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  • Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:25PMCraigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult...
  • Dick's leads by example Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:25PMAll politics and pickles aside, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is correct when he says "Dick's Drive-In is the type of corporate partner we like to see ... We need more Dick's Drive-Ins."
  • Today's ultra-involved parents having a tough time with kids' move to college Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:14PMBut even for average parents, the letting go is difficult, more so, they and many others say, than it was for parents of college-bound freshmen in decades past. The start of college is often hardest for parents, who remember the days when there were fewer support systems in place for students.
  • Craigslist adult services section blocked Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:03PMAttorney General Martha Coakley responded with guarded optimism to yesterday’s report that Craigslist was apparently shutting down the adult services section of its website, citing continued concerns that ads such as the one that allegedly led to the slaying of a New York woman in a Boston hotel last year could find their way into other sections of the site. Craigslist - Attorney general ...
  • Craigslist Strikes Adult Services Under Pressure Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:02PMCraigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."
  • A local labor force Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:00PMIn an economy that’s struggling, so are Americans. With a local unemployment rate approaching a 20-year high, the thought of losing a job is ever-present for many people, whether it be to a layoff caused by the downturn or because a job is being sent overseas.
  • Craigslist blocks erotic classifieds in U.S. as legal pressures mount Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:11PMCanadian sites unaffected by classified giant’s apparent change of policy
  • Worker injured after accident on I-91 overpass in Putney Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:03PMHis condition was incorrectly reported as a death online and on Saturday's Page 1B of the Free Press.
  • Randall Keith Lewis Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:57PMRandall Keith Lewis, 57, of East Point, Ga., died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at South Fulton Medical Center in East Point. Private services will be held at a later date.
  • Charitable Causes: Sunday, Sept. 5 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:47PMA fundraiser, “3006 Pies Must Fly,” is Sept. 8-10 to benefit the Older Persons’ Commission at 650 Letica Drive , Rochester. The fundraiser is a drive-up to buy fresh homemade apple pies. The cost is two crumb or double-crust pies for $20 or $12 each. The pies can be pre-paid in advance with credit card by phone at 248-608-0251, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Drive-up times in the upper lot ...
  • Hospital Saturday gets a new name Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:13AMAN HISTORIC organisation which has been helping people and causes in Bolton for more than 140 years is aiming to assist people across the country.
  • Chemo101.com Seeks Public Vote to Win Financial Support From Pepsi Grant Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:13AMDENVER, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The public has an opportunity to vote for the funding of Chemo101, a new information-solution portal desperately needed by chemo patients, their caregivers and medical professionals. The funding for this project will be awarded by the Pepsi Refresh Project grant program in the amount of $250,000, if Chemo101 succeeds in garnering the most votes over a month period ...
  • Feds to defray Michigan early-retiree health costs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:09AMNearly 100 Michigan corporations, governmental and nonprofit agencies, schools and unions are among the first 2,000 organizations in the nation scheduled to receive new federal money to offset health insurance costs for early retirees.
  • Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:08AMThose with inherited susceptibility to overweight urged to get moving, researchers say.
  • PRINCETON: Hun graduate closer to living dream Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:01AMMyron Rolle was hailed as a future NFL player when he came to The Hun School for his final two seasons of high school football.
  • STORM TIPS: Shelters, preparations, intensity, history Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:48AMMake storm plans now County and other officials are making decisions on possible evacuations and shelter openings in advance of Hurricane Earl.
  • Tributes for Aug. 31 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:43AMPatricia “Patty” Fisher, 65, of Ault, passed away on Aug. 26, 2010, at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1944, in Greeley to Charlie and Katheryn (Kurtz) Eckhardt.
  • Craigslist Takes More Heat From State AGs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:51PMAttorneys general for 18 states are calling on the online classified site to drop its 'adult service' section which they say have are inundated with solicitations for prostitution.
