Coping with the high cost of medicine – MSNBC
A Mission Viejo drug store would charge Dianne Duncan $311 for her asthma drug, Advair. She’s priced the same supply of the inhalable steroid at a mail-order Canadian pharmacy for $170. But Duncan did better than that on Wednesday. She went across

Philadelphia museum seeks chemical attraction – Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA – For anyone whose last foray into chemistry was being forced to memorize the periodic table of elements in high school, the Chemical Heritage Foundation wants you to take another look at a subject you may have vowed never to revisit

Holocaust survivors deal with new challenges as they age – Detroit Free Press
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Nearly every night, Martin Hornung’s nightmare unfolds to the same haunting strains. Of Auschwitz. Of screaming voices. Of scenes he would rather not relive in the light of day. “I’m almost afraid to go to sleep,” the 86-year-old

No relief in sight for “blank-check” backlog – Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A year ago, “blank-check” companies were all the rage, fueling the U.S. market in initial public offerings. Now they are struggling badly as investors have grown much more risk averse, financing has become tougher to get and