Features

Environmental cigarette company? You decide

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:53:24 GMT

Going green has puffed to new heights as tobacco companies are trying to change their message through corporate responsibility.

In defense of animals: Congress questions use of animals in casualty training

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:40:35 GMT

One would expect to find people in the Department of Defense but there are animals too — used in casualty training. While some believe it is absolutely necessary, others say medics need to train with entities that more closely resemble humans.

Rap video aims to save honeybees

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:30:45 GMT

Five brothers from Los Altos, Calif. make a rap video entitled "Do The Honey Bee"

Camp offers helping hand to military families

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:53:02 GMT

Soldiers on the battlefield are making the ultimate sacrifice. But the mothers, spouses and children left at home are making their own sacrifices while their loved ones are deployed. A camp in West Virginia is easing that sacrifice.

Lockerbie bomber's early release spurs discussion: Was compassion misplaced?

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:13:48 GMT

The release of Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 has triggered a number of questions. Among them: What is compassionate release and does it have a place in this situation?

Veterans still fighting – for health care

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:36:40 GMT

While many veterans suffer from mental illnesses, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, not all receive appropriate health care – if any at all. While the VA says it is doing all it can to help sick veterans, some veterans say that can't be farther from the truth.

How much is the cost of living?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:30:29 GMT

In a recessive economy, one would expect to find people skimping out on luxury vacations, fancy clothes -- and high-priced food. After compiling grocery lists from the five largest cities in the United States, though, it turns out people still want their organic veggies and name-brand carbs.

Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:51:53 GMT

An advisory panel recommended that the FDA recall popular painkiller medications such as Vicodin and Percocet. The experts also advised that Tylenol be available by prescription only. Unfortunately, there are not many alternatives for those living with chronic pain.

Hello, Soto

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:59:11 GMT

After months of vetting, four days of public questioning, and weeks of contemplation, the Senate voted 68-31 to make Sonia Sotomayor the newest member of the Supreme Court.