Pet owners should be aware of the dangers that lurk among many of the season's shiny ornaments and festive decorations. To keep your holidays free from emergency visits to the vet, follow these tips from the American Kennel Club and www.emergencyanimal.com to dog-proof your home from potential hazards.
In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.
WASHINGTON — Medical science has learned a great deal about the causes of pain and ways to relieve it, pain experts say, but for a host of reasons, the treatment of pain and suffering has improved hardly at all in recent years.
Chronic diseases afflict 100 million Americans, cause seven out of 10 deaths, and consume $2 out of every $3 spent on health care.