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- Marching in King's memory
- Texas tipping hat to school board members
- Sheriff officer's son dies in wreck
- DPS: Man cut out of truck after crash on OSR
- Draft of Texas budget expected Tuesday
- Steve Jobs on break for health
- Husband reports Giffords' progress
- New drugs offer hope for hepatitis C cure
- Texas State University System raises draw scrutiny
- King's legacy of peace, service praised
- Grand jury probes what Edwards knew about spending
- 2 likely bystanders among 6 slain at Mexican store
- Family of Mexican teen killed by border agent sues
- Troops building bridges in Brazil slide zone
- Calif. city considers DUI mug shots on Facebook
- Study: Errors lead surgeons to contemplate suicide
- Former dictator's visit adds new twist to Haiti's latest woes
- Starbucks expanding rollout of 31-ounce drink size
- Embarrassed? Doc May not Perform Skin Exam
- Mixing Common Meds Leads to Hospitalization?
- Surgeons Don't Seek Help for Suicidal Thoughts
- Letters for January 18
- Calendar
- Making Alzheimer's Drugs More Accessible
- Plasma Exchange for MS Relapses
| Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST Bryan Collegiate High School students fly their colors proudly as they march down Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Bryan during Monday's 15th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March. The procession started at Sadie Thomas Park and continued d ... |
| Texas tipping hat to school board members Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST Board members from the Bryan and College Station school districts said they were drawn to the position out of a sense of responsibility to the community, but several agreed that the challenges of the unpaid position can be daunting. Both school dist ... |
| Sheriff officer's son dies in wreck Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST A Grimes County couple seriously injured in an auto accident over the weekend learned Monday that their 8-year-old son had died after the crash on Texas 30. Michael Todd Greene, a second-grader at Anderson-Shiro Elementary School, died Sunday at Col ... |
| DPS: Man cut out of truck after crash on OSR Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:41 PM PST Emergency workers extracted a man late Monday after authorities said his truck crashed through a fence on OSR. Troopers responded at about 9 p.m. to East OSR at the intersection with Dunns Fort Road for a report of a one-vehicle accident, according t ... |
| Draft of Texas budget expected Tuesday Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST AUSTIN -- Nursing home administrators are worried they'll have to start turning out the elderly. Community college presidents don't know if they'll soon be closing their doors. Wardens at prisons and juvenile lockups wonder which of them will surviv ... |
| Steve Jobs on break for health Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is taking his second medical leave of absence in two years, raising serious questions about his health and the leadership of a company at the forefront of a personal computing revolution.Jobs, 55, has been instrum ... |
| Husband reports Giffords' progress Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST TUCSON, Ariz. -- The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife's condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept a near-constant vigil at her hospital bedside.The interactions with astronau ... |
| New drugs offer hope for hepatitis C cure Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST WASHINGTON -- There's new hope for an overlooked epidemic: Two powerful drugs are nearing the market that promise to help cure many more people of liver-attacking hepatitis C -- even though most who have the simmering infection don't know it yet. Su ... |
| Texas State University System raises draw scrutiny Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:56 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Salaries of some Texas State University System leaders are drawing scrutiny after raises of more than 10 percent during tight budget times. Experts say the state's revenue shortfall for the next two-year budget will be at least $15 ... |
| King's legacy of peace, service praised Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST ATLANTA -- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as a preacher of peace and tolerance was lauded Monday as Americans marked his memorial day just over a week after the shootings in Arizona that killed 6 people and seriously wounded a congresswoman ... |
| Grand jury probes what Edwards knew about spending Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST WASHINGTON -- A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether other practices of his viol ... |
| 2 likely bystanders among 6 slain at Mexican store Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:57 PM PST MONTERREY, Mexico -- Authorities say gunmen looking to settle a drug gang dispute blitzed a corner store in northeast Mexico, killing six people, including two apparent bystanders.Monterrey public security spokesman Jorge Domene says four of the vict ... |
| Family of Mexican teen killed by border agent sues Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:57 PM PST EL PASO, Texas -- A federal lawsuit filed Monday in Texas accuses the U.S. Border Patrol of wrongful death and civil rights violations in an agent's fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy in June.The lawsuit filed in El Paso on behalf of the fam ... |
| Troops building bridges in Brazil slide zone Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST TERESOPOLIS, Brazil -- Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 665 people. Troops have already ... |
| Calif. city considers DUI mug shots on Facebook Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Police in a city ranked top in the state for alcohol-related traffic fatalities might soon be trying a new tactic to keep drunken drivers off the road: Electronic shaming on Facebook.In a contentious move that has raised the hackles of ... |
| Study: Errors lead surgeons to contemplate suicide Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST CHICAGO -- A study suggests medical errors, job burnout and depression lead surgeons to contemplate suicide at higher rates than the general public, and they're much less likely to seek help.Fear of losing their jobs contributes to surgeons' reluctan ... |
| Former dictator's visit adds new twist to Haiti's latest woes Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier ensconced himself Monday in a high-end hotel following his surprise return to a country deep in crisis, leaving many to wonder if the once-feared strongman will prompt r ... |
| Starbucks expanding rollout of 31-ounce drink size Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST NEW YORK -- The bigger-is-better concept seems to be striking a chord among some Starbucks customers.Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout Tuesday of its Trenta cup size that can be filled with just shy of a quart's worth of iced bevera ... |
| Embarrassed? Doc May not Perform Skin Exam Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals some doctors may not be performing full-body exams to check for skin cancer because of time constraints, other illnesses, and patient embarrassment. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U ... |
| Mixing Common Meds Leads to Hospitalization? Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Mixing common antibiotics with common blood pressure medications may cause hypotension, or abnormally low blood pressure, and induce shock in older patients, requiring hospitalization, according to a new study. "Macrolide antib ... |
| Surgeons Don't Seek Help for Suicidal Thoughts Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although suicidal thoughts are common among doctors, a new study shows few of them seek professional help. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., anonymously surveyed members of the American College of Surgeons. ... |
| Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST Annexing Wellborn is the right thing to do The annexation of Wellborn is both fair and necessary. Let's be clear about what is going on. A small group of people want to get their way against the best interests of the city of College Station and ... |
| Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST MARK YOUR CALENDARS A Contra Dance is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church on Wellborn Road. Jalapeño Honey will provide the music and there will be local callers. For more information, visit http://bcsco ... |
| Making Alzheimer's Drugs More Accessible Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:45 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A review of research evidence from the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) has played a pivotal role in the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to extend the availability of c ... |
| Plasma Exchange for MS Relapses Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:45 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology recommend using plasma exchange to treat people with severe multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses and other related diseases, as well as patients with nerves disorders. Plasmaph ... |
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