10:29 AM EST - MDS Inc. : reported a lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by restructuring costs and a regulatory review of part of its operations. The health sciences company, which began reporting its results in U.S. dollars, said it earned $14 million, or 10 cents a share, for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31, down from $47 million, or 33 cents a share, a year earlier. MDS Inc.
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