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Jan 1, 2008
Many medications reduce the risk of bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, but the most commonly used drugsbisphosphonateshave not been proven more effective than alternatives, according to a new report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),…
Jan 1, 2008
MESA, Ariz. Those suffering from type 2 diabetes may be able to take advantage of an inexpensive functional food product to help lower their waking blood glucose, reports a study by an Arizona State University researcher in the December issue…
Dec 19, 2007
Continuing Investigation Has Resulted in 10 Defendants Charged to Date in Fraud Scheme Greenbelt, Maryland - IRS employee Robert O. Steven, age 54, of Edgewater, Maryland, and Patricia A. Steven, age 72, of Harwood, Maryland, were arrested early this morning…
Dec 18, 2007
The year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895, according to preliminary data from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year was…
Dec 12, 2007
Insurer pays $20 million and undergoes ethical reforms The United States Government and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) have reached an agreement under which the insurer will pay $20 million to resolve matters related to the…
Dec 10, 2007
The Most Dangerous Urban Fault in America? AGU Sessions Indicate Hayward & Calaveras Faults Connect at Depth As the 140th anniversary of the last big earthquake on the Hayward Fault approaches, new U.S. Geological Survey studies provide mounting evidence that…
Dec 3, 2007
Postmaster David Willis Charged in Two Federal Counts and Taken into Custody CHARLOTTE, NC - David Willis, Postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service at Cornelius, North Carolina, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville, NC, on…
Dec 2, 2007
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that defendant Louis S. Robles, 59, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Alan…
Dec 2, 2007
Boston, MA . . . A Massachusetts State Trooper was charged in U.S. District with cocaine distribution. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Colonel Mark Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; June W. Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of…
Nov 30, 2007
Should be considered risk factor for osteoporosis; immune system involved Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers, a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of…
Nov 28, 2007
WASHINGTON A central Florida metal sling manufacturer pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $150,000 criminal fine today for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Navy contracts for metal sling hoist assemblies, used to transport items…
Nov 28, 2007
Russian woman advertised for 'spouse' on Craiglist.com LOS ANGELES - A West Los Angeles man and the Russian national he wed last year were arrested today by federal immigration officials after being charged with marriage fraud for allegedly entering into…