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Nearly half of state’s distracted drivers are texting

By Leila Gray

September 9, 2013

In our state, texting on a hand-held device diverts drivers’ attention more than any other distraction.

Progress made in linking some forms of epilepsy to genetics

By Bobbi Nodell

August 12, 2013

Some epilepsy patients who have both seizures and speech abnormalities share something else in common — mutations on the same gene.