W.Va. Center for Drug-Exposed Infants Faces Hurdle

W.Va. center for drug-exposed infants faces hurdle
(AP) — Donations come every day, and more than 250 "cuddlers" have volunteered to comfort newborn babies enduring the torment of drug withdrawal when a unique treatment center opens this fall in southern West Virginia. Privately operated and … Read more on Shepherdstown Chronicle

US to Reform Mandatory Drug Sentencing
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a major shift in how the federal government plans to prosecute nonviolent criminals involved in drug crimes, with the aim of easing overcrowding in the nation's prisons. Holder outlined … Read more on Voice of America

Sequestration Ushers In A Dark Age For Science In America
"It is like a slowly growing cancer," Steven Warren, vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas said of sequestration at a recent gathering of academic officials in Washington, D.C. "It's going to do a lot of destruction over time." If … Read more on Huffington Post

Ark. girl fights to survive rare, often-fatal form of meningitis linked to …
There have been nearly 130 cases reported in the United States since 1962, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Health officials say Kali's success is due in large part to experimental treatment and early detection and … Read more on Washington Post (blog)