Regional News Stories: June 2008

FDA Grants Approval for Alternative to Ventilators: Implantable Device That Stimulates Breathing
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008
Breathing: you do it when you're sleeping, when you're eating, while talking or laughing, and most of the time you never give it a second thought. But for patients with the neurodegenerative disease ALS or some spinal cord injuries - breathing is something a machine has to do for them. As ideastream Health and Science Reporter Gretchen Cuda explains, one Ohio company will soon be helping patients around the country breathe a little easier.

Continental Partners With United
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008
Continental Airlines and United Airlines have announced plans to link networks and services in an effort cut costs and offset rising fuel prices.

Marching to China
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008
A group of groggy East Cleveland teenagers filed into the Cleveland Hopkins Airport terminal, early this morning, as they prepared for a fourteen-hour trip, halfway around the world. Shaw High School is one of only five in the country that are sending their marching bands to China for pre-Olympics festivities. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more on the scintillating sound coming from Ohio's poorest city.

Charter Review Commission Hears From Public
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008
Members of a special commission listened last night as Cleveland residents offered their thoughts and suggestions for changing the way the city does business. The hearing was part of a formal review of the city's charter that comes around every 20 years. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff reports.

Group Calls For Increased Funding to NIH
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008
A national health care group is using the economic development angle to push for more health care funding. Ideastream's® Rick Jackson reports.

Charter Review Ready for Public Comment
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008
While ideas to reform Cuyahoga County’s government have generated a lot of headlines in recent weeks, the city of Cleveland will soon be considering its own reforms. There’s a public hearing about it tonight at Tri-C and ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has the details.

Electrical Medicine Gives Brain and Spinal Cord Injured Patients New Freedom
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008
We often think of medicine as surgery or pills. But some local engineers are forging a whole new type of treatment they call electronic medicine. Much the same way a pacemaker uses electricity to shock the heart – doctors are using implantable electronic devices to stimulate damaged nerves and muscles, helping patients to walk, and regain their independence. ideastream® health and science reporter Gretchen Cuda has more.

U.S. Reps Hear Foreclosure Stories in Cleveland
Posted Monday, June 16, 2008
Congress came to Cleveland to hear about Ohio’s foreclosure crisis. At a field hearing at Cleveland State University, U.S. representatives heard testimony from leaders from affected communities and some of their lenders. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has more.

Akron Canton Airport Continues Growth
Posted Monday, June 16, 2008
Even as Cleveland Hopkins airport is grappling wtih major reductions in service by Continental Airlines, the regions' other commercial airport is feeling no such loss - and is positioning itself to become a larger player in Northeast Ohio travel plans. We thought that's worth examining. ideastream's® Rick Jackson reports.

Is Mandatory Sick Leave Unhealthy For Business?
Posted Friday, June 13, 2008
A proposal to require most Ohio businesses to provide at least seven paid sick days a year to employees is working its way toward November's ballot. The idea is meeting resistance by much of the business community over concerns about the cost. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman explored the pros and cons of the sick leave idea in our weekly business segment Upside/Downside.

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