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Mental Health Courts Have Potential to Save Taxpayers Money, Rand Study for Council of State Governments Justice Center Finds.
March 1, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Special courts that sentence people with mental illness who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential...

Joslin Study Reveals How a Specific Fat Type Can Protect Against Weight Gain, Diabetes.
March 1, 2007... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center may shed light on why some people can eat excessive amounts of food and not gain weight or develop type 2 diabetes, while others...

'Green' Entrepreneurs Learn How to Get Research to Market.
March 1, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Mar. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers with projects holding promise for conserving energy and other natural resources will learn how to take their environmental solutions from the...

Genes and Stressed-Out Parents Lead to Shy Kids.
March 1, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Mar. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research from the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Maryland shows that shyness in kids could relate to the manner in which a...

Study Explores Nature of Online Learning in K-12 Schools; 700,000 Students Studying Online During 2005-2006 School Year.
March 5, 2007... Byline: Babson College NEEDHAM, Mass., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Sloan Consortium's (www.sloan-c.org) first ever survey of online learning in elementary and secondary education, "K-12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.S. School...

Miniature Lab Ice Spikes May Hold Clues to Warming Impacts on Glaciers, Say Scientists.
March 5, 2007... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tiny lab versions of 12-foot tall snow spikes that form naturally on some high mountain glaciers may someday help scientists mitigate the effects of...

Joslin Researchers Discover Surprising Culprit in Search for Causes of Diabetic Birth Defects; Protein Makes It Possible for High Blood Glucose to Enter Embryonic Cells.
March 5, 2007... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Over the past several years, Joslin Investigator Mary R. Loeken, Ph.D., and her colleagues at Joslin Diabetes Center have unlocked several mysteries behind what puts women...

Studies Force New View on Biology, Nutritional Action of Flavonoids.
March 5, 2007... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Flavonoids, a group of compounds found in fruits and vegetables that had been thought to be nutritionally important for their antioxidant activity, actually have...

New Success in Engineering Plant Oils: Technique Could Yield Materials to Replace Petrochemicals, More Nutritious Edible Oils.
March 5, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Using genetic manipulation to modify the activity of a plant enzyme, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have...

Progress Made in Biomass-to-Biofuels Conversion Process; Genetic Sequencing of Yeast a Step Toward Economical Production of Biofuels.
March 6, 2007... Byline: USDA Forest Service - Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint...

Attacking Autoimmunity: Penn Researchers Discover New Molecular Path to Fight Autoimmune Diseases.
March 6, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and arthritis are among a variety of autoimmune diseases that are aggravated when one type of white blood cell,...

Holographic Images Use Shimmer to Show Cellular Response to Anti-Cancer Drug.
March 6, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The response of tumors to anti-cancer drugs has been observed in real-time 3-D images using technology developed at Purdue University. The new digital...

A Closer Look Inside Our Lungs: Penn Researchers Develop Two Novel Imaging Techniques Aiming for Earlier Detection of Disease.
March 6, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are harnessing two new, non-invasive techniques to look more closely inside the...

PET Imaging Identifies Aggressive Kidney Cancers That Require Surgery.
March 6, 2007... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ability to identify an individual's specific tumor type prior to surgery could have important implications for the management of patients diagnosed...

Scientists Find Genes Involved in the Battle Between Hessian Flies and Wheat.
March 7, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wheat has ways to battle the tiny, red wormlike insects that nibble on the plant's leaves and can destroy crops worldwide, but the Hessian fly larvae that...

Unlocking the Secrets of High-Temperature Superconductors.
March 7, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory DENVER, Colo., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although it was discovered more than 20 years ago, a particular type of high-temperature (Tc) superconductor -- material that conducts electricity with...

Psychologists Find Pursuit of Happiness Not a Straight Path.
March 7, 2007... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Happily ever after isn't a given. Achievable, yes, says a Michigan State University psychologist. But after analyzing years of data tracking people...

Santa Cruz Doctor's Cutting Edge Procedure Providing Patients Worldwide With Relief From "Surfer's Ear"; Respected Medical Journal Publishes Article Validating Treatment.
March 7, 2007... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation SANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by Douglas Hetzler, M.D., an ear, nose and throat specialist at Sutter Health-affiliated Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, shows that patients...

