NIH adopts plan to cut chimp use in medical research
Pioneer Press Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:01 PM PST
WASHINGTON - The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that it would curtail its use of chimpanzees in medical research, suspending new chimp research grants and agreeing to accept the recommendations of an outside panel that found the apes are "not necessary for most biomedical research." |
Gingrich defends conservative record at GOP debate
Boston Globe Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:57 PM PST
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is defending his conservative record. Gingrich on Thursday evening pushed back against rivals who say he hasn't been consistently conservative and cite his one-time support for a requirement that Americans buy health insurance. Gingrich says he has changed his positions when he learns new facts, but says claims he is not conservative are "laughable." |
Minnesota Courthouse Shooting: 3 Injured In Courthouse Shooting, Suspect In Custody
The Huffington Post Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:53 PM PST
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. -- A local prosecutor is among three people who were injured during a shooting inside a northern Minnesota courthouse. A hospital spokeswoman says Cook County prosecutor Timothy Scannell was being treated for gunshot wounds Thursday evening at Essentia Health-St. |
Universal health care program now in Western Visayas
Sun Star Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:52 PM PST
THE Aquino Health Agenda for six years in Western Visayas starting 2011 will give more emphasis in providing a universal health care (UHC) in the region with a scaling-up program in 2012 and sustainability until 2016. This was announced by Dr. Sophia Pulmones, chief of the local health support division. /taxonomy/term/0 read more |
Gingrich Defends His Conservatism In GOP Debate
NPR Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50 PM PST
The presidential candidate pushed back Thursday evening against rivals who say he hasn't been consistently conservative and cite his one-time support for a requirement that Americans buy health insurance. |
Gov. Rick Snyder signs bills affecting state workers
The Muskegon Chronicle Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:33 PM PST
State workers hired after Jan. 1 no longer will be eligible to receive state health care coverage when they retire and long-term employees covered by the state's defined benefit pension will have to contribute 4 percent of their pay to keep that benefit under bills signed Thursday by Gov. Rick Snyder. |
| |
|