MEDICINES

"Officials from Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) announced Tuesday that they will downsize the company's U.S. general medicines unit in an effort to boost efficiency.1,400 workers out of a total 6,500 employees will be let go, effective January 1, 2011.The restructuring will cost the firm approximately $85 million.""We are in a culture of continuous improvement and, as such, we always are looking for ways to improve our productivity so that we can free up resources for further investments into innovation and growth,"" said Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff.Novartis officials said in a statement, ""It is critical to realign the general medicines field force to sharpen focus on the greatest opportunities for growth.""Shares of the firm are trading 1.80% lower on the news, at $53.60."

Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC) announced that the European Medicines Agency approved the company's Pixuvri Pediatric Investigation Plan for the treatment of lymphoid malignancies and solid tumors in children between the ages of six months and 18 years.The company submitted a Marketing Authorization Application for Pixuvri approval in Europe as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with multiply relapsed or refractory, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Cell Therapeutics should find initial resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $0.39 and further resistance at its 200-day MA of $0.51.

Keeping a regular medication schedule can help ensure that your medicines work to their full effect. It can also help prevent an accidental overdose or a bad interaction.

Doctor Ronald Turner discusses what are common colds, and if there are there medicines you can take for the cold

Learn how to take medicines for depression in this video with Dr. Kim Penberthy.

Learn about the medicines for Diabetes and Blood pressure level and about the risks of obesity in this medical report.

Organizing tips for keeping your medicines organized. These organizing ideas will teach you how to declutter and when to get rid of expired medicines and keep everything contained.

Organizing tips for keeping your medicines organized. These organizing ideas will teach you how to declutter and when to get rid of expired medicines and keep everything contained.

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Salt Lake City, UT - ABC4 Local News, Salt Lake City, UT - FDA: Absolute ban on cold medicines could do more harm than good for kids

Linnet Steinman expresses her opinion about alternative or complimentary medicines to treat diabetes.

Save money on your prescriptions and ensure safety by following these guidelines.

Many medicines, such as certain antibiotics, hormones, heart medicines, and anti-depressants, are sensitive to light, and should be kept out of the sun. Video courtesy of Fox News.

This health video is focusing on alternatives to traditional medicines that are available to help you.

Many run to the pharmacy when they get a cold, headache or skin rash, but with so many medicines on the drug store shelves -- including formerly prescribed medicines -- the risks associated with self-medicating can be significantly higher these days.

News4 Your Health reports on an alternative treatment for allergies that combines Eastern and Western medicines. Procedure uses lasers instead of any meds or shots.

Should you keep your medications in the bathroom medicine chest or the fridge? Pharmacist Doug White shows you where - and how - to store your medicines so they stay effective.

Organizing tips for sorting and storing your medicines, vitamins etc. when your on the road traveling.

Host Nicole Tomlinson meets with Luisa Mendoza to discuss holistic medicine and learns how holistic medicines are different from western medical practices.

The European Commission is accusing pharmaceutical companies of deliberately pushing out cheaper drugs from the European market The European Commission says companies are charging too much for their drugs and are obstructing cheaper generic medicines entering the European market. The Commission says it is pushing up tax bills and reducing incentive for innovation. EU research suggested that between 2000 and 2007, delays in selling generic drugs on the market cost healthcare providers around 3 billion euros. Generic drugs have a 40 percent market share in Europe compared to 60 percent in the United States.

http://www.familybuiltin.comWhat does doing natural preventative care mean? I thought vaccinating, prevention medicines, and premium kibble was natural preventative care. Hardly.

Easy steps to organizing that junk drawer that holds our medicines

The battle against snot rages during cold and flu season. Daddy Brad and Daddy Clay pull back the tissue and discuss caring for your bugger-nosed babe brought to you by BabyBjorn. The truth about cough and cold medicines for kids may surprise you. Distributed by Tubemogul.

(Denver, CO) Children under the age of 4 should not be given over the counter cold and cough medicines. The recommendations comes from a suprising source: the drug manufacturers themselves. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida reports.

(Baltimore, MD) Cough medicines may not be appropriate for kids under the age of six. That's according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Weijia Jiang reports.

Avoid potential side effects and allergies to flea medicines by using this food flavoring.

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Little Rock, AR -- FOX16 Health Report - The FDA is trying to decide if it should recall children's over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. Americans are more stressed than just 6 months ago. October is SIDS Awareness Month.