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USFDA Sanctions Ringworm Drug For Younger Kids

FDALos Angeles: The Food and Drug Administration had sanctioned a new version of a ringworm drug to treat tinea capitis, a scalp fungus for children aged 4 years and older.

Tinea capitis is an unrelenting and infectious fungal infection, which generally does not respond to topical treatment. It can result in severe itchiness, dandruff and bald patches.

Denise & Pamela To Pose Nude Together In Playboy

richards.andersonWashington: Playboy has offered a whopping 1 million dollars to Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards to pose nude together in a forthcoming issue of ‘Playboy’ mag.

A source disclosed that ‘Playboy’ chief Hugh Hefner wishes both the female actresses to work together for a spread in the January 2008 issue of the publication.

Thimerosal Doesn’t Affect Neuropsychological Functioning - A Study Reports

Thimerosal
A recent study has discovered that thimerosal, a mercury-containing chemical compound that is used in vaccines and immune globulin formulations, does not have an effect on neuropsychological functioning in kids aged between 7 to 10.

Palm Launches ‘Centro’ For Cost Conscious Users

Palm Centro
New York: Palm Inc has launched its smallest smartphone, making its initial entry into the low end phone market in a bid to perk up growth plans, and provide a cheesier option to Apple Inc’s iPhone.

For its new “Centro,” a smaller and lighter edition of its Treo smartphone, Palm has determined the price of just $100 to attract more and more customers. Sprint Nextel Corp will sell ‘Centro’ for the rest of the year in the United States.

DeCA Recalls Beef Sold At Snack Counters

DeCA Recalls Beef
According to a DeCA news release, the Defense Commissary Agency has called back a few of its frozen ground beef products accompanying a U.S. Department of Agriculture notice of possible E. coli contamination.

The group carries two of the recalled products prepared by Topps Meat Company LLC:

Tether mishap 'slingshots' capsule into space

Washington, Sept.28 : A small space capsule has been lost in Earth orbit after a space tether experiment went awry on Tuesday.

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