A medical technology company that employs 500 people here should get a significant boost – translating into more jobs – from President Obama’s economic stimulus package, Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday.
Patrick’s remarks came during a tour of eClinicalWorks’ Rte. 9 headquarters where he and officials were shown the software that allows physicians and other health care workers to tap into up-to-the-minute information on patients.
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A lockdown at Highline Medical Center was lifted after King County sheriff’s deputies checked a suspicious device in a minivan in the parking garage and found it to be a hoax.
King County sheriff’s spokesman John Urquhart said the man was taken to the King County Jail on Sunday night to be booked for possession of a hoax device.
During the lockdown, no traffic was allowed in or out of the hospital and several streets were closed.
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When Alaska’s two senators take their seats in the new Congress next month, there may be something familiar about the pair to longtime followers of politics in that state.
Senator Lisa Murkowski and her soon-to-be colleague, Mayor
of Anchorage, are the daughter and son of two Alaskans who squared off in the 1970 race for the state’s sole House seat. Nick Begich ended up beating
38 years ago.
“It just kind of speaks to the Read the rest of this entry »
There have been hurdles for Geron, including how the company would conduct its trials and the ethical questions and religious opposition to using human embryos.
The biggest hurdle may have been the lack of government funding for stem cell studies. Because there is no federal money for this kind of research, other than through the
, there has been little movement in the embryonic stem cell arena outside of Geron’s privately funded effort. That Read the rest of this entry »
MADRID, Spain (CNN)
— Spain’s best-known investigating magistrate, Judge Baltasar Garzon, was rushed to a hospital in Madrid on Friday, where he remained under observation in the coronary unit, CNN partner station CNN+ reported.
Garzon issued a precedent-setting arrest warrant in 1998 for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights abuses. He has recently been involved in a high-profile investigation of alleged corruption and Read the rest of this entry »
, kettlebells, are older than any piece of equipment you will find in your local gym. These cast iron balls with handles have become increasingly popular in the United States in recent years, however their history is much deeper. Much credit has been given to the Russians for the birth and growth of the modern kettlebell. However, it’s been recently discovered that the Shaolin fighting monks may have been the true originators. But how can something Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers expect increases in health care costs will stay at a steady 6 percent this year, twice the rate of inflation, according to a survey published on Thursday.
The survey of 489 large U.S. employers also showed that more plan to offer consumer-directed health plans in 2010 to try to control cost increases.
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BANTAM — Drugs and guns were found in a New Harwinton Road home Tuesday night, police said.
Paul J. Dadomo, 21, 296 New Harwinton Road, was charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, use of drug paraphernalia and non-student in possession of drugs near a school.
Dadomo was ordered held on $5,000 bond in Bantam Superior Court Wednesday. He is on a two-year probation following two convictions in Waterbury Superior Court Read the rest of this entry »
During the winter season, driving on icy roads is always challenging, but even more so when driving with young children. Each year thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. You can help keep this from happening to your child by using car safety seats and seat belts correctly every time you drive even for short errands.
No car seat is the “best” or “safest.” The best seat is the one that fits your child’s size, is correctly Read the rest of this entry »
Medical Marijuana and the Ignorant, Arrogant Oregon Medical Board
By Al Hayward for Salem-News.com
Oregon’s medical marijuana application process shouldn’t have been made any more complicated than obtaining a handicapped parking permit.
(THE DALLES ) – In a naked attempt to kill the voter-approved Medical Marijuana Act, the Oregon Medical Board made a hero and martyr out of Dr. Phillip Leveque by appearing to be above the law in revoking Leveque’s Read the rest of this entry »