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2 AHS students involved in hazing get sanctioned

Two of the players, who also faced charges of conspiracy to attempt to commit unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, were placed on a formal accountability agreement for hazing, said Joe Ferguson, deputy director of Jackson County Juvenile ...
Most banned scofflaws leave Ashland cops say

People who commit three offenses — such as drinking in public, public urination, assault and harassment — within a six-month period can be banned from the downtown for three ...
Ant that just icky

If your cereal ordeal turned you into an anteater, you'll find that the most common edible ant varieties are carpenter, leaf-cutter, honeypot and lemon ants. Answers.com noted that of those four types, carpenter ants were arguably the least palatable. Removing legs and antennae can improve the ...
Boy gives up after firing rifle rounds

A rural Central Point teenager was taken into custody Monday afternoon after firing several rifle shots in and around his residence after an argument there with his grandmother, authorities ...
Bill targets 1994 cougar-hunt ban

A bill that would allow counties to opt out of an 18-year-old ban on sport-hunting cougars with hounds will get a public hearing Wednesday in Salem after an Oregon Senate committee opted to take up the ...

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Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) [DVD]

When it was first released in 1936, Reefer Madness, originally known as Tell Your Children and The Burning Question, was intended to serve as a warning against the mortal dangers of using of marijuana, which in the 1930s was the most feared drug in the country. The ... ...

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Cold front could break weather records

A potent mass of cold air headed to the region this week could result in tying — possibly even breaking — some records for temperatures in the Rogue ...
Look leads to bus station stabbing

A 68-year-old transient was arrested on a felony assault charge Monday afternoon in downtown Medford after allegedly stabbing another man because of the way the victim looked at him, police ...
AHS teens disciplined for hazing

Two of the players, who also faced charges of conspiracy to attempt to commit unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, were placed on a formal accountability agreement for hazing, said Joe Ferguson, deputy director of Jackson County Juvenile ...
Police close Susan Powell case offer tantalizing new details

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 31/2;-year ...
Indoor pot production leaves a large carbon footprint

Done mostly indoors pot production often uses hospital-intensity lamps, air conditioning, dehumidifiers, fans and carbon-dioxide generators to stimulate plants and boost their ...

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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. ...