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CHP plans DUI checkpoint Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:48AMThe California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Gorgonio Pass Area will be deploying a DUI checkpoint in an undisclosed location in the Hemet / San Jacinto Valley area on Saturday, July 16 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Late Breaking Research Results From the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2011 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:36AMContact: Alzheimer's Association media line, +1-312-335-4078, media@alz.org; AAIC 2011 press room, July 16-21, +33 (0)1 57 25 20 35
Glen Ellyn man sues Naperville police, claims false DUI arrest Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:06PMTennis instructor David Briddle says he was treated like a criminal even after he tested negative for alcohol after a drunken-driving stop in Naperville over the Memorial Day weekend.Briddle, 52, of west suburban Glen Ellyn, was released without charges after blowing 0.0 on a Breathalyzer test. But he was still fingerprinted, his mug shot was taken — and news of his arrest was provided to a ...
Free birth control urged for most health plans Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:20PMFree birth control urged for most health plans
Colorado air traffic controller removed after failing alcohol test Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:50PMThe Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged Tuesday it removed a Colorado air traffic controller from his post earlier this month after he failed an alcohol test.
Support for blood-booster research heartening Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:34PMMy last offering – on author Andrew Cohen and his raising the issue of the French blood-booster ITPP – drew a lively response.
Mandatory Contraceptive Insurance Is Urged Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:39PMA medical advisory panel suggested all health plans cover birth control under the new health care law.
New Drug Could Treat Both Diabetes And Heart Disease Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:37PMAn experimental drug could be promising for simultaneously treating two of society's biggest ills -- diabetes and heart disease -- by raising "good" HDL cholesterol levels and lowering blood sugar levels.
Drug Use a Factor in a Quarter of Road Deaths, Study Finds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:51AMThere is no shortage of information available on crashes caused by drunken drivers. The same cannot be said of drivers who use drugs. Until now. A new study suggests drivers who die in crashes test positive for drug use in a quarter of these incidents , USA Today reports. “Researchers examined data on more than 44,000 drivers in single-vehicle crashes who died between 1999 and 2009. They found ...
Pa. mom sues, blames poppy seeds for drug test Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:12AMPITTSBURGH -- A western Pennsylvania woman filed a lawsuit claiming that local officials improperly seized her newborn son after a positive drug test resulted from her having eaten salad dressing containing poppy seeds.
Air Traffic Controller Dismissed for Alcohol Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:53AMA 25-year veteran air traffic controller in Denver was removed from duty July 5 after testing positive for alcohol while on the job, according to a report from ABC News affiliate KMGH. The report has been confirmed by ABC News.
Memorial Blood Centers Launches iDonate Interview (SM) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:09AMST. PAUL, Minn., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) today announced the formal launch of an innovative new web-based system that adds convenience and enhanced privacy for blood donors when completing their pre-donation health history. The iDonate Interview (SM) program, for the first time, provides MBC blood donors the opportunity to answer all required health ...
Nanotherapeutics Acquires Two Cancer Treatment Agents in Late Stage Development for Relapsed AML and Cervical and ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:05AMNanotherapeutics acquired two cancer treatment drugs that are in late stage development. Cloretazine®, formerly known as Onrigen™ for the treatment of relapsed acute AML and Triapine® for solid tumors such as cervical and vaginal cancers. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8653442.htm
Fifteen Maryland Startups Receive More Than $1.1 Million from TEDCO Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:30AMAccuStrata, Inc.; Applied Plasma Science, LLC; Branchpoint Technologies, LLC; Combined Technology So...
Predicting Alzheimer's: Would you want to know? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:24AMNBC's chief science and health correspondent Robert Bazell explains the benefits and limits of early detection, available treatments for dementia and whether people with a family history want to know their risks.
Highlights of Malloy's Connecticut Budget-Balancing Plan Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:43AM— Close Bergin and Enfield Correctional Institutions. — Reduce cleaning, operating hours, security requirements at some state buildings. — Defer state trooper training class for two years.
AspenBio's AppyScore(TM) Pre-Pivotal Trial Advances With Patient Enrollment Ongoing at Seven Hospitals Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:20AMAspenBio Submits Pre IDE Package to FDA in Preparation for Meeting to Discuss Pivotal Trial Design
Most Drugs for Parkinson's Psychosis Unproven Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:43AMNearly every prescription written to treat Parkinson's psychosis -- a common psychiatric side effect of Parkinson's disease -- is for medications that have not been shown to improve the condition, a new study finds
Herbal incense: Legal but dangerous Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:38AMTwo hits into an herbal incense packaged as 7H, and Amy, a University of Kentucky sophomore home for the summer here, loses complete awareness that she has a body.
