Pennsylvania hospitals are making progress on reducing some healthcare associated infections according to the third annual report from state health officials. There was a decline in the overall number of health care associated infections in 2010. There was significant improvement in reducing infections in two areas; catheter associated urinary tract infections and central line blood […]
A new database will help track water quality in areas affected by Marcellus Shale drilling. Development of the database is being led by Penn State researchers. It’s funded with a 750 thousand dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. Penn State Geo sciences professor Susan Brantley says the web site is already being set up […]
A naturally-occurring virus has been discovered, which successfully kills breast cancer cells in Dr. Craig Meyers’ laboratory at the Penn State College of Medicine. “It appears that this virus is signaling the cells to turn on themselves and basically commit suicide,” Dr. Meyers says. “And this virus is inducing it only in the cancer cells, […]
The U. S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation downgrading routine testing of blood levels for signs of prostate cancer. Advocates for men’s health are worried about the report. The PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, testing would no longer be recommended for men who do not have symptoms that are highly suspicious for […]
Students who were hit hard financially by flooding from Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee might be able to get additional state grant money to help with higher education costs. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has a process that allows grant award applicants to submit a casualty loss form for reconsideration of state grant […]
School choice is not a new issue in PA, and it was no surprise when Governor Corbett included school vouchers in his education reform agenda. In fact, several protesters gathered in York in anticipation of what they were about to hear. “65% of Pennsylvanians do not support using public money to pay private school tuition […]
Some are noting a lack of detail in the governor’s education reform speech, but the state’s largest teachers union doesn’t need specifics to oppose the advent of school vouchers in Pennsylvania. “The bottom line for us on any voucher program is that they don’t work, they don’t raise student achievement,” says Pennsylvania State Education Association […]
The new education paradigm that Governor Tom Corbett envisions would put students first. While visiting the Lincoln Charter School in York, Corbett put forth a four point plan that he wants to see implemented in time for the 2012-2013 school year. It starts with a revamped charter school law in Pennsylvania. “My plan calls for […]
It’s Fire Prevention Week and officials hope you’ll take it seriously. More than 26 hundred people died in residential fires across the country last year, an increase of nearly 3% from 2009. State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann says families should sit down together and talk about what they should do in case of fire, […]
The Marcellus Shale boom is affecting anglers and boaters state wide, and they may not realize it. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is responsible for all fish, reptiles and amphibians in the Commonwealth. Tim Schaeffer, Director of the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Communication says by the end of the summer, they had reviewed […]