Bush Takes Part In Ceremony For New Military Med Center (Bethesda, MD) -- President Bush took part in ceremonial groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It will be part of an expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland ...Read & Hear More
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Patients At Risk As Power Goes Out At DC Hospital (Washington, DC) -- Some critically ill patients were put in jeopardy after the power went out yesterday at Washington, DC's United Methodist Hospital for around an hour and a half. Administrators at the facility in Southeast DC say an emergency generator failed to kick in early last evening ...Read & Hear More
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Fireworks Noise Can Be Traumatic For Veterans (Colorado Springs, CO) -- The Fourth of July can be difficult and even traumatic for some veterans. Psychologists say the sounds of fireworks can trigger painful memories of combat. Jim Baker is a Colorado Springs wedding photographer and Vietnam veteran and he returned home two months before Independence Day 1969 ...Read & Hear More
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Study Shows Drinking Age Of 21 Saves Lives (Chicago, IL) -- A new study shows that a renewed push to lower the drinking age to 18 is a bad idea. Doctor Karen Sheehan of Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital says setting the drinking age at 21 has saved countless lives ...Read & Hear More
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About 20-Thousand Fireworks Recalled (Washington, DC) -- About 20-thousand "Screech and Scream Fountain Fireworks," produced by Black Cat Fireworks, are being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the Chinese-made fireworks can unexpectedly scatter debris and cause injury ...Read More
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