medicine

University Of Missouri Researcher To Receive National Medal of Science

KBIA — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:44:35 +0000

A University of Missouri researcher is one of only a dozen recipients of this year’s National Medal of Science, announced by President Barack Obama Thursday.

Frederick Hawthorne is the director of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine at MU, and will be receiving the nation’s highest honor for scientists.The University says the Institute “was created largely to facilitate Hawthorne’s research” with the chemical element Boron.

Wash U. Gets $50M To Help Turn Research Findings Into Better Health

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:41:11 +0000

Washington University School of Medicine has received a $50 million federal grant aimed at turning research findings into improvements in human health.

The grant is the renewal of an award from the National Institutes of Health. It will support Wash U's Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), one of 60 such centers in the U.S.

Morning headlines: Monday, October 31, 2011

Julie Bierach, The Associated Press and Illinois Public Radio — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:15:38 +0000

Good morning! Here are some of today's starting headlines (other than yesterday's World Series rally):

Cold pill sales jump after new law in St. Charles County

Now that St. Charles County requires a prescription to purchase cold pills containing a key ingredient to methamphetamine, sales of the over-the-counter medications are soaring in three nearby St. Louis County towns.

Sitting down with Missouri's state veterinarian

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:04:33 +0000

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The state of Missouri is paying tribute Thursday to State Veterinarian Dr. Taylor Woods on the opening day of the State Fair in Sedalia. Woods has served as the State Veterinarian twice, collectively serving for nearly 20 years.

During that time, he’s been credited with developing policy and procedures to combat numerous diseases that threaten Missouri’s livestock industry. Dr. Woods sat down this week with St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin and talked about just what it is that a State Veterinarian does. You can listen to their conversation above.

"Keep government out of your medicine cabinet," new ads say

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:54:55 +0000

An industry group representing manufacturers of over-the-counter drugs has begun running radio ads against a Missouri proposal requiring a doctor's prescription to buy certain cold medicines.

The legislation is aimed at medications containing pseudoephedrine, which is a key ingredient for methamphetamine. Supporters hope to cut down on Missouri's meth production by making it harder for people to get ahold of pseudoephedrine.