Littlefield says city seeks Chinese firms.

Byline: Jason M. Reynolds

May 10--Mayor Ron Littlefield said Wednesday that although Chattanooga didn't land the Toyota plant, the city has gained worldwide exposure and a large employer could come from another Asian nation -- China.

"Placing second in a national competition -- that's not winning, but that's not losing either," he said.

The mayor addressed a joint meeting of the Chattanooga Association of Realtors and the Home Builders Association of Southern Tennessee.

Mr. Littlefield said he attended a world cities forum two weeks ago in Shanghai, China, on a trip paid by the Urban Land Institute.

Americans long have lamented …

HEALTHY? LET US COUNT THE DAYS.(MAIN)

Byline: CARL WEISER and BILLY HOUSE Gannett News Service

WASHINGTON -- New Yorkers may have a rap as chronic complainers.

But a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows New Yorkers actually rank in about the middle of the pack when it comes to how many ``healthy days'' per month they claim to enjoy compared to residents of other states.

The new study is the most comprehensive look at how Americans say they feel, both mentally and physically. The federal agency and state health departments surveyed about 432,000 Americans randomly from 1993 to 1996. They were asked how many days in the past 30 their physical or mental …

Mayo Clinic Study Sets Threshold for Valve Repair Surgery; Surgery Gives Normal Life Expectancy to Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation; Death Risk for Medically Treated Patients Is Five Times Greater.

Byline: Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, Minn., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Mayo Clinic study of 456 patients with mitral valve regurgitation that had not yet produced significant symptoms has established the first objective guidelines for when patients should consider valve repair surgery instead of continuing treatment with medications, according to findings published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.

"We know from previous studies that patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation are at increased risk of death, but for those without symptoms the picture has been murkier," says Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, M.D., the Mayo Clinic cardiologist who led …

British foreign minister offers support for new Lebanese president

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his country will support Lebanon.

Miliband's comments follow a meeting in Beirut Monday with Lebanon's new president Michel Suleiman who was elected on May 25.

His election came in line with an Arab-brokered agreement that ended an 18-month political crisis that threatened to plunge the …

FloJo Departs Hospital After an In-Flight Seizure

Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner was released froma hospital Friday, a day after suffering a seizure on an airplane enroute to St. Louis.

She was discharged about midday, said Kim Collins, a spokeswomanat Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The family requested that no otherdetails be released, Collins said.

Griffith Joyner suffered the seizure while on the plane with herhusband, Al Joyner, and their 5-year-old daughter, Mary, according toher sister-in-law, track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee."She's doing fine and I'd like for all of you to keep her inyour prayers," Joyner-Kersee said.Iverson, Walker to Go ProGeorgetown all-American guard Allen Iverson will make …

Botanical hair treatment is introduced.(What's New)

Phtyo, a salon brand that specializes in botanical hair care, is rolling out Phytolium shampoo and Phytolium 4 treatment this month. The company says that the new hair care products promise to provide consumers with …

REPUBLICAN SPARKS DEMOCRATIC INFIGHTING.(Capital Region)

A legal battle has erupted between Democrats in Saratoga and Rensselaer counties over the race for the 43rd Senate District seat, held since 1976 by Republican Joseph L. Bruno .

At issue is the permission - known as a Wilson-Pakula - given to attorney Brian Premo , a Republican, by Rensselaer County Democratic Co-Chairman Tom Wade to run against Bruno on the Democratic line, which the Saratoga County Democrats did not sign off on.

Peter Tulin , an attorney and Saratoga County Democratic committeeman, has challenged Premo's Wilson-Pakula in state Supreme Court, saying it wasn't properly issued because no formal meeting of the two parties was ever held and no joint vote took place.

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