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  • Two from NC among those sickened by steroid injections

    WASHINGTON - Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients -- two from North Carolina and five from Illinois - who received steroid injections from Main ...

  • Troopers targeting texting drivers during holiday

    Fayetteville, N.C. - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is putting extra focus this holiday weekend on drivers who are texting and checking email from behind the wheel.Troopers are targeting major four-lane roads and highways, including interstates 85, 95 and 40.In Cumberland County, troopers will be stationed every 15 miles to look out for distracted drivers.A 2009 state law prohibits ...

  • Forbes Raleigh-Cary winning battle for information jobs

    Raleigh is winning. At least in the battle for information jobs. Dubbed a "rising star," the Raleigh-Cary region ranks No. 8 among metros winning that battle, according to a analysis. Forbes says "less expensive" cities such as Austin and Raleigh are pulling information jobs from places such as Boston, New York and the Bay area. But other upstart locations are coming into ...

  • Lemur escapes on five-hour ramble in Durham

    Durham, N.C. - A red-ruffed lemur escaped from the in Durham, taking a five-hour jaunt about town before it was corralled in someone's garage."Today is his birthday," Greg Dye, operations manager at the center, said about the animal, named Avion. "He was born five years ago, so this may be a birthday party that got out of control. We're not sure, but we're not ...

  • Section of Hardimont Road To Close Saturday for Sewer Repair

    From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25, the City of Raleigh is closing the 700 block of Hardimont Road between Converse Drive and Sarah Lawrence Court for emergency sewer work. Motorists are asked to avoid this area if possible. Following is a detour for motorists traveling westbound on Hardimont ...


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Predator [DVD]

Predator [DVD]

Predator is perhaps the perfect 1980s movie, melding as it does the three most popular mainstream genres of that decade: action/adventure, science fiction, and horror, specifically slasher horrorand its an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie to boot. It takes all those components and mixes them ... ...

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  • N.C. joins investigation into Tennessee drug compounder

    North Carolina health officials joined federal agencies in an investigation of drugs prepared by a drug compounding manufacturer in Tennessee. The investigation specifically involves the pharmaceutical compounding facility Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. ...

  • County Championship roundup Durham dominate Middlesex

    .The opening batsman was contentiously adjudged leg before wicket to a delivery angling down leg from James Harris immediately after registering a half-century for the fourth consecutive County Championship match, as the hosts swelled their advantage to 152 runs on a day restricted to 18 overs by rain and bad light.And Durham appear amenable to setting up another chase on the final day despite ...

  • TBJ Flash Animazement at Raleigh Convention Center

    Toshifumi Yoshida I'm afraid my answer would be "no." My first guess would be a couple of minor-league baseball players and some Japanese pitching phenom that the Los Angeles Dodgers will overpay for. But I'd be wrong. These are just three names of the many guests who will be at the Animazement festival held at ...

  • LipoScience partners with Mayo Medical Laboratories

    Mayo Medical Laboratories . LipoScience announced that its testing platform will be accessible to Mayo Clinic physicians and patients. The company says via statement that the partnership will help "drive adoption and decentralization" of the Vantera Clinical Analyzer. The analyzer can currently identify and quantify concentrations of lipoproteins, providing doctors with an assessment ...

  • Highwoods expansive plans for MetLifes Cary campus

    a lakeside campus project off Weston Parkway , all but confirming what some are calling the "worst-kept secret in town." Though the documents do not identify MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) as the tenant, the company announced in March that it would ...

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