| Second straight record for Dow
Stocks jumped Friday, sending the Dow to its second straight record close after a rally in technology and commodity shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (up 41.10 to 12,556.08, Charts) gained 0.3 percent, closing at an all-time high for the second session in a row. .
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-30 15:16 GMT: Wyeth 4Q profit up 17 percent
NEWARK, N.J. (AFX) - Wyeth on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent, driven by sales of the antidepressant Effexor and the childhood infection vaccine Prevnar. Net income for the Madison-based drug maker grew to $855.4 million, or 63 cents per share, from $731.7 million, or 54 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Results for the latest quarter included charges of 3 cents per share related to productivity initiatives. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected fourth-quarter profit of 71 cents per share. Quarterly revenue rose 10 percent to $5.22 billion, from $4.75 billion last year, compared with a Wall Street consensus of $5.11 billion for the latest quarter. Sales were driven by an 11 percent rise in sales of Effexor to $936.1 million, and a 25 percent increase in sales of Prevnar to $501.7 million.
Eating habits can affect heartburn, GERD
According to the British medical journal The Lancet, heartburn is pretty common. In fact, 25 percent of Americans report experiencing heartburn at least once a month, 12 percent at least once per week and 5 percent daily. So what is heartburn? And what about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Well, here's a guide to provide a bit more understanding of that burning sensation in your chest. .
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