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Engines idling in New York despite law - Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving. 
Psychologists highlight pitfalls of online dating - Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual "wink" as they are through friends and family.
What to expect at well-child visits - Well-child visits have changed since you were a kid. Find out what pediatricians will be checking for.
N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics - In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
Meeting reflects medical mystery's divisiveness - A community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.
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Fallout From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Retraction Is Far and Wide - Before a legal showdown, a finding from Dr. Judy Mikovits at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease in Reno, Nev., gave hope to desperate patients. Above, a culture in her lab there.As the published evidence for the source of chronic fatigue syndrome fell apart, a legal melodrama erupted, dismaying and demoralizing patients and many members of the scientific community.
Essay: Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal - Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
The Consumer: New Weight Watchers Plan Leaves Some Grumbling - An overhaul to Weight Watchers' diet plan has caused many longtime members to complain about slow weight loss.
Exemestane, Thought to Prevent Cancer, Also Causes Bone Loss - A drug that scientists had hoped would help prevent breast cancer has a significant side effect.
G.E. Ends Bid to Create a Supply of Technetium 99m - A warning at the 54-year-old Chalk River reactor in Ontario, whose license expires in four years.Continued obstacles plague the effort to provide a reliable supply of technetium 99m, a radioisotope crucial to identifying heart and kidney disease and assisting in breast cancer surgery.
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The Consumer: New Weight Watchers Plan Leaves Some Grumbling - An overhaul to Weight Watchers' diet plan has caused many longtime members to complain about slow weight loss.
Vital Signs: Low-Protein Diets May Be Costly to Lean Body Mass - On a low-protein diet, the body is forced to get its protein from lean body mass, a study shows.
Recipes for Health: Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts and Red Beans With Lemon and Mustard - The season?s sturdy roots, squash and greens need little more than a few turns in a hot pan to become appealing partners for a variety of grains.
Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths - The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.
T Magazine: Vain Glorious | Just Brown Bag It - Jamie Graber and her chef have created a menu full of yummy, creatively seasoned offerings, like zucchini almond hummus, carrot-coconut dahl and portobello Reuben wraps.
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Capitol Business: GOP serious about blocking regulations (even one of their own) - Colorado House Republicans vowed to help businesses create jobs by cutting regulation this legislative session. And on Monday, they proved their commitment to that tenet by killing a professional licensing bill that was brought by one of the members of their own caucus.
The House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-5 against House Bill 1060, which would have created a voluntary licensing program for dietitians. The vote, which was largely along party lines, came as proponents and opponents gave differing views on what the measure would mean for jobs...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: most generous living donor -  The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Monday that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was the third most generous donor in America last year, and the most generous one still alive.
This is Allen?s 10th year on the list. Only two donors have made the list more times: software billionaire Larry Ellison, and Eli and Edythe L. Broad, whose background is in finance and real estate.
Last year, Allen committed $372.6 million to a variety of foundations, including $295 million to his own Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which supports the arts, culture, education and social service programs...
Top Congressional stock picks: Microsoft beats Apple -  Microsoft ranks No. 4 on a list of the top stocks owned by members of Congress, according to a report by The Center for Responsive Politics.
Stock ownership by members of Congress has been an issue recently after several media reports that were critical of what some viewed as politicians capitalizing on inside information about the financial crisis, including a featured report on CBS news program "60 Minutes."
On Thursday the U.S. Senate approved a bill that prohibits legislators and their family members, as well as staffers, from trading stocks if they have non-public information...
Genomic Health's Randy Scott to lead new genetics subsidiary - Longtime Genomic Health Inc. executive Randy Scott is leaving the company ? sort of.
Scott, most recently executive chairman of Genomic Health (NASDAQ: GHDX), will become CEO of a wholly-owned Genomic Health subsidiary that will focus on medical applications of the human genome. He will continue to serve on the board of the Redwood City-based cancer diagnostic test developer.
Genomic Health initially will fund the company with $20 million over two years. The company will be established March 1 and provide its first commercial service in 2013, according to a Genomic Health press release...
UCSF study: Boosting cigarette tax could bolster California economy by $2 billion -  A June 5 ballot initiative designed to boost the tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack could create 12,000 new permanent jobs right away and add nearly $2 billion in economic activity in the Golden State annually, according to a new study by UC San Francisco.
The positive impacts would come, UCSF says, because ?Californians would smoke less and spend their money in other ways.?
Roughly 4 dollars in every 5 spent on cigarettes goes to out-of-state manufacturers and farmers, since no tobacco is grown here and no cigarettes are made here...
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Capitol Business: GOP serious about blocking regulations (even one of their own) - Colorado House Republicans vowed to help businesses create jobs by cutting regulation this legislative session. And on Monday, they proved their commitment to that tenet by killing a professional licensing bill that was brought by one of the members of their own caucus.
