In retrospect: Headlines of 2008 (Hays Daily News)
A day-by-day look at the news making headlines in 2008. Jan. 1: Infected trees toppled. Pine wilt claims trees at Kansas State University Research Center south of Hays.

Got the sniffles? Try our readers' remedies (MSNBC)
At the first sign of a scratchy throat or runny nose, we all have our go-to strategies to keep from catching a full-blown cold. Some strategies just might be stranger than others.

How To Get The Best Medical Advice Online (Forbes)
Health-related resources on the Internet can be a powerful tool if used wisely.

What got the consumers goat in 2008 (Pretoria News)
In January my inbox was flooded with e-mails from Vodacom subscribers who had sent scores or even thousands of smses - at R10 each - to enter the network's "100 BMWs in 100 days" competition.

LegalView Updates its Baxter Heparin Information Portal with Conflicting News Reports on the Possible Dangers (PRWeb)
LegalView informed individuals of recent conflicting news reports on the ongoing Baxter Heparin blood thinner controversy. The FDA has claimed that Baxter's Heparin was not the cause of death among several patients, but the agency has also alleged that that the tainted blood thinner likely did cause death among patients. (PRWeb Dec 25, 2008) Read the full story at ...

LegalView Updates its Baxter Heparin Information Portal with Conflicting News Reports on the Possible Dangers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
LegalView informed individuals of recent conflicting news reports on the ongoing Baxter Heparin blood thinner controversy. The FDA has claimed that Baxter's Heparin was not the cause of death among several patients, but the agency has also alleged that that the tainted blood thinner likely did cause death among patients.

What got the consumers goat in 2008 (Independent Online)
Wendy Knowler takes a look at her year's inbox and recounts some of the scams big corporations tried to sell this year.

China wrestles with growing obesity (USA Today)
Alonzo Bland is spending the holiday season at a Chinese fat farm. The Green Bay, Wis., resident will miss his family, but otherwise he's not complaining.

China wrestles with growing obesity (Daily Record)
TIANJIN, China -- Alonzo Bland is spending the holiday season at a Chinese fat farm. The Green Bay, Wis., native will miss his family, but otherwise he's not complaining.

Blue Springs, MU join for research park (The Business Journal of Kansas City)
Blue Springs officials said Monday that they will develop a roughly 500-acre research park, with the University of Missouri serving as an anchor research tenant and partner in the project. (GXP)