Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself could soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves, according to drug companies, small biotech firms and university scientists.
Working Poor USA Millions of people in the U.S. work and are still poor. Here are eight points that show why the U.S. needs to dedicate itself to making work pay.
O Captain! My Captain! Whoever heard of the Costa Concordia? Now, we all know its name. And the infamy - so far - of its “I’m out of here” captain, Francesco Schettino.
General Studies: Nuts and Bolts General studies takes various shapes. But many programs are aimed at students who are not accepted elsewhere in the university and referred by admissions. If in good standing on completion, they can transition into the larger university.
Ars Technica Educators hope Apple’s textbook foray will begin a “learning revolution” On Thursday morning, Apple announced a series of related initiatives designed to modernize learning based around its iPad tablet. Apple is hoping to “reinvent textbooks” and change the way we learn with an updated iBooks 2 app, which works with interactive textbooks built with the iBooks Author desktop app, and an expansion of iTunes U […]
Mass. jobless rate falls to 6.8%, lowest in three years The Massachusetts unemployment rate last month fell below 7 percent for the first time in three years, but employers cut jobs – a sign that the stateâs economy may be slowing after a burst of growth early last year.
ABC News Child Charged With Murder in San Diego-Area Death A child was charged with murder and felony assault in the fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old boy, authorities said Wednesday.
The Book on Mitt When John McCain endorsed Mitt Romney just before the New Hampshire primary, there was some tittering about all the nasty things the Senator from Arizona said about his former rival during the 2008 Republican nominating contestâlike when he called Mr. Romney a âphonyâ in an ad. That was a little embarrassing, especially since the John […]
Bonfire of the Ombudsmen January has not been a good month for media ombudsmen, as the in-house press analysts at our two leading newspapers have both come under attack for writing lazy, ill-considered commentaries that seemed to confirm the views of their most strident critics.
Analyst’s arrest puts Cohen’s SAC in spotlight again The arrest on Wednesday of technology analyst Jon Horvath marks the fourth time in two years that U.S. authorities have implicated or charged a person with engaging in insider trading while working at SAC Capital. It is the latest to come from an investigation FBI agents have coined Operation Perfect Hedge.
The Boston Herald Runaway costs from T neglect Closing its latest $161 million budget shortfall will require the MBTA to choose between a huge fare increase and a more moderate increase combined with significant service cuts. This lousy predicament is just the latest fallout from state government’s habitual treatment of maintenance and replacement as afterthoughts too easily sacrificed in favor of the political […]
Sports Illustrated Risky free-agent deals could pay off for Marlins The biggest bill for the Miami Marlins’ recent spending spree won’t come due until 2015, thanks to a payment plan that those in baseball describe as unusual, creative and risky.