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Election results certified Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:09PMThe state’s primary election was certified Tuesday afternoon. While the results have been all but official for the past week, since counties certified their results, the state action determines…
Tulsa College Students Looking At e-Textbooks Verses Standard Textbooks Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:10AMWhile e-books have been around for a little while now, the question then becomes, will the standard college text books disappear?
Rowing club takes handcrafted Island Star on maiden voyage Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:22AMThe group gathering at the north end of the Cap Sante Boat Haven on Thursday kept an eye out for anything that stirred in the water. What they were particularly watching for was the maiden…
Consumers Have Concerns About Home Genetic Tests Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:24AMOne-half of people using direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal genetic risk tests express concerns about testing-yet more than 80 percent want to know their risk even for non-preventable genetic diseases, according to a study in the September Genetics in Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams ...
Missing dog trainer’s ex-wife to face questioning Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:09AMMOUNT VERNON — Despite her assertion to use her right to remain silent, the ex-wife of a missing Anacortes dog trainer will be questioned under oath Wednesday. Linda Opdycke’s ex-husband…
La Leche meetings beginning Monday Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:16AMThe first meeting of the Vineland Evening La Leche League's fall series will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at 2490 Vine Road in Vineland. The series will continue with meetings on Oct. 11, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13.
Anacortes tops La Conner in volleyball match Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:17AMANACORTES — On paper the match didn’t look as close at it would turn out to be. The Anacortes volleyball team, returning most of its starting lineup from the team that took fifth…
DTC consumers express concern on personal genetic risk test Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:07AMOne half of people using direct to consumer (DTC) personal genetic risk tests express concerns about testing yet more than 80 percent want to know their risk even for non preventable genetic diseases, according to a study in the September Genetics in Medicine, the official peer reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG).
Experts Convene to Discuss State of Total Heart Health in Georgia Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:14PMATLANTA, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today six national organizations committed to improving the health of patients with heart disease announced a public education and awareness event for the Georgia community focused on the entire spectrum of heart health care. This free public forum, titled "Complete Care for Your Heart," is part of a series of regional "Know What Counts" programs hosted by the ...
Eyesores & Opportunities Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:03PMWith the “Butt Ugly” building at 1161 Main headed for demolition, Hartford’s commercial real estate market soon will be rid of its most visible eyesore.
What's/Who's new in business Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:49AMWHAT'S NEW Aqua Journeys Swim School, which features infant aquatics, has opened at 1 S. Old Kings Road, Ormond Beach. Owner Kathy Appell offers swimming lessons for all ages, from survival skills for infants to stroke classes for older...
Personnel Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:12PMHUNTINGTON -- Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, a Huntington based law firm has six attorneys who recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Primary for Providence mayor is tough to call Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:46PMPROVIDENCE –– Whomever voters choose as their next mayor this fall will face formidable challenges but also rare opportunities.
School policy audit: Billions bought failure Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:29AMCongratulations, Connecticut, and congratulations particularly to Connecticut's liberals.
AMIA launches non-profit Global Health Informatics Partnership Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:57AMAMIA, the U.S.-based association for informatics professionals, has launched a non-profit, wholly owned subsidiary organization called the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) to serve as an international center for collaborative initiatives on health informatics. With generous operational support from AMIA, GHIP, aims to build grassroots networks of health informatics advocates and ...
UC Davis election experts available for the fall campaigns Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:56PMThe University of California, Davis, has the following experts available to comment on the 2010 elections. Incumbency and Congress An anti-incumbent mood is fanning speculation about whether Democrats will be able to hang on to their majorities in both houses of Congress. Walter Stone, professor of political science at UC Davis, can comment on both topics. Stone is in the midst of a study on ...
UNCW nursing program expansion requires approval Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:32PMWhile the kinks are worked out with growing UNCW’s nursing program, the new building should provide pre-licensure nursing students with a stronger clinical education.
Health Buzz: Mental Activity Linked to Alzheimer's Decline Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:38PMMichael Douglas's cancer diagnosis; children, sex, and the media—how parents can gain control.
Ohio's 16th District race: contest between Republican Jim Renacci and Democratic incumbent John Boccieri heating up Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:02PM—————
Biomedical research policy needed for therapies, economic growth, education and security Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:31AM( Georgetown University Medical Center ) Bold and coordinated leadership at the federal level is essential to create secure, long-term, sustainable biomedical research funding policies based on strategic priorities, say the authors of a commentary about America's fledgling biomedical research framework published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.
'Sprouty' protein linked to regulation of bone mass and body fat Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:12AMHere's good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists from Maine are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat these two conditions. In a new research report published in the September 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal, the researchers describe a newly discovered protein, called "Sprouty," responsible for regulating body fat and bone ...
Obituaries for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:57AMBarbara A. Albery
The awful price for teaching less than we know Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:45PMWatching Glenn Beck’s performance Saturday at his “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington, DC, I thought of the novelist Sinclair Lewis’ Elmer Gantry, the charlatan evangelist who seduces most of those around him with his hearty backslapping and false piety.
Beck and American Know-Nothings Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:01PMEditor’s Note: As Fox News and its star Glenn Beck have demonstrated quite profitably, millions of Americans just “love the crazy,” embracing some wacky position simply because it has the feel of rebellion, even though demonstrably untrue and damaging to the nation.
Michael Winship: The Awful Price for Teaching Less than We Know Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:23AMWatching Glenn Beck's performance Saturday at his "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, DC, I thought of the novelist Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry, the charlatan evangelist...
