Big Risks and Benefits of Diabetes Drug Metformin
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock By Knowridge Metformin is widely used to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, and research suggests it may also offer …
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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion fine for privacy breaches
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Florida children drownings reach alarming rate despite prevention efforts
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Miami Gardens to host Family Fall Festival Oct. 31
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North Miami Mayor Desulme ineligible to run for qualifying fee violation, judge says
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Jolly, Donalds make last-minute pitches for Florida gubernatorial race
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Reid says Nixon, Democrats gaining ground for midterm elections
U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon and journalist, political commentator and television host Joy Reid at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale (Photo courtesy of FACEBOOK). …
Health and Wellness
Florida hospital commission meeting echoes Scott’s agenda
By KELLI KENNEDY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott’s hospital commission held its first meeting Wednesday, overwhelmed by mounds of data but intent …
Maine panel opposes LePage bill to expand welfare drug tests
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ A legislative committee has rejected Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to dramatically expand drug testing of welfare recipients. The Health and …
Business
Black Enterprise names top businesses
PRNEWSWIRE — The annual list of the nation’s top grossing black-owned companies has been published by Black Enterprise magazine and is on newsstands.
Establish partnerships with agencies, not people
Part three of a three-part series on private/public partnerships Securing $58 million for a senior housing project is not easy. Cathy Davis, executive director of …
Business Spotlight: ESPIONAGE AGENTS
Espionage Agents is a licensed security agency based in South Florida, currently servicing Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Oliver Currithers, Owner/CEO of Espionage Agents: …
Education
KSU researchers develop heat-tolerant wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …
Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …