The January - March issue of Consumer Connections is now live at: Consumer Connections is the newsletter of the Consumer and Patient Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association, and is published on the CAPHIS website quarterly.Table of Contents:CAPHIS

In 2007, the Institute of Medicine convened the Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans to determine the health care needs of Americans over 65 years of age and to assess those needs through an analysis of

Police on Tuesday are investigating a fire that damaged a Miami Beach synagogue during Passover. The Chabad Shul, located at 2401 Pinetree Dr., was vandalized early Tuesday and its Torah stolen.

Foreclosure activity in California last quarter reached its highest level in more than 15 years, a real estate information service reported Tuesday.

Few problems were reported throughout the city during the Pennsylvania Primary Tuesday.

Lawmakers may consider whether to abolish two state education boards and merge two state education departments to help streamline students' path from kindergarten through college.

A Boston College football player was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges of rape and breaking and entering.

As the Celtics prepare for Game Two of their best-of-seven series with the Atlanta Hawks, one of their superstars has something extra to smile about. Forward Kevin Garnett was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.

A fire that broke out in a gym Tuesday wound up closing Bear Creek High School in Lakewood for the day.

The mother of a child who died from an overdose of methadone plead guilty Tuesday in a Baltimore City courthouse.

New rules could spell a lean crab season for a lot of Maryland watermen.

Disney had a new position up for grabs recently and as of this morning, a local man can call it his.

Miami-Dade fire rescue units were on the scene at 11000 NW 121st Way, of a heavy construction plant fire in west Miami-Dade. All workers were believed to have been evacuated from the 18-story plant, which is used for industrial construction.

The head of the Remington Neighborhood Alliance plans to spend Wednesday morning meeting with police.

Pope Benedict is getting back to his regular routine at the Vatican after his historic visit to New York and Washington, D.C.

Over the next year, a brand new slots casino will emerge on Pittsburgh's North Shore, but one lawmaker is worried developer Don Barden doesn't have the financial backing to see the project through.

The quiet calm of the school day at Stoughton High erupted into gunfire during a practice school shooting Tuesday.

Two local buildings are among the greenest in the country, according to a national architecture group. The American Institute of Architects chose Earth Day to name the Top Ten Green Projects. A private high school in Weston and a condominium

There are only a handful of towns in Massachusetts where you can not buy alcohol anywhere - even in restaurants. Known as "dry" towns," their numbers are dwindling. The town of Weston, which has been dry for 170 years may

The sponsor of a bill aimed at limiting what payday lenders can earn says he'll kill the measure because it's been changed to protect the industry rather than consumers.