Habitat for Humanity Set to Repair Some Chinese Drywall Homes in New OrleansThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:36PMAt least 70 Habitat for Humanity homes in New Orleans are slated to be gutted because they were built with defective Chinese drywall. According to a ProPublica report, Habitat is still running tests on more than 300 homes the group built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, so the number of homes scheduled for [...]
European Regulators Urged to Pull AvandiaTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:21PMWe recently wrote that emerging research has added to the growing body of evidence linking the diabetes drug Avandia (generic: rosiglitazone) to increased adverse health risks. That issue is cardiac, according to the LA Times. Now, the Wall Street Journal writes that the British Medical Journal just said that Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC should not [...]
Scientist Calls for BPA Tests as Questions LingerTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:51PMProfessor David Melzer, a scientist at Exeter University says that bisphenol A—BPA—the estrogenic chemical it described as “gender bending,” should undergo the same safety trials as emerging medications. Professor Melzer is urging an immediate review into the controversial chemical and is also asking manufacturers to limit BPA in food packaging and containers, wrote the Daily Mail. [...]
Community CalendarThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:48AMFranklin Park Herald-Journal with news of Northlake welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678 or by mail to: Pioneer ...
“La Tramacúa”: Colombia’s Abu GhraibTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:37PMThe name commonly used to refer to the Medium and High Security Penitentiary of Valledupar is “La Tramacúa.” What that name means exactly, no one is certain. But it is a name that is infamous throughout Colombia and has become synonymous with reports of torture, beatings and hellish conditions.
Of Hair, Heart and SoulMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:07PMTen years ago when Shari Cupit realized that “the hair fairy” wasn’t coming to save her, she decided to do something about it and has touched the lives of many ever since.
Right Now More>>Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 10:13AMIt's a (6-foot-tall) girl! Giraffe gives birth at Philly zoo; 1st in 13 years to be born there (natural sound) More>>
The Bald Woman's Blog: Part 18Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 6:04AMSu meets up again with a woman who has lost both breasts and gets an update from the doc.
Community CalendarThursday, August 5, 2010 @ 5:48AMThe Proviso Herald welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Your Page. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 Lake St., Suite 104, Oak ...