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Library hosting educational programs WEIRTON - During the next few weeks, the Mary H. Weir Public Library will be hosting several educational programs for adults and children. Director Rik Rekowski said the library is always looking for ways to benefit the public. www.weirtondailytimes.com
The Magic of Medicine: Harry Potter’s world of wizardry inspires exhibit coming to Geisel Library The UC San Diego Libraries have been selected by the U.S. National Library of Medicine to host “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine,” a traveling exhibit that sheds light on the Renaissance traditions featured in the Harry Potter canon. www.lajollalight.com
Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff UB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > The Central Branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library will host an exhibition of work by four elite international architectural teams produced for the competition to design the new downtown School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. www.buffalo.edu
Brookline Public Library events: May 10 to 24 Join us at the Friends Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 7 p.m., and enjoy an evening with Justin Locke. Justin spent 18 years playing bass with the Boston Pops, where he worked with Arthur Fiedler, Henry Mancini, John Williams and Leonard Bernstein. He will share a first-hand and entertaining look at what it’s really like to be a professional musician. www.wickedlocal.com
Truro library offers tips on growing an herbal medicine garden Learn which therapeutic herbs you can grow in your garden, and how to use them, in a program offered next Tuesday, May 15, at 1:15 p.m. at the Truro COA. The $5 fee for the class includes handouts and an herbal item to take home. www.wickedlocal.com
Thesis fair takes over library rotunda By: The Daily BarometerHonors College having annual fair for students to show off senior thesis projects Today, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., graduating students in the Oregon State University Honors College will be showing their work in the gallery and rotunda of the Valley Library at the University Honors College Thesis Fair. ... www.dailybarometer.com
TGen-Scottsdale Healthcare conduct whole genome sequencing of rare olfactory neuroblastoma ( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) The Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare have conducted whole genome sequencing of a rare nasal tract cancer called olfactory neuroblastoma. www.eurekalert.org
Library wants your bras OLD and unwanted bras for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance’s Bag a Bra appeal can be dropped off at Newport Library until May 24. www.iwcp.co.uk
Canton Chiropractors at Center for Holistic Medicine Announce Services for Whole-Person Health CANTON, Ohio -- The Center for Holistic Medicine, a whole body health center in Canton, OH, is raising awareness about the effectiveness of chiropractic care for overall health and wellness. Chiropractors ... finance.yahoo.com
Magnesium infusions provide no benefit after bleeding stroke The common practice of infusing magnesium sulfate into patients who have suffered a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke provides no discernible benefit, Dutch researchers reported Friday. The study could lead to a change in treatment for victims of such strokes, which account for about 13% of the estimated 795,000 strokes that afflict Americans each year -- and about 30% of the 133,000 stroke deaths ... www.latimes.com
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