  • Plant scientists move closer to making any crop drought-tolerant Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:47PM( University of California - Riverside ) A collaborative team of scientists has made a significant advance on the breakthrough discovery last year by the University of California, Riverside's Sean Cutler of pyrabactin, a synthetic chemical that mimics a naturally produced stress hormone in plants to help them cope with drought conditions. Reporting that they have a clearer understanding of how ...
  • Susan Boyle To Sing For The Pope Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:43PMBritish singing sensation Susan Boyle said Wednesday she feels humbled and honored by the opportunity to sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his tour of Britain.
  • Doctors Want You To Stop Talking About Them Online Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:40PMNext time you visit your doctor’s office and they hand you that clipboard with a sheaf of papers to fill out, you better read them closely. You could be signing away your right to tell your Facebook friends about your physician’s screwups.
  • Antiviral Gene Helps Suppress Jumping Of AIDS Viruses Between Host Species Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:38PMThe human AIDS viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2) originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic "environment" encountered in humans. One group of host genes, collectively known as restriction factors, is thought to influence the ability of such viruses to move between different primate species. A study ...
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  • Consumers trust information found online less than offline messages Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:22PMA marketing mix should include online and offline media, survey finds. The survey of more than 2,500 U.S. adults found that consumers trust information received from medical professionals (80%), friends and family (57%) and newspapers (26%) most highly.
  • Nominations Now Open for BioFlorida’s Annual Industry Awards Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:21PMWEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations open for BioFlorida’s 3 prestigious industry awards: the Weaver H. Gaines Leadership Award, the David J. Gury Company of the Year Award and the James E. King Legislator of the Year Award.
  • Pakistan Flood: Canals Overloaded In Second Wave Threaten Long Term Recovery Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:17PMAs well as losing crops and farm animals directly as a result of flooding, the people of Pakistan could be facing longer term food shortages as canals overloaded in the second wave of flooding threaten to undermine the irrigation infrastructure that the country will rely on once the waters recede. The last three weeks have seen two flood surges along the Indus River, which starts in Tibet and ...
  • Growing drought-tolerant crops inching forward Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:16PMA collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, has used the tools of structural biology to understand how a synthetic chemical mimics abscisic acid (ABA), a key stress hormone that helps plants cope with adverse environmental conditions such as drought. The results are published online in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology in advance ...
  • A ‘Blessing’ is How Swizz Beatz Describes Marriage to Alicia Keys Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:41PM*Yep, life is real groovy for newlywed celebrity couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz“Everything was just wow, it was a blessing,” Swizz said in a new interview with Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos. “It was positive energy, and we’re still in those moments.”By the way, Keys calls Beatz “Baba” instead of his branded first name, Swizz, [...]
  • Alcohol-based hand disinfectants improve business productivity Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:17PM( BioMed Central ) The placement of alcohol-based hand disinfectants in businesses can reduce illness and absenteeism amongst the work force. A study published in the open-access journal, BMC Infectious Diseases, has found that incidences of absenteeism in public administrations due to the common cold, fever and cough are significantly reduced when alcohol-based hand disinfectants are used by ...
  • UPDATE: International Team Sequences Castor Bean Genome Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:09PMThe article has been updated to clarify Pablo Rabinowicz's affiliation. NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – An international team led by researchers at the University of Maryland and the J. Craig Venter Institute reported in the early, online edition of Nature Biotechnology yesterday that they have sequenced a draft version of the castor bean, Ricinus communis , genome.
  • 2002 Oil Spill May Shed Light on Health Problems for Deepwater Workers Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:08PMMONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The fate of fishermen involved in cleaning up a massive oil spill off the northwest coast of Spain in 2002 could shed light on potential health problems facing workers involved in the recent Deepwater disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Colonel selection list to be released - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:07PMA selection list containing the names of National Guard and Army Reserve health services officers recommended for promotion to colonel will be released tomorrow.
  • $30 million network to improve Southern Inyo Hospital technology Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:56PMSouthern Inyo Hospital has been chosen as one of 50 hospitals in California that will be connected to a new, private Internet connection for improved telemedicine services.
