en News 15 By John Antczak <i></i> <i></i> Friday, Nov. 06 NORTH ADAMS - Northern Berkshire Healthcare will offer Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire Community Room on Curran Highway. To register: (413) 664-5404.]]> Berkshire Eagle Staff Friday, Nov. 06 WASHINGTON (AP) - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence.]]> Associated Press Monday, Nov. 02 NORTH ADAMS -- Starting Tuesday, North Adams Regional Hospital will restrict visiting hours and restrict visitors to those who are 18 years of age]]> Eagle Staff Monday, Nov. 02 PITTSFIELD -- The city is prepared to protect residents against the swine flu -- once the bulk of the H1N1 vaccine arrives in Berkshire County.]]> By Dick Lindsay Monday, Nov. 02 Q: I have had no birds in my yard for almost four weeks. I miss them so much.]]> By Thom Smith Monday, Nov. 2 Q: Milk of magnesia is great for blemishes. I started using it six months ago, and it really helped clear up my skin.]]> Health Monday, Nov. 2 In the complex world of modern medicine, nearly all patients, and especially those who are critically ill, need an advocate, someone to negotiate with medical professionals, insurers and others to ensure that they are receiving optimal care.]]> Health Thursday, Oct. 29 PITTSFIELD -- Children under 18 will not be permitted to visit patients at Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview Hospital to limit their exposure to flu viruses, hospital officials announced Wednesday.]]> By Scott Stafford, Berkshire Eagle Staff Tuesday, Oct. 27 WASHINGTON - Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy.]]> By David Espo, Associated Press Friday, Oct. 09 NORTH ADAMS -- After three years of persistent lobbying from state legislators and other key governmental officials, the MCLA Center for Science and Innovation is becoming a reality -- the $50 million building was included in the governor's five-year capital plan that was released late Wednesday afternoon.]]> By Jennifer Huberdeau, New England Newspapers Thursday, July 02 LE BOURGET, France - Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jackets, French investigators said Thursday in their first report into the June 1 accident.]]> Associated Press Tuesday, May 26 WASHINGTON (AP) - The huge salmonella outbreak from peanut butter represented a failure of the Food and Drug Administration, that agency's new chiefs declared Tuesday - one they hope to fix.]]> Associated Press