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Vietnam veterans sue military in Conn. over PTSD

Vietnam veterans sue military in Conn. over PTSD
By By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The military has failed to correct the wrongful discharges of thousands of Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, an advocacy group says in a federal lawsuit. Vietnam Veterans of America on Monday joined

Carbon monoxide sickens 42 kids at Ga. school

Carbon monoxide sickens 42 kids at Ga. school
By By JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Potentially lethal carbon monoxide levels at an Atlanta elementary school with no detectors sent at least 42 students and seven adults to hospitals Monday and forced 500 more to evacuate, authorities said. Young children with oxygen masks over

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope
By By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out. If the new

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope
By By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out. If the new

Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual

Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual
By By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But "dyslexia" and other learning disorders remain. The revisions

Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual

Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual
By By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But "dyslexia" and other learning disorders remain. The revisions

Conn. man pleads guilty to 2001 rape, abduction

Conn. man pleads guilty to 2001 rape, abduction
By By MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - A Connecticut man who police believe is responsible for a series of sexual assaults along the East Coast pleaded guilty Thursday to a 2001 rape and abduction in Virginia, marking the first conviction in the attacks spanning more than a

Spokane Valley Firefighters Save Four Lives From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Spokane Valley Firefighters Save Four Lives From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Valley Firefighters responded to a medical call on east Eastland Rd. in Otis Orchards around 6:30 AM today. Firefighters were treating a 21 year old female when the CO monitor on their equipment started to alarm. They immediately began treating her for CO poisoning

Spokane Valley Firefighters Save Four Lives From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Spokane Valley Firefighters Save Four Lives From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Valley Firefighters responded to a medical call on east Eastland Rd. in Otis Orchards around 6:30 AM today. Firefighters were treating a 21 year old female when the CO monitor on their equipment started to alarm. They immediately began treating her for CO poisoning

Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3

Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3
By By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from