Published October 9, 2008
GALVESTON — One of the main things that stood between 4,000 University of Texas Medical Branch employees and layoffs this week was a “tightfisted, conservative Aggie.”
State Sen. Steve Ogden, a Republican from Bryan, gained particular significance in Galveston County when, after a few phone calls, he halted a plan — at least temporarily — by the University of Texas System to cut a third of the medical branch’s Read the rest of this entry »

(Daily Press (Victorville, CA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 8–When it comes to physical fi tness, Victor Valley youths are lagging far behind their peers.
Local students in grades five, seven and nine all fell below the state average for healthy fitness zone levels, though most districts made small gains from the previous year, according to the 2008 California Physical Fitness results.
State law requires schools to administer annual fitness Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Collins says he wants to be the quarterback for Erie County’s economic revival. He seems OK with being the head cheerleader and pep-band conductor, too.
The county executive will deliver a speech today — his second State of the County address — in which he will talk about the bounty of riches in Buffalo and Erie County.
The colleges that serve more than 100,000 students, the large theaters and music halls, the architecture, Read the rest of this entry »

UCLA allowed just 59.0 points per game in 2007-08, including just 78 combined points in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. That marked the fewest points allowed in the first two games of the Big Dance since Oklahoma State in 1949.
So what’s the secret? Well, first off, buried on the bottom of his coaching bio, it’s noted that in leading Weber State to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances that Howland was chosen the team’s defensive Read the rest of this entry »

Published November 16, 2008
GALVESTON — State health care leaders said a plan to downsize the University of Texas Medical Branch poses vexing questions about the future of Galveston County’s poorest and most traumatically injured patients.
The medical branch might be the first major hospital in recent Texas history to scale back its services to the extent University of Texas regents have approved, said Anne Dunkelberg, associate director for Read the rest of this entry »

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Details were sparse one day after a shocking discovery in East Naples left the community reeling.
The autopsy on a young brother and sister discovered dead in their apartment was completed Sunday, but the results will not be released until the death investigation is completed, said Collier County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Karie Partington. She said the Collier County Medical Examiner has sent body fluid samples away for toxicology Read the rest of this entry »

PASCO, Wash– Dino Rossi's arrival to the Tri-Cities drew some protesters. Volunteers and supporters of “Planned Parenthood Votes Washington”  lined Burden Boulevard near TRAC, waving signs attacking Rossi.
The group says they're trying to educate voters on women's health care needs. They say Rossi is the wrong choice for governor to support their issues.
“We are confident that the voters of Washington will realize how dangerous Read the rest of this entry »

Managing your own health is practical. There is a constellation of existing
available. We are blessed to be living in the information age. Of course, there are tons of junk to wade through. Quite frankly, some of the information is not worth the media it is printed on (used to be paper). Accurate, tips and
, however, can be had.
used for health as well as cooking herbs. Everyone one of them has a ph balance, and they all have properties. For Read the rest of this entry »

Bristol City striker Dele Adebola faces a late fitness test on an ankle problem for the trip to Doncaster on Tuesday night.
Adebola scored in the 2-0 home win over Southampton at the weekend but then was forced off the field because of the injury.
However, Michael McIndoe has been passed fit despite also being substituted because of knee trouble.
Boss Gary Johnson told the club’s website: “He [Adebola] took a knock on his ankle on Saturday and Read the rest of this entry »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance of an investigational new drug application that lets
move forward with the world’s first study of a human embryonic stem cell based therapy in man, the company said late Thursday.
Menlo Park-based Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) said it plans to initiate a Phase I multi-center trial that is designed to establish the safety of the drug GRNOPC1 in patients with “complete” American Read the rest of this entry »