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Turning research into lower medical costs
It can be tricky to get doctors and nurses to follow the best and most cost-effective protocols. Researchers in Philadelphia are turning ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia deadbeats pay over $30M in taxes
City vows to get tough on those who did not take advantage of the tax amnesty program. For a change, there is some good budget new ...
16 years ago
Beating the heat anyway possible
It was a low-key end to Philadelphia’s Welcome America festival With temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, Monday’ ...
16 years ago
Delaware to ban texting while driving
Law to be signed Tuesday will also prohibit all drivers from talking on a hand-held cell phone while behind the wheel More than ha ...
16 years ago
Does WIC help babies avoid cows milk?
Study says the sooner mom’s enroll in the program, the more likely the are to hold off introducing cow’s milk until their bab ...
16 years ago
Dragon Boat merit badge for Boy Scouts?
Philadelphia scouts are getting ten-person boats from China. They will learn to row the vessels in Manayunk Boy Scouts in Philade ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia says festival worth the investment
Mayor Nutter says most of the “Welcome America” festival gets corporate sponsors anyway Other municipalities in the re ...
16 years ago
Balancing “want” and “need” and why brand-new gadgets are so appealing
What do our desires tell us about ourselves, and our lives? Almost two million new iPhones have been sold since the latest version ...
16 years ago
Voyager marks 33 years in space
Thirty-three years ago Voyager space craft set its sights on the edge of the solar system. It’s feeling around to see where the edge re ...
16 years ago