'Guardian of the Genome' Protein Found to Underlie Skin Tanning; May Also Influence Human Fondness for Sunshine.
March 8, 2007... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A protein known as the "master watchman of the genome" for its ability to guard against cancer-causing DNA damage has been found to provide an entirely different...

Iowa State University Researcher Develops Software That Sidesteps Effects of qPCR-Inhibitory Materials and Ensures Precise, Swift Set-Ups.
March 9, 2007... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although qPCR (fluorogenic real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction) is considered one of the most important tools in contemporary molecular biology, its...

Penn Study Suggests Test for Tumor Suppressor p53 Is Needed to Prescreen Patients for Blood Cancer Drugs; Possible Implications for Other Cancer Drugs in the Future.
March 9, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine have determined a way to pre-screen cancer patients to...

Vanderbilt Investigators Testing Vaccine to Slow Malaria's Global March; Seek Healthy Adults to Help Test for New Vaccine.
March 12, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Infectious diseases researchers at Vanderbilt Medical Center are seeking healthy adults to help test a vaccine for malaria. While malaria is no longer...

Engineers Are First to Measure Lightning-Caused Polluting Gas.
March 12, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A flash of light, a boom of thunder, a puff of smog? Researchers have long known that lightning produces lots of nitrogen oxide. Power plants and cars also...

This Is Your Brain on Law; Vanderbilt Researchers Combine Law, Biology to Study How Brain Thinks About Crime.
March 12, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- It sounds like science fiction, but researchers at Vanderbilt University are completing first-of-its-kind research to literally peer inside a person's mind and...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Shows Correcting RNA Splicing May Help Treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy; PLoS Biology Publishes 'Enhancement of SMN2 Exon 7 Inclusion by Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting the Exon'.
March 12, 2007... Byline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- RNA splicing antisense technology studied at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) effectively corrected an mRNA splicing defect found in spinal...

Elementary School Progress Lags for Some Linguistic Minority Students.(Clinical report)
March 12, 2007... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study, featured in the UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute's current newsletter, finds that a growing achievement gap...

Sleep Disorders Can Impair Children's IQs As Much As Lead Exposure.
March 13, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three decades ago, medical investigators began sounding the alarm about how lead exposure causes IQ deficits in children. Today, researchers...

Double Detection: Penn Study on Olfactory Nerve Cells Shows Why We Smell Better When We Sniff.
March 13, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Unlike most of our sensory systems that detect only one type of stimuli, our sense of smell works double duty, detecting both chemical and...

Charity Enhances Revenue, Study Shows; Doing Good is Good for Business, Say UT Dallas, NYU Scholars.
March 14, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- When a corporation contributes to charity - such as donating money for medical research, education, housing the needy, feeding the poor - does it help...

Penn Study Shows Transcendental Meditation Can Help Combat Congestive Heart Failure; Results of NIH-Funded Study Published in the Journal Ethnicity & Disease.(Clinical report)
March 14, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- In this high-tech age of modern medicine, could it be possible to treat the leading cause of death in the U.S. through the power of meditation?...

Big Bang Discovery: Cold Dark Matter May Not Exist, But Einstein-Based Hot Dark Matter Should.
March 14, 2007... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A four-page article in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, March 11, focused on the extreme pessimism that prevails today among the many dark matter...

New Biofuels Process Promises to Meet All U.S. Transportation Needs.
March 14, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University chemical engineers have proposed a new environmentally friendly process for producing liquid fuels from plant matter - or biomass -...

Themis Homes in on Northern Lights; Berkeley Lab Detectors Gather Data on Earth's Auroras, Radiation Belts, the Solar Wind.
March 14, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Instruments known as solid-state telescopes (SSTs), built with detectors fabricated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and carried aboard...

Obesity High Among Baltimore's Homeless, Johns Hopkins Researchers Say; Findings Could Point to Wider Epidemic Among U.S. Homeless.
March 14, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions March 14, 2007 BALTIMORE, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A small but telling study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reveals an ominous trend: more than expected, obesity shadows...

