The presidents of Chemeketa Community College and Oregon Institute of Technology have signed an agreement for OIT to offer a dental hygiene program at the Salem college.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl formally presented his proposed 2009 budget to Pittsburgh City Council Monday, and the new father urged the city to "unite as only a family can" to help move the city forward.

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The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded UNC Charlotte a $50,000 grant to create a scholarship program for nontraditional students.

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Biology technology business WaferGen Biosystems Inc. lost $2.1 million in the September quarter.

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Consumers ratcheting down their restaurant tabs gave McDonald’s Corp. a boost in October. (MCD)

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Renowned country music producer Mark Bright has been named president and CEO of Word Entertainment, the Christian and gospel arm of Warner Music Group.

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Texas hotels will do better than the national average in 2009, according to hospitality industry experts.

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LifeLock Inc. is teaming with retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. to offer an identity theft package to stores nationwide.

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Patient Care Technology Systems has more than doubled the size of its local operation by moving into a 12,500-square-foot office. (CSLR)

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Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week’s PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret Johns from the University of California Davis argue that the ethics related to informed consent and shared decision-making provide an imperative for doctors to inform patients about the risks of a medical treatment when their use has not been approved by regulators.
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