Nursing is one of the few professions in great demand in Florida, but a new study has found that 44 percent of qualified applicants to Florida nursing schools were turned away in the 2007-2008 academic year.

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More than two-thirds of Texans polled in a recent survey say they support banning smoking in all indoor work and public places.

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Suffolk University received final approval to build a new 10-story academic facility in Boston.

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Roche Holding AG, the owner of Roche NimbleGen Inc. in Madison, took its bid for Genentech Inc. directly to shareholders Friday at about $42.1 billion, about $1.6 billion lower than its previous offer. (DNA)

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Nursing is one of the few professions in great demand in Florida, but a new study has found that 44 percent of qualified applicants to Florida nursing schools were turned away in the 2007-2008 academic year.

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Florida and California represent equivalent areas of opportunity in the Alzheimer’s disease drug market, despite the large disparity in population size between the two states, according to a research firm.

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Nursing is one of the few professions in great demand in Florida, but a new study has found that 44 percent of qualified applicants to Florida nursing schools were turned away in the 2007-2008 academic year.

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Burnham Institute for Medical Research has received a $10 million donation from San Diego philanthropist Conrad Prebys to support the activities of its drug discovery center, which includes scientists at both its Orlando and La Jolla, Calif. locations.

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Roche Holding AG took its bid for Genentech Inc. directly to shareholders Friday, offering about $42.1 billion, about $1.6 billion lower than its previous offer. (DNA)

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Genentech Inc.’s board Friday urged shareholders not to act on Roche Holding AG’s lowered hostile bid for the company. (DNA)

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