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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends University of Alabama-Birmingham for Convening First Statewide Summit on Distracted Driving Washington , DC U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood delivered the keynote speech today at the Alabama Distracted Driving Summit in Birmingham, addressing the dangerous and growing trend of distracted ...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. , an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 and other infectious agents, announced its support for World AIDS Day.

Former Clayton Police Chief Robert Charles Patrick will seek the office of Barbour County Sheriff, according to a recent press release.

New research suggests that adherence with daily asthma "controller" medications among children with asthma can be enhanced with school-based supervised asthma therapy.

Dr. Richard Conn recently conducted a course on the Cormet Hip Resurfacing procedure for the younger adult arthritic patient at the University of Alabama-Birmingham which included staff orthopedists, orthopedic resident surgeons and orthopedic surgeons from the area.

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. has announced that its 64-year-old chairman and CEO, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr., will retire in the middle of 2010 after leading the company for more than 27 years.

Former University of Louisville president John Shumaker, who left in March 2002, resigned today as president of the University of Tennessee, effective immediately.

A fundraiser for Columbus resident Danielle 'Danie' Nowland is scheduled for Saturday in Starkville on the day she turns 18.

A new spam campaign targeting MySpace.com users once again illustrates the blended threat from junk e-mail attacks, experts warn.

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Saying the University of Alabama Birmingham's policy of offering health benefits to same-sx partners runs counter to the state's ban on same-sex marriage, state lawmaker DuWayne Bridges has been gathering support for a proposal to block the benefits, the Birmingham News reports : " Rep.

Pardon the play on the title of the 1988 Oscar nominated Jeff Bridges film but as I found out after speaking with David Tucker Jr, the visionary behind Peep This Entertainment, the production company that for the past two years has made the movie-making dreams of Birmingham area students come true, the film's title suits his story too.

It is an honor for Alexander City to have one of its local businesses recognized as an Alabama Retailer of the Year.

Who he is: Chief technology officer and founder of HubSpot Inc., where he heads up HubSpot Labs, which developed the company's social media applications.

With 15 percent lung capacity, Clay Naylor carried an oxygen tank on his back to ease his labored breathing.

Sigma Alpha Lambda recently names Ashley Nicole Collins of Wilsonville to its national leadership and honors organization at the University of Alabama Birmingham.

ScienceDaily a ' An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of Alabama Birmingham Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

While Halloween spending is expected to be about $4.75 billion this year -- its lowest level in six years, according to the National Retail Federation -- this border city seems to be redoubling its efforts.

The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Professional Development Summit Thursday.

Computer experts at the University of Alabama Birmingham have figured out how the scam works.