How to save more lives from a ‘heart-stopping’ condition

by Kelly C. Doherty | Oct 13, 2010 | Science + Technology

Get the Flash Player to see this content. Sudden Cardiac Arrest claims nearly 300,000 lives each year in the U.S.. (Kelly...

The risks in your medicine cabinet

by Kelly C. Doherty | Oct 4, 2010 | Science + Technology

Get the Flash Player to see this content. Experts say prescription painkillers are the most commonly abused prescription drugs. (Kelly...

In Illinois congressional race, challenger raises questions about charity

by Zak Koeske | Sep 28, 2010 | Politics, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — U.S. House candidate Tim Bagwell, a Democrat looking to unseat a longtime Illinois Republican congressman, will hold a press conference Wednesday at the Illinois State Capitol to ask that his opponent, Rep. John Shimkus, call for a federal...

New autism research aims to determine a cause

by Mary Beth Nevulis | Aug 26, 2010 | Science + Technology

Meet Sunday Stillwell of Owings Mills, Md. Her two sons, Sam, 7, and Noah, 5, are autistic. What would it feel like to be unable to find the words to verbalize what you wanted to say to someone? Or to be unable to understand expressions like “raining cats and dogs”...

U.S. protecting smallpox stores from WHO

by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 24, 2010 | Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — With this year marking 30 years since smallpox was declared eradicated, the World Health Organization is working to finish the job. In preparation for next year’s annual World Health Assembly meeting, the WHO is reviewing the current research on the virus...

Drugs, gangs a growing problem in schools

by Mary Beth Nevulis | Aug 19, 2010 | Science + Technology

Mary Beth NevulisJoseph Califano, Jr., speaks Thursday at a press conference to release survey data. WASHINGTON — A survey released Thursday indicates a grim trend in schools: gangs and drugs are on the rise. The survey, which reached more than 2,000 teens...