2012 could be a good year for chimpanzees now that a national report has recommended ending the use of chimps as research subjects. According to a report published Dec. 15, the National Institutes of Health should prohibit the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research except under stringent circumstances, “including the absence of any other suitable […]
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New report says chimps shouldn’t be used in biomedical research
The year 2012 could be a good one for chimpanzees who are research subjects in biomedical labs after a national report recommended the primates should no longer be used in those settings. According to a report published Dec. 15, the National Institutes of Health should prohibit the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research except under […]
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N.C. among top states for new HIV infections
Troubling numbers • Nearly half of people living with HIV in the U.S. reside in the South. • Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of new HIV and AIDS diagnoses are in the South. More than 40,000 people in the U.S. were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2009; more than 1,700 of […]
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Study examining safety of Durham railroad crossings
The N.C. Department of Transportation is accepting public comments on a study that the agency hopes will make several Durham railroad crossings safer. In the past 10 years, four people have died in accidents involving trains at railroad crossings in Durham County, according to the Federal Railroad Association. The Durham Traffic Separation Study is an […]
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Study: N.C. among 10 states with highest HIV infection, death rates
North Carolina is among the 10 U.S. states with the highest rates of new HIV and AIDS diagnoses and HIV-related deaths, according to a study released this week by the Southern HIV/ AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI). The analysis, which is based on data from 2009 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), also found that […]
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Kick out the jams
Blessed Earth Farm 919-619-3746 The business sells at the Carrboro and Saxapahaw farmers markets, as well as several restaurants and bakeries. Bonlee Grown Farm 919-837-2120 Jams are sold at several local farmers markets, including Carrboro, Durham and Fearrington Village. Farmer’s Daughter 919-259-3946 Available at Carrboro Farmers’ Market, 3Cups in Chapel Hill and Reliable Cheese in […]
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Ariel Dorfman: Occupy movement is a “movement of exiles in their own country”
Public domain Ariel Dorfman paused and looked up from the book he was reading. “Any relationship to today is meant so,” he said, a bit playfully. “I’m hopeful, but wary… because I’ve seen defeat,” Dorfman said of the Occupy protest movement. Dorfman, the renowned novelist, playwright, poet and journalist, read from his latest book, Feeding […]
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Congress deals setback to healthy school lunches
Students in public schools who want healthier food options will have to wait a little longer. On Nov. 11, Congress blocked proposals from the USDA to strengthen nutritional guidelines for school meals. The proposals were part of a spending bill introduced to Congress earlier this year, and would have been the first updates to school […]
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N.C. ranks 11th in child food insecurity
Cathy Culbreth, a single mom, works part-time and is bound for graduate school, but she struggles to feed her family. Fortunately, her daughter is enrolled in Reaching All Minds, an after-school program in Durham that provides children, and frequently their parents, with a nutritious meal each day. Reaching All Minds is one of the 26 […]
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UNC Hospitals lawsuit heightens pay, gender issues
Last May, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area was ranked as the country’s top locale for gender equality in the workforce, according to a census analysis by U.S. News & World Report. Tell that to B Natalie Demers, an employee at UNC Hospitals who is suing it on grounds of wage discrimination. Demers has been a […]