The House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-5 against House Bill 1060, which would have created a voluntary licensing program for dietitians. The vote, which was largely along party lines, came as proponents and opponents gave differing views on what the measure would mean for jobs...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: most generous living donor - The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Monday that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was the third most generous donor in America last year, and the most generous one still alive.
This is Allen?s 10th year on the list. Only two donors have made the list more times: software billionaire Larry Ellison, and Eli and Edythe L. Broad, whose background is in finance and real estate.
Last year, Allen committed $372.6 million to a variety of foundations, including $295 million to his own Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which supports the arts, culture, education and social service programs...
Top Congressional stock picks: Microsoft beats Apple - Microsoft ranks No. 4 on a list of the top stocks owned by members of Congress, according to a report by The Center for Responsive Politics.
Stock ownership by members of Congress has been an issue recently after several media reports that were critical of what some viewed as politicians capitalizing on inside information about the financial crisis, including a featured report on CBS news program "60 Minutes."
On Thursday the U.S. Senate approved a bill that prohibits legislators and their family members, as well as staffers, from trading stocks if they have non-public information...
Genomic Health's Randy Scott to lead new genetics subsidiary - Longtime Genomic Health Inc. executive Randy Scott is leaving the company ? sort of.
Scott, most recently executive chairman of Genomic Health (NASDAQ: GHDX), will become CEO of a wholly-owned Genomic Health subsidiary that will focus on medical applications of the human genome. He will continue to serve on the board of the Redwood City-based cancer diagnostic test developer.
Genomic Health initially will fund the company with $20 million over two years. The company will be established March 1 and provide its first commercial service in 2013, according to a Genomic Health press release...
UCSF study: Boosting cigarette tax could bolster California economy by $2 billion - A June 5 ballot initiative designed to boost the tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack could create 12,000 new permanent jobs right away and add nearly $2 billion in economic activity in the Golden State annually, according to a new study by UC San Francisco.
The positive impacts would come, UCSF says, because ?Californians would smoke less and spend their money in other ways.?
Roughly 4 dollars in every 5 spent on cigarettes goes to out-of-state manufacturers and farmers, since no tobacco is grown here and no cigarettes are made here...
Jefferson Medical College wins federal grant - Jefferson Medical College was one of three medical schools across the country selected to receive grant funding from the federal Health Research Service Administration to expand its ?college within a college? initiative.
The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University received a five-year, $1.25 million grant to plan, implement and evaluate what it is calling the Jefferson Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree Program (IPCDDP).
Jefferson officials said the program was created to address the ?critical need to redesign the nation?s primary care system? and meet the mandates of the Institute of Medicine ? an independent, nonprofit organization that advises government and private organizations on health-care issues ? to provide effective and efficient care delivered in a timely manner by patient-centered interdisciplinary teams of health professionals...
Hemispherx gets FDA extension for Ampligen application - What?s another 12 months for a new drug candidate that has been under development since the 1970s?
The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday granted Hemispherx BioPharma a 12-month extension to modify its November 2009 new drug filing for Ampligen.
The Philadelphia biotechnology company is seeking approval to market Ampligen as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome.
Last year, the FDA rejected the application, saying the study data submitted by the company ?did not provide credible evidence of efficacy of Ampligen...
Kornett stepping down as Medical Society of New Jersey CEO - Michael T. Kornett has informed the Medical Society of New Jersey?s board of trustees that he will step down as the CEO of the state?s largest physician organization effective June 30.
Kornett has led the medical society since 2004.
?After more than 30 years as a CEO and the last seven with the medical society, I find myself ready for the next chapter in my life,? said Kornett.
Kornett?s tenure was marked by fighting for the rights of doctors in dealing with managed-care organizations and the state government...
Legislation proposes tax incentives for life sciences investment - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is introducing legislation Thursday that will provide tax incentives for small and midsize businesses to invest in life sciences research and development.
The Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act defines investing as a hiring additional scientists, researchers, and comparable personnel; making new investments in research conducted at U.S. universities and post-graduate institutions, state-sponsored incubators, and comparable scientific organizations; and spending money on new laboratory and related life sciences research facilities...
St. Mary Med Center opens St. Clare pharmacy - St. Mary Medical Center is getting into the retail pharmacy business.
On Dec. 13, the St. Clare Pharmacy will open in the St. Clare Medical Building on the campus of the 366-bed Langhorne hospital.
Hospitals officials said the purpose of the St. Clare Pharmacy is to provide patients and visitors to St. Mary with a ?quick and convenient? place to have prescriptions filled or to purchase select over-the-counter medications and health-care products.
The pharmacy is a relocation and expansion of the Colleague Pharmacy, which has provided such services to St...
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