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Car 'inferno' slows down St. John's highway Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:19AMTraffic was tied up Friday morning for many commuters heading into St. John's, after a car burst into flames.
St. John's police hunt for stabbing suspects Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:50AMThe Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was scouring the St. John's area Friday morning for two suspects connected to a stabbing.
Parents guide to new releases Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:05AMRating: PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar. What it’s about: An about-to-marry Alice falls back down the rabbit hole, where much has transpired since her first meeting with The Mad Hatter.
Dartmouth apartment treated as arson Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:58PMA fire that broke out early Wednesday in an apartment building on the corner of Portland and Dundas streets in Dartmouth is being investigated as arson.
Parents movie guide: Alice in Wonderland, The Ghost Writer Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:37PM‘Alice in Wonderland'
Obama nudges House Dems on health care Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:51AMSupport from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.
Penny pinch for N.L. motorists Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:50AMConsumers across most of Newfoundland and Labrador are paying slightly more for gasoline Thursday.
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Walters to serve 87 years Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:40PMST. JOSEPH - A young woman fought to control her emotions Monday in a courtroom encounter with a man convicted of raping and robbing her during a home invasion.
Toronto police look for missing teenage girl Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:35PMA teenage girl has been missing for four days, and officers are asking anyone with information to contact them, Toronto police said Tuesday.
City won't reopen boundary debate Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:37PMCity council voted Wednesday not to reopen the debate about increasing Ottawa's urban boundaries.
International Law Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:30AMVarious amendments to the Communiqué No. 2008-32/34 on Protection of Turkish Currency came into effect on 11 July 2009. The amendments enable "finance companies" (as referred to in the Banking Law (Law No. 5411)) to extend foreign currency indexed loans to real persons and legal entities.
The Weekend Warrior: February 26 - 28 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:19AMComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, February 26, including Kevin Smith's Cop Out starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, and the remake of George Romero's The Crazies starring Timothy Olyphant. This week's "The Chosen One" is the French prison drama A Prophet (Sony Pictures Classics), while in "The Battle Cry" we look at how tough it is to ...
WuXi PharmaTech's Suzhou facility receives AAALAC accreditation Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:36PMWuXi PharmaTech, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, announced that its Suzhou non-clinical safety testing facility received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). As a result of an extensive on ...
WuXi PharmaTech's Suzhou non-clinical safety testing facility receives AAALAC accreditation Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:40AMWuXi PharmaTech, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, announced today that its Suzhou non-clinical safety testing facility received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). As a result of an ...
WuXi PharmaTech Receives AAALAC Accreditation for Suzhou Toxicology Facility Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:44AMWuXi PharmaTech , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, announced today that its Suzhou non-clinical safety testing facility received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International .
News: WaKi Apps releases Travel Health guide Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:11PMWaKi Apps has released a new Travel Health guide for the iPhone and iPod touch. Developed in collaboration with renowned Australian Travel Medicine Specialist Dr. Deborah Mills, Travel Health provides a comprehensive reference guide specifically designed to help users look after their health when travelling overseas. The application provides information on common medical conditions encountered ...
Living incubators Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 6:25AMANNA BORG, university lecturer and women’s rights activist, sees the recent proposal of a law to protect foetuses from their own mothers as indicative of a deep-seated prejudice against women.
New Book Helps Pharmacists Play Larger Role In Heart Health Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:21PMAs more Americans fall victim to cardiovascular disease each year, and more and more drug treatments are available, pharmacists can play an increasingly critical role in medication choices and treatment plans. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) new book, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: A Point-of-Care Guide, by Michael Crouch, Pharm.D., FASHP, BCPS, is being released in ...
Africa's genetic diversity revealed by full genomes of a Bushman and a Tutu [Not Exactly Rocket Science] Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:18PMMeet !Gubi, the tribal elder of a group of Bushmen (or Khoisan), one of the oldest known human lineages. He lives the life of a hunter-gatherer in the Namibian part of the Kalahari Desert. But he also has a strange connection to James Watson, the British American scientist who helped to discover the structure of DNA. For a start, they're both around 80 years old. But more importantly, they are ...
Stephanomics Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 8:12AMHow many economists does it take to write a letter?
Local outfitter's crusade against Amazon sex tourism: true or fish tale? Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:39AMPhil Marsteller of Colleyville had a story of death threats, drug use, cutthroat competition and middle-age Americans paying 13-year-old Brazilian villagers for sex.
Targacept Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Financial Results Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 3:05PMWINSTON-SALEM, N.C.----Targacept, Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics™, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Download 2010 Shots Schedules for Smartphones, PCs, Handheld Devices Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 4:29PMMany PDA and smartphone users now can download compact versions of the latest immunization schedules for children, adolescents and adults. The application is free, and it's an easy and convenient way to access immunization recommendations for patients of all ages.
Dana Ullman: The Case FOR Homeopathic Medicine: The Historical and Scientific Evidence Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 10:00AMBecause skeptics of homeopathy today indulge in spreading misinformation about homeopathy, this blog aims to set the record straight, and is packed with references to confirm the veracity of what is asserted.
2010 Food Safety Conference - Press Highlights Day 2 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 6:23AMSafe food is a shared accountability between governments and companies. On the second day of the Global Food Safety Conference in Washington DC, one of the opening sessions looked at the question. In a panel discussion, the growing understanding of how both the private and public sectors manage food safety and develop policy was evident.
