Laser therapy that delivers a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light may help ease a hard-to-treat form of eczema, a small study suggests. The study, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, compared the effects of laser therapy versus corticosteroid ointment in 13 patients with what is known as the prurigo …
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New Brunswick, N.J. – A dozen federal inspections of a Johnson & Johnson factory for nonprescription medicines in the past month show a host of violations that could affect the products. A new report on the inspections at the Lancaster, Pa., factory show a pattern of carelessness in cleaning and …
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO (search)allies agreed Wednesday to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq’s armed forces after addressing French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week. France (search), Belgium, Germany and Spain have indicated they will not send instructors to Iraq and wanted …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Sunday rejected demands by Europe’s three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment program but reasserted its readiness to provide guarantees it will not build a nuclear weapon. Foreign Ministry spokesmanHamid Reza Asefi (search)said Iran already has the technology required to develop nuclear fuel and …
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LOS ANGELES – Five ofRobert F. Kennedy’s (search)nine surviving children urged school officials Thursday to scrap plans to preserve parts of the landmark hotel where he was assassinated in 1968. The offspring said the district should devote the entire 23-acre site of the Ambassador Hotel to an education complex. The …
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Activity at mid-Atlantic factories slumped this month, according to a Federal Reserve Bank report that suggested the economy had yet to pull out of a summer soft patch. Initsmid-Atlantic factory report (search), theFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (search)said its business activity index dropped to 13.4 in September from 28.5 in …
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Richard G. Butler (search), the notorious white supremacist who founded the Aryan Nations and was once dubbed the “elder statesman of American hate,” has died at the age of 86, authorities said Wednesday. Butler died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Hayden, Idaho, sheriff’s Capt. …
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A new species of commuter joined the crowd heading south across the Golden Gate Bridge during morning rush hour Tuesday. A young deer scampered by cars driving onto the bridge from Marin County at about 8:50 a.m., reports KTVU-TV of Oakland, Calif. Drivers slowed down to give the animal plenty …
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WASHINGTON – America dedicated a memorial Saturday to the fast-thinning ranks ofWorld War II (search)veterans, a poignant last hurrah drawing together tens of thousands of old soldiers, sailors and heroes of the home front. Frail now, full of spunk then, they were thanked for service that “helped save the world.” …
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PITTSBURGH – Democratic presidential candidateJohn Kerry (search)on Monday accused President Bush of ignoring a steady rise in health care costs as he began a weeklong trek to battleground states where he contends families are struggling to pay their medical bills. Families are facing record premiums while insurance companies are earning …
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