17 August 2008, 4:13 pm
Platinum-based anticancer agents have a long history as proven therapeutic agents, but their toxicity and short lifetime in the body and the ability of tumors to develop resistance to these drugs limit the ultimate utility of these agents.... read more
13 August 2008, 11:10 am
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Arcandor AG , Germany's largest department-store operator, reported a third-quarter loss, said operating profit fell and cut its forecast after sales at the company's Karstadt chain declined.... read more
8 August 2008, 3:00 am
Bayern Munich begin the defence of their DFB-Pokal title on Sunday when they travel to third division side Rot-Weiss Erfurt.While the fixture appears to present little challenge on paper, the huge levels of expectation on Jurgen Klinsmann's side creates pressure all of its own.... read more
7 August 2008, 10:23 pm
How far would you travel for the softest ice or enough syrup to sip from a straw? Maresha Davis, 15, remembers as a younger child walking on North 22nd Street with her cousin from the beauty parlor where her aunt worked to Igloo Snowballs next door.... read more
7 August 2008, 1:19 am
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced the launch of its advanced handheld ultrasound system, the Philips CX50 CompactXtreme. Designed to meet the needs of cardiologists for clear diagnostic data at the bedside, the new compact system combines the image quality expected of a tradi... read more
5 August 2008, 10:22 am
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German travel and retail group Arcandor AG. plans to relocate parts of its headquarters to Dusseldorf airport from Essen, affecting almost 100 of the 3,000 employees there, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing the company.... read more