Wednesday, December 23, 2009
By Cheryl Pellerin 22 December 2009 Washington — After 12 days of tense negotiations that were plagued by walkouts and accompanied by protests outside in the wintry streets of Copenhagen, delegates from nearly 200 nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference came to a hard-won initial agreement... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Healthcare bill gets specific on benefits
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Tucked in the sweeping healthcare reform bill moving through the U.S. Senate are measures observers say benefit specific hospitals, groups or regions. For example, one beneficiary of the bill, if it becomes law, would be people exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
New York researchers testing MS theory
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Officials of the Buffalo, N.Y., Neuroimaging Analysis Center say they hope to have the results of unique study on multiple sclerosis finished within months. The center's Dr. Robert Zivadinov, the principal investigator on the study, told Sunday's Buffalo News that he... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Former NBA player runs for Ore. governor
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chris Dudley, who spent 16 years in the NBA before becoming a financial adviser, has announced he is a candidate for governor of Oregon. Dudley, 44, a political newcomer, kicked off his campaign for the Republican nomination Wednesday at Self Enhancement Inc., a... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Congress debates lower-cost drug imports
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Pharmaceutical makers are lobbying hard against a plan that would let U.S. citizens buy cheaper drugs from foreign countries, officials said. The U.S. Senate was to resume debate Monday on the plan, which poses a difficult political challenge for the Obama... Sign in to see full entry.