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  • Professional Say to Immunize Kids Before Rush Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:54PMAlthough it is nearly a month away from the beginning of the new school year for most area students, city-county health department is reminding parents about the importance of immunizing your kids.
  • Severe migraines never 'incapacitated' her, Bachmann says Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:34PMWASHINGTON -- Rep. Michele Bachmann suffers from migraine headaches so intense that she has sometimes sought emergency medical treatment, but the congresswoman said Tuesday that the condition would not preclude her from serving as president if elected.
  • No alcohol, drugs detected in driver who died in H-2 freeway crash Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:19PMA medical examiner has released the autopsy results for the man who died in Monday's H-2 freeway crash. A medical examiner says Timothy Leyes, 58, bled to death due...
  • Community bids final goodbye to Sergeant Beyers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:44PMMEDICAL LAKE, Wash. – The remains of Sgt. Nathan Beyers arrived at their final resting place Tuesday. Beyers was laid to rest at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. It began with a long procession surrounded by flag bearing patriot guard riders and soldiers standing at attention. Sgt. Beyers and Spc. Nicholas Newby of Post Falls, ID died earlier this month after an improvised ...
  • Transatlantic to Pursue Better Validus Offer to Beat Allied Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:41PMTransatlantic Holdings Inc., the reinsurer that agreed to merge with Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG, said it will ask Validus Holdings Ltd. to improve its counteroffer.
  • Rescue Dog injured in emergency exercise Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:40PMRIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW)-- A real accident happened during a mock plane crash in rib mountain.
  • Did Apple's Tim Cook Use 'App Store' Generically? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:39PMOn a Q3 earnings call, COO Tim Cook used 'app store' in a way that seemed to contradict Apple's legal claim that the phrase can only refer to Apple's own App Store.
  • Rolling Paper: A Guide to Strains of Medical Marijuana Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:31PMOG Kush, Sour Diesel, Big Buddha Wreck, and Candyjack: There are countless varieties of medical marijuana, which means countless combinations of physical and mental effects on the people who use them. So what, exactly, is in a strain? Quite a bit, it turns out, which makes it all the more importa...
  • PGE, Environmentalists Settle Coal Plant Lawsuit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28PMEnvironmentalists and Portland General Electric have settled a lawsuit over the utility's coal-fired electricity plant in Eastern Oregon.
  • Dentists Warn of Risks Associated with Sports Drinks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:51PMNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A network of dentists in 22 states has issued a warning to parents about potential health risks associated with the growing trend of sports and energy drink consumption among children.
  • N.D. delegation fears sacrifices in Medicare funding under debt proposal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:45PMFARGO - As Congress continues seeking common ground on debt negotiations, North Dakota's delegation fears residents here might get the raw end of the deal if a GOP-sponsored proposal goes through. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad - with the support of Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Rep. Rick Berg - said Monday he plans to oppose efforts to repeal a provision in last year's health care reform law ...
  • Does food act physiologically like a 'drug of choice' for some? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:32PMResearchers say reducing variety in food choices may represent an important strategy for those trying to lose weight.
  • Supes fire County Administrative Officer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:26PMJuly 19, 2011 — Lassen County’s District 3 Supervisor, Larry Wosick, hurled his harshest criticism to date at his fellow board members — predicting the recall of District 5 Supervisor Jack Hanson and an unsuccessful re-election bid by District 1 Supervisor Bob Pyle for their roles in the firing of Lassen County Administrative Officer Tom Stone.
  • City council signs off on off-street parking, loading Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:25PMThe Cañon City Council on Monday approved several recommended changes for off-street parking and loading. Associate Planner Mary Ann Nimmo said city staff and Planning and Zoning Commissioners studied codes from other jurisdictions.
  • Sports In Brief Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:23PMThe NFL told club executives they could be schooled in the ins and outs of the new labor contract as early as Thursday,
  • Dow Chemical forms ethanol joint venture Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:22PMDow Chemical Co. has formed a joint partner with Japanese company Mitsui & Co. to build a plant in Brazil that makes packaging products and polymers from sugar cane-based ethanol.
  • UPDATE: Rollover Crash In Airway Heights Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:03PMKHQ.COM - On Tuesday morning emergency crews responded to a rollover crash at Aero & Fruitvale near Medical Lake.
  • San Diego V.A. Regional Office Allegedly 'Alters' Doctors Reports to 'Deny' Vets Claims Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:02PMFor years Veterans websites such as "VAWatchdog.org" have alleged that the Veterans Affairs (V.A.) Regional Offices (R.O.) have intentionally used locally "contracted out" Medical Doctors to medically evaluate Veterans for the sole purpose of secretly "altering" these Doctors' final reports in order to "deny" their service connected injury claims.
