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Authorities seek help identifying people in serial killer's photosFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:46AMHoping to solve numerous cold cases, authorities on Thursday released hundreds of photos of unidentified women and children found in a storage unit that belonged to a serial killer who appeared on "The Dating Game."

Who's in the serial killer's portfolio?Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:46AMPolice want to identify the women and children shown in hundreds of photographs found in a storage unit rented by a serial killer.

Hereditary Condition Causing Limb Weakness Traced to Gene for Rare DisorderFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:18AM(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene that causes a fatal childhood brain disorder can also cause adults to develop peripheral neuropathy, a condition resulting in weakness and decreased sensation in the hands and limbs, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study is the first to show that different mutations in the same gene cause the two ...

News in briefFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:08AMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.

Progenics to Advance Oral Methylnaltrexone into Late Stage Clinical DevelopmentFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:00AMTARRYTOWN, N.Y.----Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it plans to advance oral methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation into late stage clinical development and will commence a phase 2b/3 clinical trial of a methylnaltrexone tablet in chronic-pain patients in the second half of 2010.

Infection outbreak kills 2 schoolchildrenFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:29AMTwo elementary-age children died Thursday, and four other Oologah-Talala elementary school students were hospitalized because of an outbreak of a rare blood infection called meningococcemia, officials ...

TGen, Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center and Side-Out Foundation team up for breast cancer studyFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:37AMMany women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes.

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 March 2010Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:35PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

Simulators bring medical situations to lifeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:35PMBy ELYSSE FA’ALAFUA “The baby’s coming!” followed by descriptions of pain and a loud yelling was heard coming from Noelle, a simulator mannequin, as she went into labor on Friday afternoon. Because the BYU EMS unit is a volunteer unit, members looked at simulator models with interest of purchasing through grants. Gaumard is a company that produces simulators for all types of medical situations ...