Birkel leaving as Rosalynn Carter Institute executive director Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:19PMAMERICUS — Richard Birkel has resigned as executive director of Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW’s) Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI). Leisa Easom, the RCI’s Charles L. Mix Eminent Scholar and chair of GSW’s School of Nursing, will serve as interim executive director during the search for a new permanent director.
Upstate welcomes first pharmacy school Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:02PMPresbyterian College's newly opened School of Pharmacy has a home after adaptive reuse of a former hotel and nursing home transformed the building into a state-of-the-art facility for pharmacy students, faculty and staff.
Taking Aim at Pre-Leukemia Disorders: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Establishes Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:25PMNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has established a new center devoted to research and treatment of pre-leukemia blood disorders. Known as the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center, it is one of the largest programs of its kind in the nation.
Electronic Recordkeeping Boosts Patient Safety, Saves DMC More Than $5 Million - For Second Straight Year Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:15PMDETROIT, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) achieved significant improvements in patient safety and quality of care, while also saving more than $5 million in costs last year, thanks to efficiencies created by its system-wide Electronic Medical Record (EMR). This system manages nearly all of the DMC's patient health information via new computer-based technology ...
In The Papers 30 August Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:27AMNokia, Siemens seek NSN investment | YouTube to launch pay-per-view movie service | Google acquires social apps firm Angstro | Intel close to Infineon chip unit deal: sources | Paul Allen sues Silicon Valley firms
Push for change in the north shore Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:08AMSix adjacent ridings, six Liberal cabinet ministers.
Shakeup at Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex widens Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:40PMOfficials moved Thursday to fire Karl Strelnick, a psychiatrist at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex involved in two cases that led to federal declarations that patients were in danger there.
UC Davis study says climate 'big fizz' happened fast at South Pole Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:02PMResearchers at the University of California, Davis, today report new information on the mechanism of carbon flow from the Earth's oceans at the end of the last ice age, based on chemical analyses of the shells of tiny plankton fossils. "As we alter Earth's climate by burning oil, gas and coal, we urgently need to understand how the deep ocean sequesters carbon, and how that carbon can flow ...
Community Calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:48AMFranklin Park Herald-Journal with news of Northlake welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678 or by mail to: Pioneer ...
2009-2010 year in review at Baker University Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:15AMAUGUST 2009 Assistant women’s basketball coach Richard Ebel is honored by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association with the Don Jones Memorial Coaches Courage Award. …
Best way to care for terminally ill stirs debate Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:28PMLegislators have begun to recognize the medical, humanitarianand economic value of helping terminally ill patients and theirfamilies navigate treatment options as they approach the end oflife.
Bu$ine$$ Briefs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:51AMSurrey names six new board members
GME Provides Multiple Benefits to Institutions, Communities, Say Educators Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:50AMAt a time when more hospitals are being forced to consider closing their primary care residency programs for financial reasons -- and many already have -- the full economic impact of graduate medical education, or GME, programs has not been appreciated, says one family medicine educator. GME programs provide numerous direct, indirect and intangible benefits to physician-trainees themselves ...
South side Democrats vie for Assembly nomination Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:07PMThree south side candidates are facing off in the Sept. 14 primary for the chance to replace Rep. Pedro Colón. The winner will face independent Ramona Rivas in the Nov. 2 general election.
3 battle for seat Colón vacating Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:07PMThree south side candidates are facing off in the Sept. 14 primary for the chance to replace Rep. Pedro Col??n. The winner will face independent Ramona Rivas in the Nov. 2 general election.
Diane M. Komiskey Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:15PMDiane Marie Komiskey, 60, of Lanark, passed away at home on August 21, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was born on December 17, 1949 in Freeport, IL, daughter of Patrick “Pat” and Dorothy (Knauer) McCue.
Happening Today Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:09AMTUESDAY, AUGUST 24
Hospitals work to keep patients safe, and at home Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:13PMAbout one in five Medicare patients suffers complications or other health problems that send them back to the hospital within a month of going home -- and a lack of communication between hospitals and patients about follow-up care is a major reason why, experts say.
MPS layoffs a hard lesson for young teachers Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:25PMThe district's list of recalled teachers continues to expand. But returning educators may find themselves transferred from schools where they had built a reputation and rapport with staff and parents, and placed in schools where they will need time and training to regain their confidence.
Lack of accountability continues, despite deaths, threats to funding Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:55PMSecond of two parts Despite deaths and threats of lost funding, a pattern of unaccountability has continued for years at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, a Journal Sentinel investigation has found.
Psychometric scholar from Warren presented with lifetime achievement award Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:18AMWARREN TWP. – J. Douglas Carroll, 71, Board of Governors professor of management and psychology at Rutgers Business School, Newark, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 75th anniversary conference of the Psychometric Society, held in July at The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Am Jrl of Public Health Highlights: October 2010 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:41PM1) U.S. nursing home assistants report high rate of workplace assaults; 2) Higher mortality rate and health risks found among those with HIV who smoke; 3) More alcohol retailers in a population predict higher demographic health disparities.
Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:01AMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > Davina Porock has been named professor and associate dean of research and scholarship in the School of Nursing.
Special Yoga Classes Aimed At Breast Cancer Survivors Improves Recovery Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:34AMUniversity of Alberta research fellow Amy Speed-Andrews has examined how a specialized Iyengar yoga program for women currently in treatment for breast cancer, and who have completed treatment, makes a difference in their recovery. For two years groups of study participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their physical and mental health at the beginning of a 10-week session of ...
Study finds burnout progressively develops among medical students Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:34AMMore than 40 percent of third-year medical students have symptoms of moderate to severe burnout, according to a study in the August Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association.