Q&A: Ignite's Dietrich Stephan on Building a New Genome Center to Sequence GWAS Samples, Cancer Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:15PMEarlier this week, In Sequence spoke with Dietrich Stephan, Ignite's president and CEO, about how he wants to apply this sequencing power, which will be installed over the course of the year.
Inmate found dead in prison cell Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 7:33AMMark Paul Drouin, 48, was found dead Sunday in his cell at the New Hampshire State Prison. He was serving an 18 1/2-to-37-year sentence for attempted murder for shooting a man in the back.
Health Information Technologies for Practicing Psychiatrists Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 10:02PMDr Luo is associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry of the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in Los Angeles. He reports no conflicts of interest concerning the subject matter of this article.
Family film guide Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 11:35PMThe Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective. Today: "Dear John"
Press Release Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 8:55AM02 -Feb-2010 – LGC Standards has launched a new absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) toxicology guide comprising a unique collection of labelled and unlabelled reagents and standards, as well as important biological model systems.
Banned in Texas prisons: books and magazines that many would consider classics Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 8:41PMBanned in Texas prisons: books and magazines that many would consider classics
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Special Vehicles FAQ/guide (DS) Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 6:48PMGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (iPhone) grand theft auto chinatown wars, nintendo ds
Genetics education Web sites awarded prestigious prize by Science Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 1:28PM( American Association for the Advancement of Science ) In an age when genetics and genomics research is progressing so fast that not even new teachers are up to date, two Web sites created at the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center are providing an excellent source of new material while educating a hugely diverse audience of users.
An aluminum plant isn’t in our future, but what is? Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 1:17PMAn aluminum plant on Guemes Island? You’ve got to be kidding. No, they weren’t kidding back in the ’60s when Northwest Aluminum Co. announced plans to build a $100 million…
IN BRIEF: News from around Downriver Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 6:41AMDisplaced workers’ guide is on Dingell’s Web site U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-15th District) recently put his 2010 Displaced Workers Guidebook on his Web site, www.house.gov/dingell.
Trans Woman Killed; Media Calls Her Male Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 2:22PMThe half-naked body of a 51-year-old trans woman was found last week in a vacant lot in the Montrose area of Houston. But reports of Myra Ical’s death have been salacious at best, with mainstream media referring to Ical as a man and saying the area where her body was found was known by police to be frequented by prostitutes and drug users.
IN BRIEF: News from around Downriver Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 7:27AMDisplaced workers’ guide is on Dingell’s Web site U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-15th District) recently put his 2010 Displaced Workers Guidebook on his Web site, www.house.gov/dingell.
Acorda Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of AMPYRA (dalfampridine) to Improve Walking in People with Multiple ... Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 4:06PMAcorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) ...
Acorda Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of AMPYRA (dalfampridine) to Improve Walking in People with Multiple ... Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 3:53PMHAWTHORNE, N.Y.----Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for AMPYRA™ , an oral treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis .
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 9:30AMIn December, the Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Dorgan to allow American pharmacies and drug wholesalers to import federally approved drugs from abroad.
Exagen Believes Its Computational Method Has An Edge in Emerging Multivariate IVD Market Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 6:15AMDiagnostic startup Exagen is betting that an algorithm originally developed for the automotive industry will give it a head start in the race to bring certain newly categorized genomic diagnostics to market.
Cooking up a risky business Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 10:12AMBreaking Bad is not about a drug dealer, it's about a man, about the decisions a human being makes.
Try a giving a little extra love to curls during winter Sunday, January 17, 2010 @ 2:45AMNEW YORK -- Maintaining perfectly coifed curls is challenging on a good day. During winter, relentless dry air and the smoosh of the average hat can mean whole months of bad hair."My city is drier then the Sahara desert. My hair is left feeling like ...
Book tells of the markers of U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 3:32PMCHARLES TOWN, W.Va. When Bob OConnor of Charles Town, W.Va., was writing his previous book, Catesby: Eyewitness to the Civil War, he told the story of a real-life slave who was captured during John Browns raid.
Try a little extra love for curls during winter Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 1:14AMTips on maintaining your curly locks in the winter.
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 11:32AMAs a consequence of recent votes taken in the U.S. Senate, and barring some major unforeseen event(s), federal health care reform appears all but inevitable. While the final contours of the new law are not yet settled, certain broad themes are emerging.
Generic Version of Flomax® Will Save Upstate New Yorkers Millions Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 5:40AMROCHESTER, NY (01/12/2010)- Upstate New Yorkers who take Flomax®, the popular brand-name drug for the treatment of prostate enlargement, will have a significant opportunity for savings by switching to the drug's generic equivalent when the Flomax patent expires in early 2010, according to a new report released by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
Cougars move eastward - but how far? Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 5:07AMThe existence of mountain lions in New York state has been a hotly debated issue since their believed extirpation in the 1890s, and even back then, there was debate as to what their actual numbers were.
It's Not Just about Tiger - It's a Wake-Up Call for the PGA Tour Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 2:00PMThe Tiger Woods rumors are rolling faster than the greens at Augusta. The one about his being flown to Phoenix to have his broken teeth repaired and plastic surgery on his 9-iron facial wounds at least is a plausible explanation for his public disappearance.