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Four US cities best weathered the recession
Mar 19, 2010 22:33 EDT
The four large U.S. cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Buffalo and Rochester, New York, don't have much else in common. But a government report shows they've had the smallest increases in joblessness over the past two years among cities with at least 1 million people.
The four cities that best weathered the recession
Mar 19, 2010 17:11 EDT
The Final Four: The four large cities that best weathered the recession. Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.
Many Avandia defenders have drug co. ties: study
Mar 18, 2010 20:23 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Virtually all of the experts who wrote favorably about GlaxoSmithKline Plc's troubled diabetes drug Avandia had financial ties to drug makers, a finding that shows the need for reform of such relationships, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Biden to visit NC manufacturer of semiconductors
Mar 17, 2010 18:02 EDT
VP Joe Biden plans to visit NC-based lighting manufacturer Cree; firm rides efficiency boom. Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit a North Carolina maker of light-producing semiconductor chips that the Obama administration is offering as an example of the potential for job growth in manufacturing energy-efficient products.
Irish at home, worldwide cheer St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2010 11:42 EDT
Green globe: 70 million Irish at home, abroad cheer St. Patrick's Day from Sydney to San Fran. Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness.
Gene test 'helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug'
Mar 16, 2010 11:51 EDT
A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
Gene test helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug: report
Mar 16, 2010 11:46 EDT
A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
Mar 16, 2010 10:01 EDT
Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
Mar 16, 2010 10:01 EDT
Gene testing helps set right dose for blood-thinner warfarin, prevents hospitalizations. Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
Tissue-freezing balloon beats drugs in ablation study
Mar 15, 2010 12:15 EDT
An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday.
Cryogenic balloon offers hope to heart patients
Mar 15, 2010 10:59 EDT
An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday.
Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe
Mar 11, 2010 19:34 EST
Federal government recalls more children's jewelry based on cadmium concerns. Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.
Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe
Mar 11, 2010 18:50 EST
Federal government recalls more children's jewelry based on cadmium concerns. Federal safety regulators recalled a line of holiday-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.
NY, NJ jets hit birds, return safely to airports
Mar 11, 2010 17:23 EST
NY, NJ jets hit Canada geese after takeoff on consecutive days; both planes land safely. Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt.
NC-bound jet hits birds, returns to NY airport
Mar 11, 2010 13:27 EST
NC-bound passenger jet hits birds after takeoff, returns safely to upstate NY airport. The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and make an emergency landing, officials said.
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Mar 10, 2010 19:00 EST
T he XXI Winter Olympics are over, but for Joe Howard and the rest of the US Sled Hockey Team, the Games are just beginning. Howard is one of 15 sled hockey players representing the United States in the Paralympic Winter Games, which officially kick off tomorrow in Vancouver. On Saturday, Howard and his teammates will suit up for their first game at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, formerly known as the UBC Thunderbird Arena, where they will face off against South Korea. The 43-year-old Kingston resident is the lone Bay Stater on the American squad, and the elder statesman of the Team USA locker room. ``One of the old guys,'' said Howard, with a laugh, in a recent interview. The veteran forward has been practicing with the best players in the country as well as training on his own at Connell Memorial Rink in Weymouth in preparation for his fourth Paralympic appearance - a feat no other American sled hockey player can claim. USA Hockey says Howard is the only player ever to
AP-GfK Poll: Public wants elusive accord on health
Mar 09, 2010 18:41 EST
AP-GfK Poll: Americans want bipartisan accord on health care, but neither party yields. Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that's nowhere in sight.
Twins top Cards 7-6 on Valencia's homer in 8th
Mar 09, 2010 18:03 EST
Twins top Cardinals 7-6 on Danny Valencia's home run in 8th inning, Wainwright hit hard. On a tough day for the Minnesota Twins, third base prospect Danny Valencia provided something positive.
U.S. seeks 335 years for ill Petters in ponzi case
Mar 09, 2010 09:09 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said Tom Petters should be sentenced to 335 years in prison for running a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, while defense lawyers pleaded for mercy, saying their client has a tumor on his pituitary gland.
JetBlue launches $10 sale to first 10 destinations
Mar 08, 2010 10:02 EST
JetBlue launches 1-day, $10 fare sale between JFK and first 10 destinations. JetBlue is holding a one-day sale offering $10 fares between New York's JFK airport and the carrier's first 10 destinations in celebration of its 10th year of operation.