Tuesday, April 04, 2006 

Dangerous Drugs Lawsuits - Inmates grow old, health costs rise


Inmates grow old, health costs rise
Delaware Online - Keichline is unlikely to ever leave Delaware prisons. The state will almost certainly be responsible for his care until he dies. DOC Commissioner Stan Taylor said Del. might have to build geriatric care facilities. For nearly 200 years, medical care

City Council OKs parking meter hike
Pioneer Press - The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved an across-the-board rate hike on the city's parking meters. Starting in early May, all city meters will cost between $1.50 and $1.75 an hour. The move is expected to raise $350,000 to help balance this

New Human Retrovirus Originated In Mice
Science Daily - Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new retrovirus in humans that is closely related to a cancer-causing virus found in mice. Their findings describe the first documented cases of human infection with a

Business Briefing
Seattle Post Intelligencer - PHILADELPHIA -- The maker of the anti-depressant Paxil agreed to pay $14 million to states, including Washington, to settle allegations that it blocked generic versions of the drug from being made, causing the states to pay higher prices. The states