  • Missouri woman rescued from Niagara River in NY Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:58AMNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- A 30-year-old woman from Missouri was rescued from the Whirlpool Rapids below Niagara Falls after she fell in while hiking along the shore with her fiance.    State Parks Police say the woman, from St. Louis, was hiking in Whirlpool State Park when she tried to reach down and touch the swirling waters. She toppled in, and her fiance flagged down a nearby Jet Boat. The ...
  • Dr. Sharon Martin-Holm reviews health benefits and risks of pets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:49AMNearly two-thirds of American households have pets and Americans spend an astonishing $50 billion dollars a year keeping them fed, groomed and spoiled.  So what do we get back on our investment in our furry companions? CBS19 Medical Expert Dr. Sharon Martin-Holm has more on the health benefits and risks of pets.
  • Convicted killer dies after prison stabbing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:44AMThe North Platte Telegraph The man convicted of killing a North Platte woman and her daughter is dead.
  • Plane Crashes in Desert, Pilot Survives Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:42AMA pilot has been burned in the fiery crash of a small plane in a rugged section of Southern California high desert. The plane was flying from Lake Havasu to Compton.
  • Report: Kazakh Leader in German Hospital Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:33AMHAMBURG — Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been admitted to a hospital in the city of Hamburg, a German newspaper reported Tuesday.
  • PhotoMedex's 'Itching to Win' Contest Offers Free Phototherapy Treatments With the XTRAC Laser to Deserving Psoriasis ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:28AMIn honor of National Psoriasis Awareness Month in August, PhotoMedex, Inc. NASDAQ: PHMD, an innovator of medical devices, today has launched the "Itching to Win" contest, an opportunity for six deserving psoriasis patients to win a full series of treatments with the XTRAC excimer laser.The XTRAC laser is the only clinically proven, FDA-cleared dermatology excimer laser with independent safety ...
  • Dispensary opponents face petition deadline Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:27AMMarijuana dispensary opponents in Fort Collins are facing a deadline for gathering signatures for a ban on medical pot shops in the city.
  • Rotech Healthcare Inc. Announces Closing of Registered Exchange Offer for Senior Second Lien Notes Due 2018 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:08AMORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rotech Healthcare Inc. (OTCBB: ROHI), one of the largest providers of home medical equipment and related products and services, announced today that it has completed its registered exchange offer to exchange $283,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Second Lien Notes due 2018 (the “Exchange Notes”) for an equal principal amount of its outstanding ...
  • Amherst deputies involved in Nelson County shooting Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:05AMAmherst County Sheriff's deputies were in an "officer involved shooting" in Nelson County last night, authorities said. The shooting happened during a drug investigation shortly before midnight on Davis Creek Road, the Amherst County Sheriff's Office said this morning.
  • Members of International Medical Community Head to Sydney, Australia, for Regional Conference on Metabolic Syndrome Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:03AMSydney will host the second-ever Asia Pacific Conference on the Metabolic Syndrome (APCMS) in November. This large-scale event will attract healthcare professionals from across the Asia Pacific region, and has been organised by Elsevier, under the auspices of Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/APCMS ...
  • e-MDs Receives 2010 Surescripts White Coat of Quality Accolade Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:00AMe-MDs, the provider of the nation's most highly rated electronic health record , is pleased to announce they have been awarded a 2010 Surescripts White Coat of Quality for upholding the highest quality of standards in e-prescribing. Â The Surescripts White Coat of Quality is a critical part of Surescripts' overall quality program, designed to ensure the safety benefits of EHRs and e-prescribing ...
  • Promising developments in vaccine research for HIV Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:43AM18 July, 2011 (Rome, Italy) - Researchers speaking in the first plenary session of the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) have today offered insights into current and future HIV prevention research and discussed how biomedical developments over the past two years are beginning to shape debate on the future of HIV prevention policy.
  • Police seek shooting suspects Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36AMA Gresham man who answered a knock at his door Friday night ended up shot in the arm by a stranger. The victim, a 22-year-old man, was treated for a non-life threatening wound to his left forearm at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, said Sgt. Wally Coon, Gresham police spokesman. He told police that ...
  • Experts testify in Peck murder trial Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:35AMA Brazos County jury on Monday saw pictures depicting several deep, red strangulation marks around the neck of a 28-year-old Bryan woman that a medical examiner testified led to her death. Michael Allen Peck, 45, was charged with first-degree murd ...
  • Experts testify in murder trial Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:16AMA Brazos County jury on Monday saw pictures depicting several deep, red strangulation marks around the neck of a 28-year-old Bryan woman that a medical examiner testified led to her death.Michael Allen Peck, 45, was charged with first-degree murder o ...
