Obstructive apnea may cause cognitive deficits.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Although some children with sleep-disordered breathing experience significant cognitive deficits, not all do, and identification of those at risk remains a clinical challenge, according to a sleep medicine expert. There is a wide range in individual susceptibility, Dr. David Gozal said. 'A child...

Photograffiti: forget background props. It's time to for you to shine, headliner.
Pat Jones gets well-lit by the best flash of all. Crisp frontside air. Silverthorne, CO. Photo: Brink [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Israel West risks rusty bearings on a damp lipslide in Florida. Photo: Ayers [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Seven feet UD feels a lot different...

Meijer Pharmacies Launches Free Pre-Natal Vitamins Program.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Meijer Pharmacies Launches Free Pre-Natal Vitamins Program(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Supercenter retailer Meijer has announced plans to offer free pre-natal vitamins in all 181 Meijer pharmacies, beginning June 1. The announcement was made by Nat Love, Vice President Drug...

High, lonesome and local; Blackstone Valley Bluegrass isn't retro.
Byline: Scott McLennan COLUMN: SCOTT MCLENNAN Blackstone Valley Bluegrass is traditional, but not retro. Together for about a decade, this Central Massachusetts quartet of string benders makes its music the same way Bill Monroe did, but not in a manner that mimics the acknowledged father...

The power of 41: senator McConnell fights for the filibuster.
MITCH MCCONNELL, the Kentucky Republican who leads his party in the Senate, has a number on his mind. It's not 51, the number of Republican senators he would need to become the Senate majority leader. It's 41. If he can count on 41 senators to vote with him on...

Hypercom Gets Class A Certification for Electronic Payment Devices.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 June 2008-Hypercom Gets Class A Certification for Electronic Payment Devices(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hypercom recently announced that its new 32-bit multi-application Optimum T4210 (dial) and T4220 (Ethernet with dial backup) high-security electronic payment terminals and vendor-agnostic PV1310 PIN Pad have received Class...

Fight against ALS; `Johnny O' event honors late Gardner athlete.
Byline: Jay Gearan GARDNER - Sports fans know that the first Saturday in May is always reserved for the Kentucky Derby. On that same day, now setting its own local tradition for the 12th consecutive year, the fight against ALS continues with Johnny O Night, honoring the...

Parkinson's patch recall is hard for some patients.
The recent recall of the rotigotine patch used in early Parkinson's disease has been difficult for some patients, according to Dr. Irene Litvan, director of the movement disorder program at the University of Louisville (Ky.). Patients liked the fact that they had to apply the rotigotine (Neupro)...

Papa Johns Touts 'New 100% Whole-Wheat Crust' Pizza.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Papa Johns Touts 'New 100% Whole-Wheat Crust' Pizza(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Papa John s announced that it has become the first national pizza chain to add a 100 percent whole-wheat crust to its menu. Available at all 2,700-plus Papa...

Where Black History began: Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site reflects the history of a man who expanded the meaning of the word.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The house at 1538 9th Street lies vacant, as it has for some 30 years, secured against vandals, and abutting nondescript homes and a pizzeria. Visitors aren't yet welcome. The address is a dream behind plywood. When the Park Service unveils the Carter...