by Sylvia Hall | May 4, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
Could you do this? WASHINGTON-They scribbled out formulas, diagrams and then solutions to problems that would boggle most of our minds. And they did it in half an hour. “We were trying to determine the number to the power of ten to various questions such as how...
by Sylvia Hall | Apr 20, 2011 | Science + Technology
Doctors react to Obama prescription drug initiative WASHINGTON – The Obama administration unveiled a new initiative to combat prescription drug abuse Tuesday, but some pain specialists say the plan – like the drugs it targets – fails to address the real issue. Also,...
by Sylvia Hall | Apr 20, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON- They came ashore in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, in a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. On the debacle’s 50th anniversary, eight exiled Cuban fighters reunited in Washington to be honored by Congress. “It really is an honor after 50 years...
by Sylvia Hall | Apr 11, 2011 | Science + Technology
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ traumatic brain injury, treatment and subsequent therapy have opened the debate over access to high-quality care following a brain injury. Anne Forrest is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who are recovering from a...