by Janeen Wynn | May 13, 2010 | Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON -Hundreds of nurses and supporters from around the country picketed in the nation’s capital on Wednesday to demand a staffing increase, which they say will provide better patient care. It’s the latest in a series of nationwide nurse protests. The rally...
by Danny Sirdofsky | May 12, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Listed by the World Health Organization as one of the three greatest threats to human health, antibiotic resistance has become a growing concern to infectious disease experts who fear that we are no more than two generations away from being nearly...
by Melissa Tussing | May 12, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. First Lady Michelle Obama and members of the Childhood Obesity Task Force unveiled their plan to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation on Tuesday. Melissa Tussing/MNS WASHINGTON- First lady Michelle Obama...
by Max Frumes | May 5, 2010 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –The Obama administration gave $220 million Tuesday to 15 programs aimed at digitizing health care information around the country while adding more than 1,000 jobs right away. WASHINGTON — During a short White House ceremony, Vice President Joe Biden,...
by Danny Sirdofsky | May 5, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board released more than 30 recommendations to improve air safety after a 16-month investigation into US Airways Flight 1549, which ditched in the Hudson River last year, was made public. Shortly after taking off from...
by Janeen Wynn | May 5, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Bishop Joyce Turner Keller (right) listens to poetry at the 5th anniversary for the Campaign to End AIDS. Janeen Wynn/MNS WASHINGTON – HIV and AIDS plague the country’s minority and poor communities more than other parts...
