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Diabetes researchers look for new ways to help shed pounds
Most adults with Type 1 diabetes fail to meet weight-loss and blood-glucose goals recommended by doctors. That is according to the ...
14 years ago
Hearing set for eight Occupy members arrested in Comcast sit-in
Members of the Occupy Philadelphia movement will be occupying a city courtroom Monday to face trespassing charges. Nine Occupy pro ...
14 years ago
Proposed regulation of metal scrap sales irks Pa. recyclers
Some desperate metal scrappers have stepped up their trade in these lean economic times as they steal much more than pieces of abandoned ...
14 years ago
Patients and patience: How doctors and their patients experience time differently
Time is a major issue when it comes to medical care. Waiting for appointments. Waiting for test results. Waiting on the phone, to speak t ...
14 years ago
N.J. considers tougher penalties for texting drivers involved in fatal accidents
New Jersey lawmakers again are considering how to crack down on drivers who text while at the wheel. The latest measure would allo ...
14 years ago
City Council approves hearing on fatal Kensington fire
Philadelphia City Council is planning to take a look at a fatal warehouse fire that took the lives of two firefighters. Fire ...
14 years ago
Access to an open yard is limited to many kids in Philadelphia. If houses do have yards, they tend to be small patches. We frequen ...
14 years ago
The days of Christie as ‘Superman’ are long gone
Thinking back to 2008, I remember I was excited to find out that then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie had decided to run against Jon Corzine ...
14 years ago
‘Modern Family’ shows the high court the way
God bless Cameron and Mitchell. The goofy, squabbling but totally in love gay couple on the hit show Modern Family is as ...
14 years ago