Industrial park owners restore historic building Aug 16, 2009
Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette Partners James Lind and Carrie Klee are resorting the former office building of the Pressed Steel Car Co. to serve as offices for their McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises. Restoration is scheduled for completion in March. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Drug trial decision Aug 1, 2009
" Although Wendy, 52, has now stopped taking the drug she still does not know the results of the trial which has another few years to run. Getting resultsClinical trials, such as the one Wendy entered, test potential treatments in humans to see if they should be approved for wider use in the general population. Any new treatment must be extensively tested to check that it works, is safe and doesn't have unacceptable side effects. A new treatment may not be better and could even be worse than... (BBC News -- Health)
Cure for scurvy revealed in 1707 Mar 6, 2009
Ebot Mitchell concocted a remedy in 1707, 46 years before physician James Lind realised that Vitamin C could cure the condition that claimed thousands of lives in 18th century, according to a newly discovered handwritten book by her. The book has suggested extracts from various plants mixed with a plentiful supply of orange juice, white wine or beer as a cure for scurvy which can lead to formation of spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from mucous membranes. (India Times, India)