University of Maryland Researchers Find Heart Disease in a Marathon Runner: Is Too Much Exercise a Bad Thing?
March 14, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center had a mystery on their hands. A 51-year-old physician colleague who looked the picture of health -...

Noninvasive Assessment of Plaque Deposits May Help Determine a Patient's Stroke Risk.
March 15, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System may change the way physicians assess a patient's risk of having a...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Scientists Confirm Genetic Distinction Between Heritable and Sporadic Cases of Autism; Science Publishes 'Strong Association of De Novo Copy Number Variation With Autism'.
March 15, 2007... Byline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Autism is thought to be the most highly heritable of all neuro-psychiatric disorders. Yet, most cases of this childhood developmental disorder...

American Institutes for Research Experts Present Findings From Four Studies Aimed at Addressing California's Education Needs.
March 16, 2007... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Experts for the American Institutes for Research conducted studies on four issues - the cost of providing an adequate education, special education costs,...

Social Networks Impact the Drugs Physicians Prescribe, According to Stanford Business School Research.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The drugs your physician prescribes may well depend on the behavior of an opinion leader in his or her social network in addition to your doctor's...

Study Estimates That U.S. Military Would Add 4,000 Troops Per Year If 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Were Lifted.
March 19, 2007... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center LOS ANGELES, March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new research brief from the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy finds that an estimated 4,000 lesbian, gay, and bisexual military...

Scientists Image Plant 'Attack' Signaling System; Techniques Pioneered for Medical Science Shed Light on Plants' Internal Communications.
March 19, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have adapted radiotracer tools and imaging techniques pioneered at Brookhaven...

Educational Video Increases Knowledge But Not Behavior Change in Patients With Macular Degeneration; Patients May Need More Personal Interaction and Support to Take Advantage of Assistive Devices.
March 20, 2007... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- An educational and motivational video, designed to increase emotional well-being and use of adaptive devices in low vision patients increased knowledge but did...

Firms Need to Invest More in Recruitment, Training of Sales Professionals, According to DePaul University Sales Management Study.
March 20, 2007... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Firms are not adequately investing in sales force recruiting, hiring and training, according to a national survey of sales management practices at a broad range of companies...

System Monitors Health of New Composite Military Missiles.
March 21, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Engineers at Purdue University have designed and tested a "structural health monitoring" system to detect flaws that could hinder the performance of new types...

For ADHD Children, Mother's Depression, Early Parenting Predict Conduct Problems.
March 22, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A mother's depression predicts whether children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) will develop conduct problems such as lying,...

Scientists Compute Death Throes of White Dwarf Star in 3D.
March 22, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Chicago scientists will demonstrate how to incinerate a white dwarf star in unprecedented detail at the "Paths to Exploding Stars" conference on Thursday,...

Biologists Learn Structure of Enzyme Needed to Power 'Molecular Motor'.
March 22, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America have discovered the structure of an enzyme essential for the operation of "molecular...

Test Finds Manufactured Nanoparticles Don't Harm Soil Ecology.
March 22, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns...

Making Mice With Enhanced Color Vision.
March 22, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and their colleagues have found that mice simply expressing a human light receptor in addition to their...

Hopkins Researchers Develop Novel X-Ray System for Tracking Delivery and Distribution of Stem Cells.
March 25, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a first of its kind study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a new technique that transports therapeutic stem cells in a multilayer...

Shrug Off Shoulder Surgery Myth, Study Suggests; Total Shoulder Replacements as Safe as Swapping Out Hips and Knees, According to Hopkins Researchers.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Contrary to widespread belief, total surgical replacement of arthritic shoulder joints carries no greater risk of complications than replacement of other...

Light-Based Probe 'Sees' Early Cancers in First Tests on Human Tissue.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- In its first laboratory tests on human tissue, a light-based probe built by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering almost instantly detected the...

Heart Pumping Variations Revealed Among African, Chinese Americans; Racial Differences May Explain Risk Levels.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Generally healthy African Americans may be at higher risk of heart failure because of racial variations in heart muscle's pumping ability, a Johns Hopkins...

