by Zongwei Li | Jul 16, 2013 | Education, Politics, Science + Technology, Topics
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by Emily Hoerner & Amina Ismail | Jul 16, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — What’s that smell? Nothing yet. The odorous, soon-to-bloom Titan Arum plant is drawing eager crowds at the U.S. Botanic Garden. The six-foot Indonesian flower has been on display since July 11, and officials said it will likely bloom Wednesday. When...
by Francesca Bacardi | Jul 11, 2013 | Education, Science + Technology
Michelle Kwan, world-champion figure skater and Olympic medalist, read to students and answered their questions about eating healthily and staying fit at the first Let’s Read! Let’s Move! event of the summer. She talked about the importance of eating right...
by Francesca Bacardi | Jul 10, 2013 | Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –Texans might continue to be in the dark regarding benefits under the new health care law because outreach efforts are focusing on the 24 states participating in Medicaid expansion and state-based insurance exchanges. Texas is not among them. Gov. Rick...
by Susan El Khoury | Jul 9, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Reaching out to uninsured minorities and getting them to enroll in insurance programs is a key concern for health officials trying to implement the new health care law. At a Department of Health and Human Services minority health advisory committee...
by Emily Hoerner & Amina Ismail | Jul 3, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Wednesday to give generic drug manufacturers permission to change safety labels on drugs when new information about potential risks is discovered. This comes after years of petitioning from consumer...
