Items by By DAN FROSCH
NYT > Health
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Debate Over Who Should Be Allowed to Administer Anesthesia Moves to Courts
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 9:44pm EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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The dispute pits nurse anesthetists, who specialize in administering anesthesia and maintain that they are well equipped to treat patients on their own, against anesthesiologists.
NYT > Home Page
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Catholic Fund Heightens Scrutiny of Recipients’ Ties
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 9:20pm EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is under pressure from conservative Catholics to ensure that it is not helping organizations that run afoul of church positions.
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Los Alamos Braces for Deep Cuts at Lab
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 8:01pm EST by By DAN FROSCH
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A cloud of uncertainty has drifted in over the hallowed national laboratory that has been a crucible of the United States’ nuclear weapons research and development.
NYT > Sports
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Unified Sports Teams Open Doors for Special Education Students
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 1:47am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Special-and general-education students at a high school in Colorado are upending high school’s archetypal and often cruel social order.
NYT > Health
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Marijuana May Be Studied for Combat Disorder
Posted: July 19th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Researchers are seeking federal approval for what is believed to be the first study to examine the effects of marijuana on veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder.
NYT > Sports
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In Warrior Games, Power of Sport Aids the Wounded
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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The Warrior Games are an Olympic-style event for wounded, injured and ill service members, and veterans.
NYT > Health
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Colorado Faces a Fight Over Naturopathy
Posted: February 21st, 2011, 10:40pm EST by By DAN FROSCH
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No licensing system for naturopaths exists in Colorado, but efforts to create one have failed in the past and have run up against committed opposition.
NYT > Sports
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After Acquittal, Player Gets Senior Season Back
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 9:51pm EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Jimmy Wilson had a bitter journey back to college football after his arrest in the shooting death of his aunt’s boyfriend in 2007.
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Broncos’ Fall Hits Denver Hard
Posted: December 18th, 2010, 1:30am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Denver has always boasted of two things: the mountains and the local N.F.L. team. The Rockies are still standing but the team has been racked by suicide, arrests, firings and losses.
NYT > Health
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New Trade Group’s Focus Will Be Marijuana Industry
Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 2:30am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Flush with financial clout and with their eyes on pushing Congress to further loosen laws, medical marijuana industry leaders are forming a national trade association.
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Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research?
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.
NYT > Business
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In Superman’s Hometown, a Labor Dispute Over Health
Posted: August 9th, 2010, 2:12am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Workers at the nation’s only uranium conversion plant, fearing cancer risks, have refused to accept the plant operator’s plan to reduce pensions and health benefits.
NYT > Health
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In Superman’s Hometown, a Labor Dispute Over Health
Posted: August 9th, 2010, 2:12am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Workers at the nation’s only uranium conversion plant, fearing cancer risks, have refused to accept the plant operator’s plan to reduce pensions and health benefits.
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V.A. Eases Rules for Medical Marijuana
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 6:32am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Clinics in the Department of Veterans Affairs system will formally allow veterans to use the drug in states where it is legal, though they will not prescribe it.
NYT > Business
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When Companies Respond to Online Criticism With Lawsuits
Posted: May 31st, 2010, 11:21am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Lawyers say that a growing number of businesses are suing individuals for posting critical comments online.
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In Wyoming, Debate Swirls on Taxing Wind Industry
Posted: February 21st, 2010, 12:47am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Some believe that those behind the wave of wind farms and turbines — a new frontier for the wind industry — need to pay their fair share.
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Immigrants Claim Wal-Mart Fired Them to Provide Jobs for Local Residents
Posted: February 9th, 2010, 1:53am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Ten West Africans have filed federal complaints accusing Wal-Mart stores in Colorado of discrimination.
NYT > Sports
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Helmets Become de Rigueur Gear on the Slopes
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 11:35am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Helmets, once used exclusively by competitive skiers and snowboarders, have become far more common, even for novices.
NYT > Health
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Swine Flu Is Confirmed in 67 Cadets at the Air Force Academy
Posted: July 15th, 2009, 2:36am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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One hundred cadets are in isolation, and test results are still pending for dozens.
NYT > Sports
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Pledging Allegiance to the U.S.
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:35pm EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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After a rule change, Edgar Castillo, who plays soccer professionally in Mexico, said he now wants to play internationally for the U.S. team.
NYT > Home Page
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Investigators Review Data From Jet
Posted: December 23rd, 2008, 1:05pm EST by By DAN FROSCH
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Investigators were reviewing data from a Continental Airlines jet to determine if a bumping and rattling noise played a role in the decision by pilots to abort the takeoff.
NYT > Sports
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Born in United States but Playing for Mexico
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 1:10am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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Edgar Castillo established himself as one of the top young American soccer players, but decided to represent Mexico in international competition.
NYT > Business
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New Trial Is Ordered for Qwest Ex-Chief
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:10am EDT by By DAN FROSCH
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A federal appeals court panel reversed the insider-trading conviction of Joseph P. Nacchio, ruling that a federal district court judge had wrongly excluded a witness.