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Innovative class addresses chronic pain issues

Chronic pain can lead people to become less physically active and causes some to withdraw socially.

May 25 2012 | Posted in Current News,Local News | Read More »

Fire whom? Romney draws flak on eve of NH primary

NASHUA, N.H. — Republican front-runner Mitt Romney stumbled down the homestretch of the New Hampshire primary on Monday, declaring, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me” as his rivals intensified already fierce criticism.

Jan 9 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

2011 medication shortages set new record at 267

TRENTON, N.J. — The number of new prescription drug shortages in 2011 shot up to 267, well above the prior record and about four times the number of medication shortages in the middle of the last decade.

Jan 4 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Requiem

As my father was born, Orion was rising in the east. The stars of the constellation form a rough hunter, his shield before him, his rude club raised to slay some mighty beast.

Jan 2 2012 | Posted in Tom Burns | Read More »

From the fieldhouse to the courthouse

Cincinnati was abuzz this week heading into the annual matchup between the city’s major collegiate basketball programs, Cincinnati and Xavier. Coming into the game, Xavier was ranked as the 8th best team in the nation and so it wasn’t surprising that as the final seconds ticked off the clock, Xavier was winning by a comfortable margin.

Dec 16 2011 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »

Gov’t to adopt strict new limits on chimp research

WASHINGTON — The government on Thursday said it would adopt strict new limits on using chimpanzees in medical research, after a prestigious scientific group recommended that experiments with humans’ closest relative be done only as a last resort.

Dec 15 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Medicare back on the brink over cuts to doctors

WASHINGTON — It’s become a symbol of sorts for the federal government’s budget dysfunction: Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors will again face steep Medicare cuts that threaten to undermine health care for millions of seniors and disabled people.

Nov 28 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

US approves first drug for bone marrow disorder

WASHINGTON — The first drug to treat a rare disorder that causes red blood cells to build up inside bone marrow was cleared Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Nov 16 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »