Walks celebrate faith, raise money for arthritis
Peoria Journal Star - PEORIA - Despite wet weather, there were plenty of walkers Downtown on Saturday morning. “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” brought about 300 walkers out in the rain. The group convened at Liberty Park on the riverfront before walking to St. Mary’s

A long-term investment in biotech
Providence Business News - David Beier, of Amgen, announces the addition of 450 jobs at the company s West Greenwich plant. State legislative leaders unveiled a bill on Wednesday to allow biotechnology companies to take advantage of Rhode Island s investment tax credit for

Health Canada issues E. Coli alerts for products
CTV - OTTAWA — Health Canada has issued warnings about two separate products, saying they could be contaminated with E. coli and salmonella bacteria respectively. LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets may have been contaminated with salmonella

TNF Blockade Curbs Inflammation of Metabolic Syndrome
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 28 - Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) blockade may be a novel strategy to reduce inflammation and improve cardiovascular risk in patients with the metabolic syndrome, report Boston-based clinicians in the April 24th

Deadline for Medicare plan looming
Oakland Press - “I’ve had two cancers, a heart attack and I have bad arthritis,” said the 84-year-old Bloomfi eld Township resident. “I take a lot of medications - 10 or 12 kinds.” She’s already under way in the discount program and has decidedly mixed reviews. She

Calling all comic-book fanatics
Orlando Sentinel - Action Games and Comics, 782 W. Montrose St., Clermont, will present a free comic-book day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday with an appearance by KLAW, the official mascot of the Orlando Predators. The event is in conjunction with comic-book shops

Coastal Community News: Winant gives lagoon talk Sunday
North County Times - DEL MAR —- Dr. Clinton Winant, professor of physical oceanography at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, will wrap up Del Mar’s fourth annual Lagoon Day celebration with “Keeping Lagoons Healthy:Tidal Mixing and More” at 7 p.m. April 30 in the