Scientists discover how smallpox may derail human immune system
EurekAlert! Mon, 11 May 2009 14:25 PM PDT
University of Florida scientists describe how they looked at all of the proteins produced by the smallpox virus in concert with human proteins, and discovered one particular interaction that disables one of the body's first responders to injury -- inflammation. |
Two Columbus County accidents, two deaths
WWAY 3 Wilmington Mon, 11 May 2009 14:18 PM PDT
Video Body Columbus County roads have been deadly of late. Twenty-year-old Clayton McKoy of Clarkton died at the hospital Sunday, after being ejected from an SUV. The vehicle was driven by 23-year-old Cedric McKoy, who was critically injured. They flipped after crossing the CSX railroad tracks on Shaw Road, west of Rieglewood. Neither man was wearing a seat belt. Another man died Saturday from ... |
Research suggests children can recover from autism
KATU Portland Mon, 11 May 2009 14:09 PM PDT
Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. His progress is part of a growing body of research that suggests at least 10 percent of children with autism can "recover" from it - most of them after undergoing years of intensive behavioral therapy. |
Calling all momshells: Get a hot post-baby body
KATU Portland Mon, 11 May 2009 14:09 PM PDT
It's the day after Mother's Day, do you know where your pre-baby body is? With a little effort, it's not far off, says fitness pro Tracy Anderson. |
Bollinger named AD of the Year
Times News Mon, 11 May 2009 14:07 PM PDT
Kelly Bollinger, Palmerton's Athletic Director, was honored by the PIAA District 11 governing body on Friday when he was recognized as the 2009 Colonial League AD of the Year and presented the Robert W. Stimmel Award at its annual spring meeting held at Green Pond Country Club in Bethlehem. |
Vets evaluate seized horses
WWAY 3 Wilmington Mon, 11 May 2009 13:48 PM PDT
Video Body Evaluations from a veterinarian conclude that one of the malnourished horses seized last week in Hampstead has cancer and needs to be euthanized. Kathy Lewis, from the Topsail Humane Society, said they are still waiting for test results on the other nine horses. The Pender County Sheriff's Office seized the animals last week. The owners were charged with animal cruelty. Story image ... |
Study finds iron levels not predictive of survival for form of blood cancer
PhysOrg Mon, 11 May 2009 13:47 PM PDT
Iron chelating drugs have been heavily promoted for use in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF), a form of blood cancer often treated with blood transfusion. These drugs, however, which withhold available iron in the body, are highly expensive and potentially toxic. A new study published in American Journal of Hematology finds that their increased use has been propagated by non-evidence ... |
Molenaar's body taken for postmortem
Otago Daily Times Mon, 11 May 2009 12:53 PM PDT
Napier gunman Jan Molenaar's body was removed from his house yesterday afternoon, as police announced the setting up of a trust fund for the family of the officer he killed. |
Woman Found Breathing After Being Declared Dead
Fox News Mon, 11 May 2009 11:42 AM PDT
Nurses at a hospital in north Queensland, Australia were preparing to move the body of a "deceased" patient when they discovered she was still breathing. |
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