Researchers try to discover which pill is best treatment Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:18PMLet's say you're a physician, and your patient has a condition, and there are three drugs available to treat it. Which one do you prescribe? Easy, right? The one that works the best for your patient, preferably at the best price. Ah, but there's the billion-dollar rub.
Closing arguments remain in case Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:53PMA paramedic told a jury in U.S. District Court Friday that his crew was in no way impeded by two sheriff’s deputies after they mortally wounded a Cabell Heights man who had confronted them in his driveway with a semi-automatic rifle.
Blood banks' feud could affect area hospitals Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:31PMSuddenly, two nonprofit groups are out for Sarasota's blood. And the battle for donors could
Seattle Genetics Lymphoma Drug Recommended For FDA Approval With Additional Testing Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:11PMSeattle Genetics blood cancer drug Adcetris, whose sales analysts say could reach $320 million, was recommended for approval Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration, the Associated Press reported. Adcetris treats patients with Hodgkin's disease and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma who are not responding to conventional treatments such as chemotherapy or stem cell transplants, or ...
MLB breathes a sigh of relief over Clemens mistrial Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:01PMThe commissioner and his lieutenants were worried that testimony might bring about new revelations of drug usage. The Roger Clemens mistrial was viewed with relief around Major League Baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig and his lieutenants weren't as worried about Clemens' standing as they were about new revelations that could have come up in sworn testimony. … The Cubs almost certainly will talk ...
Court cases Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:41AMThis article has been read 0 times. Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges.
Non-invasive 'swine flu' breath test could help ease future vaccine shortages Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:00AMA test, mnovel breath easuring the immune response to the H1N1 flu virus, could help to ease future vaccine shortages by identifying the people who have already been infected with the flu virus.
Blindness fear as diabetics denied drug by NHS rationing watchdog Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:02PMThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has refused to make Lucentis available on the NHS, saying it was not 'cost-effective' compared with laser treatment.
H1N1 breath test could help ID those infected with flu virus, study suggests Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:23PMTORONTO - Breath tests are commonly used to detect blood alcohol levels and monitor asthma, and now a similar test could possibly help identify people infected with the H1N1 flu virus, a new study suggests.
Roll out treatment as prevention now to stop HIV and AIDS Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:49PMThe Lancet, a leading global medical journal, published an editorial comment today that emphasizes the critical role of expanding access to HIV treatment under a "Treatment as Prevention" strategy to stop the HIV pandemic.
Manny Pacquiao: Have Bridges Been Burned for a Mayweather-Pac-Man Bout? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:47PMManny Pacquaio may never end up boxing Floyd Mayweather after all. After years of speculation and controversy...it's beginning to look like the most anticipated fight of the last decade will never actually go down. The incredible gap in how the fight should occur is incredible. Both sides have firm stances on major issues that make the NFL and NBA lockouts look like a pillow fight. ESPN.com ...
Uganda: Forced Labor, Disease Imperil Prisoners, Says Rights Group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:59PMInmates in Ugandan prisons are subject to brutal compulsory labor, frequent violence, miserable overcrowding, and disease, Human Rights Watch said today in a report examining conditions in 16 prisons throughout the country.
Fallout on state crime lab improprieties Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:38PMCounty prosecutor thinks convictions are good despite broken policies by lab workers
The Film Strip: ‘Harry Potter’ Era Ends and We were there For the ‘Deathly Hallows Part 2′ Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:19AM*NEW YORK – Journalists trekked in from all over the globe to converge on the Waldorf Astoria on Sunday to talk to the cast and filmmakers of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” which eclipses Part 1 in performances and special effects. The gathering was a momentous occasion not only for the fact [...]
HEALTH EVENTS Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:12AMKevin Youse Benefitat VFW Post 10209Kevin Youse Benefit will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post 10209, 14736 Edward R. Noll Drive, off Anderson Snow Road. Entertainment will be provided by nationally known and award-winning performers. Cliff Ritchie, Music Extraordinaire, Gwendolyn Battle –
Exact Sciences on Path to Filing PMA for Cologuard in 2012 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:14AMExact Sciences will enroll patients at 60 sites in the US and in Canada to conduct the pivotal trial for its Cologuard multi-analyte molecular screening test for colorectal cancer.
