Reliance Life Sciences looks for acquisition. Mumbai Reliance Life Sciences has said it is looking for acquisitions in the clinical research space, but high-valuations are hindering its plans.

Army Promises Behavioral Health Care Program For U.S. Soldiers As Suicide Cases Rise. More active duty soldiers committed suicide as of the end of August, with confirmed cases hitting 62 and another 31 deaths under investigation. Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:02:28 GMT.

U.S. Survey Shows Patterns Of Illicit Drug Use; Prescription Abuse Rising. Teenagers and young adults are using fewer street than they did in 2002, says a government report out Thursday. Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:52:49 GMT.

Hershey's Issues A Nationwide Recall For Chocolate Product. The Hershey Company is recalling 7.25-ounce plastic bottles of Hershey's Chocolate Shell Topping because it contains almonds that aren't noted on the label. Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:30:18 GMT.

New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective. One of a "new generation" of artery-opening, drug-eluting stents appears equally effective as older models in boosting outcomes for heart patients, a new head-to-head study shows.

Ortho-McNeil to appeal patent ruling on Razadyne. Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Police arrest one for growing pot inside a house. Police arrested a Fort Bragg man following an investigation into suspected narcotics sales.

Watch out for drug names that look and sound alike. Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double-check that you didn't leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine.

Mother's little helper' returns as drug-takers use more Valium as cheap alternative to heroin. A tranquiliser once known as 'mother's little helper' is experiencing a new surge in use, according to a drug information charity.

Interesting Facts About Antibiotics You Didn't Know. Antibiotics are probably the most misunderstood and misused medications on the planet. Read about important facts you probably didn't know about them, but should.

Lipitor aids diabetics with kidney disease. People with diabetes, coronary heart disease, and chronic kidney disease benefit from having their cholesterol levels lowered aggressively with high doses of Lipitor, according to a Mayo Clinic report.

Portraits of a Changed Landscape. About 50 college photography students were given the assignment of "documenting the new Northern Virginia," and here's what they found: traffic, housing developments, Starbucks, misplaced deer, and people of all different colors.

Viewers Flock to a Ritzy Zip Code; CNN's Obama Coverage Makes Cable News History. With the two-hour season debut of "Top Model" yet to come -- featuring the reality series's very first transgender contestant! -- execs at under-the-gun CW felt comfortable taking their necks out of the guillotine after a second night of encouraging numbers.

Highlights. See today's special section, Page A24, for a guide to television coverage of the Republican National Convention.

Signature's 'Ace' Doesn't Earn Its Wings. An aircraft will never reach the stratosphere if it takes on too much baggage. And neither, it seems, will a musical.

La Traviata's' Double Play. For those who mourned the demise of the Washington National Opera's opening-night simulcast on the Mall, the company has come through with a walk-off home run.

Antihypertensive Treatment On Cognitive Functions In Alzheimer's Disease. Treatment of hypertension has proven to reduce cardiovascular risk substantially, but a large proportion of people with hypertension in the general population are not even diagnosed or treated. As a risk factor for stroke, ischemic brain lesions and silent brain infarcts, general atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular morbidity, hypertension may also be a risk factor for dementia related to cerebrovascular disease.

Lipitor 80 Mg Provided Sustained Risk Reduction Of Cardiovascular Events In Patients With Heart Disease During The Five-Year TNT Trial. Pfizer announced that in patients with established heart disease, Lipitor® 80 mg not only significantly reduced the relative risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event by 19 percent compared to Lipitor 10 mg but also provided a sustained reduction in the risk of a subsequent second, third, fourth, and fifth cardiovascular event, according to a subanalysis of the five-year Treating to New Targets study.

Anavex Completes Successful Preclinical Studies On Lead Alzheimer's Drug Candidate. Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics to treat Central Nervous System diseases and cancer, announced the successful completion of preclinical studies on ANAVEX 2-73, a novel sigma-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Phase III Clinical Studies Of Aclidinium Bromide Show Statistical Significance Vs. Placebo In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Laboratorios Almirall, S.A. announced results from two global Phase III studies of aclidinium bromide, a novel long-acting inhaled anticholinergic for the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.