  • Obama stem cell regulations temporarily blocked Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:54PMA federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked government rules expanding stem cell research, a blow to the Obama administration that could stall potentially lifesaving research.
  • Tough Questions: Why Was Doctor's License Renewed? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:52PMGov. Sonny Perdue's office tried to get answers for CBS Atlanta about why an Alpharetta eye doctor's license was renewed, but the Georgia Medical Board refused to comment on Monday.
  • Memorial service held for JMU alum Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:52PMOn Sunday, hundreds of friends and family members celebrated the life of 2009 graduate Brian Cardarelli, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month while serving as an aid worker. During a memorial service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, a slideshow of Carderelli’s photos from Afghanistan was shown and fond memories were shared. Cardarelli, who had a [...]
  • CHC-NE announces new state directors Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:35AMOMAHA -- Several area business and community leaders were named to the Community Health Charities of Nebraska (CHC-NE) state board of directors at the organization's annual meeting on Wednesday.
  • Bb. Pilipinas Int’l dies in car-bus collision Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:26AMBinibining Pilipinas International 2009 Melody Gersbach was dead on the spot Saturday morning after the van she was riding in figured in a head-on collision with a public bus, an Army officer here said.
  • Driver Faces Charges After Chase, Fatal Crash Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:19AMTwo teens were killed when a car being pursued by police from Calumet City crashed into a pole near a Far South Side McDonald's early Friday. All five people inside the car were ejected. Police are seeking reckless homicide charges against the driver.
  • W.Va. gets serious about sports concussions Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:26AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — New regulations designed to protect student athletes from sports-related concussions are expected to take the guesswork out of whether players should be required to sit out the rest of the game.
  • Corporate Bodies Urged To Assist Former Athletes Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:24AMKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Corporate organisations and individuals need to continue contributing to the National Athletes Welfare Foundation as a mark of appreciation of the sacrifices made by former athletes for the nation during their sporting days.
  • Wastewater worker found dead in settling pond Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:05AMROBINSON - Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker said a Bolivar man apparently drowned in a pond Wednesday while working at the Tri-Community Sewer Authority wastewater treatment plant in West Wheatfield Township.
  • Virtual health care database now available Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:01AMThe search for a new doctor just became easier thanks to a new local online resource.
  • Making sure citizens get where they need to be Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:47AMJACKSON — From medical transportation to ensuring healthy county employees, it was on the table at the Northampton County commissioners this week.
  • Medicare prescription premiums to rise in 2011 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:25PMAssociated Press WASHINGTON — Seniors will see a modest increase in their Medicare prescription premiums next year but benefits will also improve, federal health officials said Wednesday.
  • Panel: Changes would save Utah $10M per year Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:23PMSALT LAKE CITY -- Utah residents would no longer be reminded by mail to renew their vehicle registration, alcohol in state liquor stores would go on sale less often and state employees would see benefits cut and pay raised under recommendations submitted Thursday to Gov. Gary Herbert. read more
  • Pakistan pleads for flood aid at special UN meet Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:17PMUNITED NATIONS - Devastated by floods, Pakistan pleaded with UN member states Thursday to rush in massive financial aid and warned that failure to do so would undermine its battle against extremists.
  • B.C. forest-fire smoke fills Alberta skies Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:03PMThere's been no roasting marshmallows, but Edmonton residents could be excused Thursday for thinking they were surrounded by a giant campfire.
  • 'High-risk' health care sign-up will be 1st come, 1st served Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:51PMA new health insurance option for people with pre-existing conditions and without medical coverage launches in Illinois on Friday, but only a fraction of the uninsured will benefit. Enrollment in the Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (IPXP) will proceed on a first-come, first-served basis. It's one of the first major programs to be rolled out in Illinois under recently enacted ...
  • MCLB clinic closes Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:24PMMCLB clinic closes - BARSTOW • Marines, their family me and military