TDS tries bringing fiber to homes in Fitchburg for faster Internet service
TDS Metrocom has launched a pilot program for one Fitchburg neighborhood, offering broadband Internet speeds of as high as 10 megabits per secondseveral times higher than the fastest cable and DSL packages currently availablein order to gauge customer usage and potential applications of an emerging technology. With whats going on with the Internet today, we believe consumers are going to...IQ Academies brings online learning into Wisconsin homes
Through Feburary 25, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will foot the bill if high-school students enroll in a school outside their districts, including a completely online program offered by the Waukesha district called the IQ Academies, the largest accredited online high school in the state, is in its second y...DNA of deceased ones stored in Funeral Homes
Some social service providers, are volunteering to help store the DNA of deceased loved ones in the funeral homes in order to prevent disease in their descendants .The DNA could help future generations// determine whether they are genetically predisposed to conditions such as breast or colon cancer. According to Bernard Naegele, president of Cincinnati-based DNA Analysis Inc., the gene...Mouse Allergen Found In Homes Could Trigger Asthma In Kids
The amount of mouse allergen found in the air in many inner-city homes could be significant enough to trigger asthma symptoms // in children say researchers. According to researchers children living in inner-city homes are continuously exposed to the allergy-causing substance found in mouse urine that is circulating in the air and exposure increases their risk for developing allergic sen...Depressed Seniors Resort to Nursing Homes
According to scientist from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore and George Washington University in Washington, D.C it is said that aged people// who are depressed resort to nursing homes. Depression among aged can be dangerous and sometimes result in death of the patient. Hence the researchers analyzed the relationship between depression and nursing home admission...Private Hospitals, Clinics, Nursing Homes Observe Strike
Doctors in the city, joined by members of Medical Representatives Association of Haryana began a one-day strike here today to protest the Centre's reservation// proposals, affecting heatlh services in various hospitals. Hundreds of striking doctors including a number of women and ayurvedic doctors, also took out a procession and handed over a memoradum addressed to Prime Minister Manm...Burning fires in Northern Ontario Cause Hundreds to leave their Homes
Raging forest fires have forced over 1,300 people to leave their homes in eight northwestern Ontario communities while firefighters continued to battle// the hundreds of forest fires on Friday. According to Ontario fire officials the situation is the worst that they have ever encountered at this time of year over the past two decades. People with smoke vulnerability like children, the...