
	New attack ad on TV, but this one targets hot dogs Wednesday, August 27 CHICAGO — A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: "I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer." Full Story Soy sauce eases burn pain Monday, August 25 Q: Soy sauce for burns really works! I was changing the air filter in my car and my metal watchband accidentally arced across a battery terminal. Full Story Many birds will drink sweet sap Monday, August 25 Q: Twice this month I have observed a young downy woodpecker at my hummingbird feeder. Full Story Treatment and time to let go Monday, August 25 Doctors who have studied patients facing death say they often do not know when to say enough is enough. Full Story Army reaching out to kin of the fallen Thursday, August 21 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is mailing out thousands of letters to survivors of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking what it can do to better help them, even years after the deaths of their loved ones. Full Story Big decrease in uninsured Wednesday, August 20 BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big drop in payments for the uninsured under the state's health care law. Full Story New York City: Tracking inbound vehicles? Tuesday, August 19 NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is working on a plan to track every car, truck or other vehicle entering Manhattan and screen it for radiation or other terror threats. Full Story College heads urge drinking-age talk Tuesday, August 19 College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus. Full Story Survey: God trumps doctors for many Americans Tuesday, August 19 CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to saving lives, many Americans put their faith in God, not doctors. Full Story First encephalitis case discovered Tuesday, August 19 BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed the first positive mosquito sample of eastern encephalitis and more samples of West Nile virus in birds and mosquitoes. Full Story Forensic science a 'girls' world' Saturday, August 16 RICHMOND, Va. — Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Full Story FDA: Plastic-bottle chemical harmless Saturday, August 16 WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said yesterday. Full Story Antibodies guard against 1918 flu Monday, August 18 WASHINGTON — Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system. Full Story Science supports honey to heal wounds Monday, August 18 Q: I work with animals. Yesterday, we had a dog rip out her stitches to a point where closure was not an option. Full Story Crying birds, molting birds Monday, August 18 Q: First: In your last week's column, you answered a question about a bird which sounded as if it were crying. Full Story