-term use, meaning a few weeks or a couple of months"

Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Strattera for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children and ... via News-Medical.Net

Examining Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Outreach

Studies examine Medicare prescription drug benefit outreach efforts and access to care among uninsured middle-class, low-income children. via EMaxHealth

FDA approves 1st generic version of Requip for Restless Leg Syndrome

"This generic drug approval is an example of the FDA's efforts to increase access to safe and effective generic drugs as soon as the law permits"

Read the news release below from the FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of Requip tablets for the treatment of moderate to severe Restless Legs Syndrome. via WSLS

Actions by Detroit City Council to remove mayor

Detroit City Council actions related to the text-messaging sex scandal involving Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: _Feb. 14: Detroit attorney William Goodman hired to advise Council on possible action against Kilpatrick. via Ann Arbor News

Mo. House rejects payout limits on injured worker fund

"When the attorneys who are defending this say (a lump-sum payment) is a critical tool, it's hard for a lawmaker on this side of the street to argue with that"

House members rejected efforts Thursday to put new limits on a financially troubled state fund for injured workers. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

S.C. House sends Senate revised immigration bill

"We moved the ball a little farther down the field"

A free, online system run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that checks in seconds whether the name and Social Security number provided by a new employee match, and whether that person is a legal ... via Post and Courier

Pittsylvania County pushes for required radon testing for new homes

"We have received numerous inquiries by citizens asking why we are not enforcing the provisions"

New homes built in Pittsylvania County will be required to have radon- detection equipment and services soon. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

EPA Provides Further Direction on Implementing Fine Particle Pollution Air Quality Standard

Filed under: Air , Regulation - Laura B. @ 7:52 am The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule further outlining steps that state, local and tribal governments must take to reduce fine particle ... via Environmental News Bits

Ethanol mandate under fire, again

"What you all did in the (renewable fuel standard) is say, 'We've got to develop corn today and move to cellulosic (fuel) in the future, and that's where we need to go. This is very frustrating. How short sighted we are to walk away."

WASHINGTON -- A new federal law that requires oil companies to increase the amount of ethanol they blend with their gasoline came under attack Tuesday, less than five months after Congress approved it. via Daily Record

Dreamliner Delays May Cost Boeing Billions

Production delays on the 787 Dreamliner could cost Chicago's Boeing Co. billions in late fees, industry analysts said. via The Post Chronicle

SEC busts Internet scam

"In fact, McKnight's Legisi program was just that, a scam from beginning to end"

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of an alleged perpetrator of an Internet Ponzi scheme that reaped $72 million from 3,000 investors in the United ... via InvestmentNews

Tracinda fishes for 20 million Ford shares

"We are making the offer because we believe Ford is an attractive investment."

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian announced a tender offer for 20 million shares of Dearborn, Mich., automaker Ford Motor Co. via Daily India