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UAB is one of 11 schools named as Centers of Excellence in Pain Education by the NIH

May 21, 2012

About 100 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain.

Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years

May 21, 2012

More than 2,000 people who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the United States in the past 23 years, according to a new archive compiled at two universities.

Military history gets ‘Avengers’ treatment in comic book ‘American Defenders: The U.S. Army’

May 19, 2012

“From the cold of Valley Forge in the American Revolution, to the burning temperatures of the deserts of the Middle East, the Army of the United States of America has defended freedom,” according to Bluewater Comics.

Pope weighs in on US immigration issue – The Decatur Daily

May 19, 2012

Pope weighs in on US immigration issue The Decatur Daily By Victor L. Simpson AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has praised the “great generosity” of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bishops in the United States to …

Former Alabama Organ Center director sentenced to 13 months

May 16, 2012

The United States Attorney's Office say the former director of the Alabama Organ Center was sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role in a scheme to take kickbacks from a funeral home…

Some Purina cat food recalled due to low level of thiamine

May 14, 2012

Nestlé Purina PetCare is voluntarily recalling one lot of its Purina Veterinary Diets OM (Overweight Management) canned cat food, available through veterinarians in the United States and Canada, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Some Purina cat food recalled due to low level of thiamine

May 14, 2012

Nestlé Purina PetCare is voluntarily recalling one lot of its Purina Veterinary Diets OM (Overweight Management) canned cat food, available through veterinarians in the United States and Canada, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Brothers return from war, adventures with Marines

May 13, 2012

The Howells may well have paid the salary of a couple of United States Postal workers for several years.

Stamp Out Hunger food drive Saturday

May 11, 2012

For the 20th year, the United States Postal Service will host its annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive today throughout the nation when 210,000 letter carriers collect bags of non-perishable food items to distribute to millions of Americans who are struggling with hunger.

House passes bill named for slain Ashford marine

May 9, 2012

The bill is named after Jason Barfield, a United States Marine Lance Cpl. from Ashford who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011.