[Health] Novartis flu shots OK'd by Health Canada

Novartis flu shots OK'd by Health Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/31/flu-vaccine-novartis.html
Novartis is supplying 20 per cent of Canada's total flu vaccine supply this year. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press). It's safe to use two seasonal flu vaccines that were pulled from distribution, Health Canada says.

Kellie Pickler and Pals Celebrate Opry Goes Pink
http://www.countryweekly.com/news/kellie-pickler-and-pals-celebrate-opry-goes-pink
Kellie Pickler performed the honor as the “official switch flipper” when she and other stars joined the fight against breast cancer at the fourth annual “Opry Goes Pink” show at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tuesday night (Oct. 30).

Millennium lymphoma drug wins European approval
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/31/4376930/millennium-and-takeda-announce.html
Drug developer Millennium and Takeda Pharmaceutical said today the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for a drug that treats certain forms of lymphoma.

Obama edge over Romney on healthcare issues shrinking
http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/31/medicare-reform-not-so-toxic-after-all
President Obama walks into the White House in a driving rain after returning to Washington to monitor preparations for an early response to Hurricane Sandy.

Monster energy drink deaths show regulation loopholes putting consumers at risk
http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2012/10/31/popular-science-how-much-caffeine-would-it-take-to-kill-you
Five deaths blamed on the popular Monster energy drink show severe lapses in government regulation of consumer product safety. According to a recent New York Times report, the Food and Drug Administration has ramped up its inquiry into the reported ...

Henry Ford, Beaumont expected to announce merger talks today
http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2012/10/report_beaumont_and_henry_ford.html
Royal Oak-based Beaumont Health System will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today in which executives are expected to announce they will begin talks to explore a merger with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System that could create Southeast ...