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Illuminating history of slavery in Oregon a teachable moment

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Oregon Fluoride Measure in Portland Is Defeated

Despite the recommendation of public health experts, voters in Portland, Ore., defeated a measure on Tuesday to add fluoride to the water supply by a 60-to-40 percent margin. The result marks the fourth time since 1956 that Portland has rejected fluoridation efforts, and means the city will continue to be the largest metropolitan area in the country without fluoridated water or plans to add ...
Portland’s Decision to Forgo Fluoride May End Up Costing It $11.3 Million a Year

), has never fluoridated its water, a largely accepted practice in which two-thirds of America partakes. They may not want to join the bandwagon, but here's one clear reason why the municipality may come to regret the decision: ...
Shane Victorino makes progress David Ross to catch Thursday for Portland

has made progress in his recovery from a left hamstring injury, just not enough to play tonight for the Red Sox.Victorino ran on the treadmill here today, leaving ...
Documents shed more light on Oregons NCAA investigation

Oregon coach Chip Kelly talks with his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012.(AP Photo/Don ...

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Portland Oregon rejects drinking water fluoridation by wide margin

water fluoridation . The treatment of drinking water with trace amounts of fluorine has a clear, positive effect in preventing tooth decay, and extensive studies (including some cases where water sources are naturally high in fluorine) have indicated that the levels used in water supplies have no adverse affects on health. But amidst talk that wouldn't seem entirely out of place ...
Now that hes done everything else Paul Allen comes out with an album

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is releasing an album, "Everywhere at Once." Techie, thought leader, philanthropist and billionaire business tycoon Paul Allen can now add recording artist to his resume. Allen tweeted Wednesday that he will be coming out with an album in August, with some big-name artists paired up with him. The co-founder of Microsoft has always loved playing guitar ...
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visiting Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is visiting Portland this week for what will be her first West Coast trip since she was sworn in last month. The Department of the Interior says Jewell and Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Thursday will announce nearly two dozen conservation projects to help boost youth employment. On Friday, she, Gov. John Kitzhaber and a representative ...
Exploring the beauty of rhododendrons in Portlands Crystal Springs Garden

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New Malaria Drug Shows Promise in Animal Tests

ST. LOUIS, MO U.S. researchers have developed a new fast-acting drug against malaria that appears to avoid the problem with current medicines, which often lose their effectiveness against increasingly drug-resistant strains of malaria parasites, called Plasmodium.

Scientists say the new malaria medicine may have a decisive edge against this persistent tropical-world killer.

Michael Riscoe of Oregon Health and Science University, in the U.S. Northwest, says the new drug, known as ELQ-300, targets the mitochondria -- energy-producing structures in the parasite's cells -- and the DNA building blocks they produce.

A chemical model of ELQ-300. (Image courtesy of Michael Riscoe) x A chemical model of ELQ-300. (Image courtesy of Michael Riscoe) "So the Plasmodium mitochondrion serves as a factory to make these DNA building blocks, but this is completely blocked by ELQ-300," explains Riscoe. "Studies show that the drug acts very quickly to shut down this process. In fact, (in) only about 10 minutes.rdquo;

Perhaps the biggest obstacle in the fight against malaria, Riscoe adds, is the Plasmodium parasite's ability to mutate and develop resistance to each new drug used against the disease. ...