A bill has been proposed by the state of New York that would raise the minimum legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. The proposal was introduced on Friday, and announced on Sunday by State Senator Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal at a news conference. "If I could prevent...
In an effort to treat and identify Alzheimer's patients early on during the disease, the FDA says it may relax the guidelines on Alzheimer's early-stage trials. The Agency has issued a proposal designed to help researchers and developers find new treatments for patients before the onset of overt...
Novak Djokovic was in the midst of a routine U.S. Open practice session on Sunday when a boy in the stands interrupted with what had to be the last question the Serbian tennis star expected to hear
"Djokovic, will you marry me?" the boy jokingly shouted.
A marriage proposal from a male voice...
Donald Fehr, the man behind the men (in front of the men).
Tuesday was NHLPA proposal day in hockey's ongoing labour negotiations,*with the player's association getting down on one knee and making their case before the NHL owners (and their tiny, overprotective father).
It was, of course, a...
"Welcome to Hell, kid."
I think most of us worked really hard to convince ourselves that the way the NHL and the NHLPA dragged their feet on labour negotiations this year might turn out to be a good thing. Maybe, some of us thought, the short turnaround will force them to be reasonable from...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance describing its intent to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to the premarket notification requirements for certain in vitro diagnostic and radiology devices with well-established safety and effectiveness profiles. The...
Through its Construction Unit, Tecnalia is taking part in the Segurtrans project, the aim of which is to increase the overall safety/security level of transport terminals in the face of deliberate critical events such as explosions, fires and cyber attacks. The project will help in conceiving...
Kansas hospital chiefs worried about their bottom lines are waiting to see the consequences that the n ew health law will have on their organizations, the Kansas Health Institute News Service reports. Among the concerns: "Non-profit hospitals will be required to conduct and submit a 'community...
Kansas hospital chiefs worried about their bottom lines are waiting to see the consequences that the n ew health law will have on their organizations, the Kansas Health Institute News Service reports. Among the concerns: "Non-profit hospitals will be required to conduct and submit a 'community...
NIH on Friday proposed a small change to its definition of embryonic stem cells "that could have a big effect on [stem cells'] long-term ability to lead to cures for a variety of diseases," the Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" reports (Kaplan, "Booster Shots," Los Angeles Times, 2/19). Under...
...for the rich? Obama also proposes to maintain the tax on estates worth more than $3.5 million, instead of letting it expire next year.
And he proposes "a fairly aggressive effort on tax enforcement" that would target tax havens and corporate loopholes, among other provisions, the official...