New Coating Could Nix Smudges, Fogging on Windshields, Eyeglasses.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Materials engineers have created a new type of coating that attracts water yet beads oils - traits that are usually mutually exclusive - promising potential...

Scientists Pinpoint Proteins That Direct Plant Growth, Development.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international team of researchers has discovered that two types of plant proteins are at work in the transport of an important growth hormone, a finding that...

Research Promises New Wound-Healing Materials.
March 26, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers are developing scaffoldlike materials designed to be injected into the body where they will quickly solidify to fit any space, repairing damaged...

Children's Hospital Boston Presents at American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
March 27, 2007... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston NEW ORLEANS, March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a tip sheet on Children's Hospital Boston presentations at the American College of Cardiology's 56th Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans,...

Who Gets Heart Failure? Race Takes Back Seat to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure; Study Limits Role of Race in Explaining High Rates of Disease Among African Americans.
March 27, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Diabetes and high blood pressure, two conditions rooted in genetics and environmental surroundings, play a much greater role than race alone in determining...

Physicists Shine a Light, Produce Startling Liquid Jet.
March 27, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is possible to manipulate small quantities of liquid using only the force of light, report University of Chicago and French scientists in the March 30 issue of...

California State University, Long Beach, Professor to Discuss Research on Ocean Oil Platforms as Fish Habitats at Rigs to Reefs Conference in Huntington Beach.
March 27, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- California's offshore oil platforms produce more than just petroleum -- they also develop into lush habitats for a variety of marine life. ...

New Developments in 'Artificial Photosynthesis': Inspired by Nature, Scientists Explore Pathways to Clean, Renewable Solar Fuel.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory CHICAGO, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are trying to design catalysts inspired by photosynthesis, the natural...

Giving Platinum Catalysts a Golden Boost for Fuel Cells.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory CHICAGO, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Platinum might outweigh gold in the jewelry market, but as part of an ongoing effort to produce efficient and affordable fuel cells, scientists at the U.S....

Harvard Researchers at Cambridge Health Alliance Find Opioid Addiction Can Be Treated in Community-Based Primary Care Settings.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Cambridge Health Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cambridge Health Alliance today released the following research advisory. - - - - Study Title: Treating Opioid Addiction With...

Harvard Faculty Collaborate at Cambridge Health Alliance on Early Results in Medical Education Reform.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Cambridge Health Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cambridge Health Alliance today released the following research advisory. - - - - Study Title: The Harvard Medical School-Cambridge Integrated...

Gene Mutations Linked to Hereditary Lung Disease.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified the genetic culprits that trigger a hereditary form of a fatal lung disease. The findings, published in the...

Gold, Copper Nanoparticles Take Center Stage in Search for Hydrogen Production Catalysts.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory CHICAGO, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- X-ray studies at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for...

Study Uncovers Chemical Signal Crucial to Heart Formation.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Vanderbilt University study has identified a chemical signal that plays a critical role in forming the heart, which could lead to new strategies to combat...

Report Finds Policy Changes Needed to Make Work Pay in Illinois; National Organization Commends Illinois for Supporting Workers, Highlights What Remains to Be Done.
March 29, 2007... Byline: National Center for Children in Poverty NEW YORK, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- In Illinois, as in other states across the country, even a worker employed full-time does not always earn enough to support a family. A new report from...

Religious Faith, Intact Families Eliminate Achievement Gap Between White Students and Students of Color, According to Nationwide Data Study.(Clinical report)
March 29, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent analysis of nationwide data by a Southern California professor shows that the achievement gap is more easily bridged than most academics...

Designed to Bind: Penn Scientists Engineer Small Molecules to Probe Proteins Deep Inside Cell Membrane; Implications for Drug Design.
March 30, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Proteins, which form much of the molecular machinery required for life, are the targets of most drug molecules. One third of all proteins are...

Rand Report Offers Ways to Help New Orleans Police Boost Recruitment, Retention of Officers.
March 30, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Giving junior officers pay raises they already have earned would provide the most immediate boost to the New Orleans Police Department in its effort to slow an...