As universities tighten ethics policies, drug firms turn to private physicians to promote products
For years, drug companies sought out influential university doctors to bring their message to other doctors. But companies have been forced to back away from that approach as a... 1 hour ago | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |  
Science-fiction aficionados and the curious in strange gathering
For those who want to find out how Superman's planet Krypton ultimately comes to its end, Kevin J. Anderson has the answer. He's one of nine guests of honor at this year's Mid-... 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
National security jitters have trucking firms focusing on vigilance
Driving to work one morning, the government official charged with keeping the trucking industry safe from terrorists spotted an Osama bin Laden look-alike on the Capital Beltway. 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
A nature center is next step for trails
After setting up bridges and hiking trails meandering through the area, the "logical next step" for DeSoto County Greenways is a nature and environmental center to link all the... 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
'Citizen architect' Hagan designs better living by giving
There's no one blueprint for earning the Francis Gassner Award, the highest honor Memphis architects give to those contributing to the field. 2 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Book review: 'We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication,' by Judith Warner
Instead of an epidemic of over-treatment, Warner describes an epidemic of under-treatment of children with mental illness. 2 hours ago | The Washington Post |  
Memphis Grizzlies disappear in fourth quarter, fall to Denver Nuggets, 125-108
The Grizzlies still are struggling in FedExForum, especially when the games are meaningful. 4 hours ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Catholic Hospitals Support Health Care Bill
A group representing Catholic hospitals Saturday rallied behind President Barack Obama's health care bill ahead of a House vote in which anti-abortion lawmakers could play a... 4 hours ago | KMGH 7 |  
Off-label prescriptions lucrative but dangerous
Using expensive prescription drugs for purposes for which they have not been rigorously tested and approved doesn't just produce windfall profits for pharmaceutical companies. So... 1 hour ago | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |  
Governor's candidates would stick with Bredesen economic strategies
The six major candidates for governor say they would continue to offer tax breaks to companies that move to Tennessee or expand their operations in the state, indicating that... 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Editorial: Doubts erased about bill allowing guns in bars
Somehow, some way, a new law permitting guns to be carried into restaurants in Tennessee that serve alcohol was not going to apply to establishments that most people know as "bars... 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
A place for prayers: Stories of hardship generate requests for powerful 'pockets'
About two years ago, Marcia Bryan of Memphis feared a serious diagnosis was coming for a child she loved. She shared her worry with Sheryl Putnam of Jackson, Tenn., a knitter... 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
My New Home: Anchored in Harbor Town
It was a match made in the heavens. Literally, in the case of new Harbor Town homeowners Marie-Stéphene Bernard von Essen and her husband, Capt. Wolf I. Krusemark von Essen. 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
Reader Travelogue: Icy majesty
Antarctica, also known as the crystal desert, had raised my curiosity and interest in adventure. 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |  
David S. Broder: Governors must deal with life in the real world
There is a great divide in American politics. It's not between Democrats and Republicans. It's between the president and Congress in Washington, on one side, and governors and... 1 hour ago | The Commercial Appeal |