DARA's DB959 shows promise against type 2 diabetes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:01AMA new peroxisome proliferator activated receptor agonist currently in development, DB959, will most likely be administered orally once a day, according to a presentation made by researchers recently at the American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions.
Nation + World Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:36PMWest Jordan • Defense attorneys for a Salt Lake City man accused of fatally shooting a Sandy mother during a burglary attempt in her home last year on Wednesday insinuated other suspects could be responsible for the victim’s murder, including the woman’s husband.
Single drug and soft environment can increase platelet production, researchers show Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:22PMHumans produce billions of clot-forming platelets every day, but there are times when there aren't enough of them, such as with certain diseases or during invasive surgery. Now, researchers have demonstrated that a single drug can induce bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes to quadruple the number of platelets they produce.
Suspect in Sandy murder accuses victim’s husband Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:06PMSuspect in Sandy murder accuses victim’s husband By melinda rogers The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 13, 2011 07:03PM MDT West Jordan • Defense attorneys for a Salt Lake City man accused of fatally shooting a Sandy mother during a burglary attempt in her home last year on Wednesday insinuated other suspects could be responsible for the victim’s murder, including the woman’s husband. On the ...
86th District Court proceedings Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:19PMJoshua D. Caslmon, 28, C/O Leelanau County Jail, Suttons Bay — Arraigned for breaking and entering a building with intent; a preliminary examination is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 a.m.; bond continued. Nathan M. Decker, 28, 9202 S. Johnny St., No. 6, Tr read more
Suturing Self Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:29PMWriter Dharushana Muthulingam "Give the placenta to the med student." I was handed a bowl of blood and jelly and told to examine it. While the resident grimly sewed vaginal lacerations amid the indiscernible sea of bleeding flesh, the patient was glowing, thanks to a well-placed spinal epidural, post-labor oxytocin and a ridiculously adorable, slimy new baby. I turned back to my bowl. Placentas ...
Progesterone inhibits growth of neuroblastoma cancer cells Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:21PMHigh doses of the hormone progesterone can kill neuroblastoma cells while leaving healthy cells unscathed, scientists have found in laboratory research. The results suggest that progesterone could be used to fight neuroblastoma, the most common form of cancer affecting small children.
Is PrEP the future of HIV prevention? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:38AMAccording to 2008 data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were approximately 56,300 new HIV infections in the United States in 2006. That number has remained relatively steady since the late ’90s, and has actually increased overall since the early ’90s, when new infections reached a low of around 50,000 per year.
WICB to clamp down on doping Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:54PMDrug cheats can expect to face the full penalty when the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) starts regular testing of players involved in regional cricket next season.
In Print Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:44PMTitle: Etched glass microarrays with differential resonance for enhanced contrast and sensitivity of SPR imaging analysis.
Trial size may limit use of Seattle Genetics drug Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:18PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers might limit the use of a Seattle Genetics Inc experimental blood cancer drug due to the narrow scope of its clinical trials, sending the company's shares down 3.6 percent.
15-year-old Austin boy killed in Nevada Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:54PMAuthorities in southern Nevada say a 15-year-old from Austin died of injuries he received when he darted into traffic and was struck by a vehicle on a busy boulevard.
New FDA-Cleared Sensititre® AIM(TM) Automated Inoculation Delivery System Provides Faster, Accurate Dosing of MIC ... Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:10PMCLEVELAND, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Biosciences, a global manufacturer of products designed to make diagnostic testing easier, more cost-effective, and less labor intensive, announced the FDA clearance of its new TREK Diagnostic Systems-brand Sensititre AIM Automated Inoculation Delivery System for use with all Sensititre dried plates. The small-footprint Sensititre AIM System ...
Katz: Who is Dr. Anthony Galea? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:45PMCanadian sports doctor Anthony Galea fancies himself a healer on the cutting edge of sports science, but authorities in the U.S. consider him a convicted felon. CBC Sports' Teddy Katz takes a closer look at the controversial figure.
Anti-doping agency collects samples at Bangalore camp Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:13AMThe National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) Monday conducted searches and collected samples of urine, blood, medicines and food supplements from various athletes at the Sports Authority of India's Bangalore complex where around 100 athletes are under training.