Healthcare

Atlanta, November 7 -- Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said that over 38 million doses of vaccine against the pandemic influenza are now available.

Toronto -- An investigation was under way Friday into allegations Toronto Maple Leafs hockey players got preferential treatment in receiving H1N1 flu vaccines

New York, November 6 -- Leading food maker, Kellogg Co. based in Battle Creek, Michigan, announced discontinuing its immunity claims on the boxes of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal this Wednesday.

Cambridge -- U.S. scientists say they are starting a trial of a medication designed to treat the neurochemical defect underlying Fragile X syndrome.

Calgary -- Allowing the NHL's Calgary Flames players and families to get H1N1 flu shots early has cost an Alberta Health Services manager his job, officials said.

We said goodbye to Wyeth three weeks ago,
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) took it from our sight.
Today it's Schering-Plough's heave-ho,
Merck (NYSE: MRK) closed the deal last night.

Montreal -- An Internet company in Montreal is pushing its meditation software as a tool to help ward off the H1N1 flu virus.

London -- British scientists say they have identified a gene that's critical in the fruit fly for synchronizing its temperature cycle with that of its environment.

Pittsburgh -- U.S. scientists say they've created a new approach that has identified compounds with a potential for treating leishmaniasis -- a parasitic infection.

Washington -- Pelican Bay Ltd. of Dunedin, Fla., says it is recalling its "Caramel Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate Mix" because it might contain undeclared tree nuts.