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University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...
Tags: Vaccines, Colleges and Universities, HIV, National Institutes of Health, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Variety of items on IID agenda
Staff WriterA number of items that may have far-reaching implications are on the agenda at today’s Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors meeting. The board will consider renewing General Manager Kevin Kelley’s contract in closed session. His... -
Restaurant meals overloaded with salt, fat, calories, study says
Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal. After an exhaustive analysis of 3,507 possible ways to order 685 meals at 19 restaurants chains in Canada, researchers found that the...
Tags: Diabetes, Foods and Beverages, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Food Industry
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Merkel says has no secrets about her communist past
ReutersBy Alexandra Hudson BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Angela Merkel has dismissed claims in a new book that she was more actively committed to East Germany's communist regime than she has acknowledged, saying she has never kept anything secret about her past....Tags: Germany, Angela Merkel, Science and Technology, Berlin (Germany), Berlin Wall's Fall (1989)
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Salton Sea funding approved
SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly Budget Sub-Committee 3 on Resources and Transportation has supported Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez’s request for two budget items that will advance Salton Sea restoration efforts. Salton Sea Funding...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Study questions fish oil benefit before heart attack
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil supplements did not prevent heart problems in people who hadn't had a heart attack yet, in a large long-term study from Italy. The study - a gold-standard randomized, controlled trial - tested the effect of omega-3...Tags: Beta-Carotene, Italy, Fatty Acids, Diseases and Illnesses, Dietary Supplements
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SNAP POLL - Bank of Korea largely seen on hold until end-2013
Reuters(For related story, double click on ) By Christine Kim SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold at least for the rest of the year after a surprise cut on Thursday, but there is risk of another cut...Tags: Weather Reports, Seoul (South Korea), HSBC Holdings plc, Bank of America Corp., Weather
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Quintiles shares rise 11 percent in market debut
Reuters(Reuters) - Shares of drug research company Quintiles Transnational Holdings rose as much as 11 percent in its market debut, valuing the company at as much as $5.73 billion. The Durham, North Carolina-based clinical trials company's initial public...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Marketing, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Financing and Stock Offerings, Morningstar Incorporated
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Wildlife, Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages
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State Universities Getting Short End Of The Stick
The Hartford CourantAs the legislative session heads toward a close, Connecticut citizens and legislators should question why the state provides much higher subsidized public support to students at the University of Connecticut than to those in the Connecticut State...Tags: Education, Services and Shopping, Students, University of Connecticut, Colleges and Universities
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Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore
The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...
Tags: Business, Small Businesses, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Medicare, U.S. Senate, Conservation, Budgets and Budgeting, NASA
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