  • Woman assaulted, dog might have bitten bad guy in face Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:12AMWoman was jogging in the 2900 block of Jamestown Drive.  Description of attacker, possibly bitten by woman's dog, inside this story.
  • West clears the way for “Hizbullah”, Israel Today Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:12AMThe organizers of the next voyage to the shores of the Gaza Strip announced that the fleet will leave the court in the sea on Tuesday. Initially, it was announced on sailing today, but in the end the organizers decided that this would happen after the press conference which is scheduled for Monday.
  • Berries Are Better Than Ever: Research Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:11AMAt the 4th Biennial Berry Health Benefits Symposium earlier this month, scientists from around the globe presented research finding that berries can be used to fight such age-related scourges as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and mental decline.
  • Roche acquires mtm laboratories AG, expanding offering in cervical cancer testing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00AMVentana Medical Systems, Inc. , a member of the Roche Group, announced today that Roche has signed an agreement under which it will acquire 100 percent of mtm laboratories AG , a privately-held company based in Heidelberg, Germany. mtm is a global leader in developing in vitro diagnostics with a focus on early detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer, the largest early detection market in ...
  • Jérôme Boateng set to join Bayern Munich from Manchester City Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:59PM• Boateng to undergo medical in Munich in 'next few days' • Both clubs have agreed not to disclose transfer fee The defender Jérôme Boateng is set to join Bayern Munich after Manchester City agreed to let him leave for an undisclosed fee. Bayern have been pursuing the Germany international for some time and today announced they had agreed terms with both City and the player, who will sign a four ...
  • Naked woman pulled from pipe Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:58PMWATERVILLE -- Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said police do not know why a naked, crying woman crawled into a sewer pipe emerging from a cliff 25 feet above the Kennebec River on Sunday morning.
  • A political era ends Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:16PMKUCHING: Former president of Sarawak National Party (SNAP) and the state’s first Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min, passed away at Normah Medical Specialist Centre here at 2pm yesterday.
  • Probe opens into hospital improvement plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:14PMST. CATHARINES — A review of the controversial improvement plan that shook up Niagara's hospitals took a step forward Monday as members of a special committee left their first meeting optimistic about the job ahead.[...]
  • Should CIOs have a foreign policy? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:08PMIn July 2005, a series of suicide bomb attacks in London's transit system killed 56 people and threw the city into a state of confusion. The U.S.-based CEO of a multinational financial company with offices in London posed what to him seemed a simple and essential question: "Are all our people OK?"
  • Services held for two fallen Idaho soldiers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:00PMCOEUR D’ALENE – Services for two fallen Idaho soldiers took place Monday. Dozens of people gathered at Lake City Community Church in Coeur d’Alene to honor Spec. Nick Newby. The bodies of Newby and Sgt. Nathan Beyers returned home Friday. The two soldiers died in combat July 7 in Baghdad. Services for Sgt. Beyers took place in Spokane Monday morning. His ashes will be laid to rest in a ceremony ...
  • We're sitting ourselves to death Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:51PMSpare a thought for the call centre workers. If they're not losing their jobs to Bangalore, they're dealing with abuse from someone they've never met before. Now research proves there's another, more covert danger to their work. In their first eight months on the job, according to one study, the average call centre worker packs on about 6 kilograms.
  • Toronto is hot! Hot! HOT! 0 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:42PMThe heat in Toronto is at full blast without a break in sight for exhausted city dwellers, warns Environment Canada.
  • Add teen hearing loss to secondhand smoke risks Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:23PMAs if parents need another reason to double their efforts to quit smoking, now researchers have linked hearing loss in teenagers to secondhand smoke exposure. Teens who live in a household with smokers have an 83 percent greater likelihood of developing hearing loss in the lowest and highest frequencies than teens in homes with no smokers, according to a study published today in the Archives of ...
  • Person stabbed during I.F. fight Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:15PMThe Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a fight that occurred in the 100 block of Clubhouse Circle on Saturday that resulted in someone being stabbed, according to a news release from the Police Department.
  • Former NFL star McMahon injured in limo accident Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:15PMRENO, Nev. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon is being treated at a hospital after the limousine he was riding in crashed through a fence south of Reno.
  • CVS, Teamsters come to agreement on contract Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:13PMAfter about two years of efforts to organize a union and negotiate a contract, Teamsters Local 386 and the CVS Pharmacy distribution center in west Patterson came to an agreement Monday, July 11.
  • Credit Risk a Rising Concern for Fixed-Income Investors Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:21AMWorries are increasing in an atmosphere where bond defaults could arise from debt-laden Greece or from budgets shortfalls in U.S. municipalities.