Los Angeles ? Have scientists finally discovered the genetic fountain of youth? Hardly. But by creating a genetic switch that allows them to artificially age — and rejuvenate — lab mice, scientists have shown that it is possible to reverse some effects of aging in mammals.“It indicates ...
A nurse with a history of drug abuse who is accused of diluting drugs at a Kansas nursing home may have reached a plea deal with prosecutors.A court filing Monday shows Deborah J. Riggs of Goddard is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing on Dec. 13 before U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in ...
Topeka ? A Pittsburg dentist realizes he's in the minority when he advocates for a new level of dental care to fill huge service gaps across Kansas.But Daniel Minnis says the lack of dental services in rural areas of the state can't be ignored, and there just aren't enough dentists to go ...
New York ? Scientists are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell into another, a feat of biological alchemy that doctors may someday perform inside a patient’s body to restore health.So if a heart attack damages muscle tissue in the heart, for example, doctors ...
Congress agreed Monday to a one-month delay in Medicare payment cuts to doctors, giving a short-term reprieve to a looming crisis over treatment of the nation’s elderly.The House, in approving by voice vote the bill passed by the Senate earlier this month, postponed a 23 percent cut in ...
Manhattan ? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius predicted Monday that the U.S. House will pass a bill to repeal the health care reform law but said she doubts the effort will clear the Senate or that a court challenge against the law will be successful.The former two-term ...
• A Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical division chief has been appointed to serve on a regional crisis council operated by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.Fire and medical officials said Monday that Bill Stark was invited to serve on the Crisis City Advisory Council. Crisis ...
After spending several weeks in an inpatient psychiatric facility for treatment of bipolar disorder, Stacey, a 22-year-old Lawrence woman, returned to her job at a local business.Several days later — and for the first time in her life — Stacey was fired.She was given several reasons for the ...
Hays ? St. John's Inc. of Hays and Victoria plans to consolidate two nursing homes and build a new facility in Hays.The Hays Daily News reports that construction is scheduled to begin next month, with a projected opening of April 2012.Wichita-based Via Christi Senior Services will own the $14 ...
Tonganoxie ? There will be candy bowls in the homes of Tonganoxie sisters Tammy Kissinger and Terylan Walker this holiday season, but they won't be filled with red licorice.“Nobody wants red licorice,” Tammy said. “We don't want any around.”Red licorice has become the gift given to ...
Marcia Epstein, director of Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence, says suicide prevention is everyone’s business.Epstein will be available Tuesday, Dec. 7, to answer questions about the counseling center, suicide prevention and suicide bereavement.She will be participating in an online ...
Wichita ? A federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of more than $1.27 million in addition to other assets in the case of a Kansas doctor and his wife whose clinic is linked to 68 deaths.The decision handed down Monday by U.S. District Judge Monti Belot comes in the case of Dr. Stephen ...
Topeka ? Three Kansas nonprofit groups are teaming up to address what they see as the state's critical shortage of dentists.The groups making up the Kansas Dental Project worry that dental care is out of reach for many Kansans. They are Kansas Action for Children, the Kansas Association for the ...
Chicago ? Removing cough and cold medicines for very young children from store shelves led to a big decline in emergency room visits for bad reactions to the drugs, government research found.But the results released today are a mixed bag: Some parents were still giving their infants and ...
Raymond, Maine ? A wealthy hedge fund manager who was the target of political attacks during his fiancee's re-election campaign to Congress was the person who anonymously provided his private jet to fly a dying Kansas man to Maine to see his children.Anthony Napoleone, 28, of Salina, Kan., was ...
Advanced Chiropractic, 1605 Wakarusa Drive, will provide free services Saturday to patients who bring in sacks of nonperishable food items, which in turn will be donated to Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, commonly known as LINK.To participate in the Patient Appreciation Day, ...
“Life isn’t a destination; it’s a pilgrimage,” says Bruce Curtis.“I consider myself a traveling pilgrim. I want to serve and empower others, and become all I can be.”Curtis felt the stirrings of spiritual searching and the presence of the sacred in his early childhood in Queens, ...
During her lunch hour each Wednesday, Sue Phillips, 38, steps onto a scale for a weigh-in. And she is not alone: at least 15 of her co-workers take turns climbing onto a scale, and then scribble the numbers that pop up into a little book chronicling their weight-loss journey.“Some weeks I ...
Acne resourcesAcneNet is the American Academy of Dermatology’s website. It can be found at www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet.Additional acne information can be accessed at www.aad.org.Acne is a four letter word for teenagers.It’s difficult enough being a teenager, and even with mild acne, ...
Chicago ? Working women are equal to men in a way they’ll wish they weren’t. Female workers with stressful jobs were more likely than women with less job strain to suffer a heart attack or a stroke or to have clogged arteries, a big federally funded study found.Worrying about losing a job ...