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Body armor :How to care for your bones through the ages South Bend Tribune Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:30 PM PDT DALLAS â€" Bones are the body's first lines of defense. They protect the brain, heart and lungs and anchor the muscles. They keep us mobile. And all they ask in return is our support to keep them strong: good nutrition, weight-bearing exercise, calcium and Vitamin D. Comparing Scars New Haven Advocate Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:25 PM PDT For Rob Kislow, getting shot was a kind of relief. He remembers a moment of otherworldly calm as the percussive roar of gunfire and the voices of soldiers dissolved into white noise. He blinked back blood. He saw his limbs flailing weirdly, as though they belonged to some other body. The firefight... Quality of medicines advanced by agreement between USP, Mexican Standards Body EurekAlert! Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:25 PM PDT ( US Pharmacopeia ) Demonstrating a significant commitment to advancing the quality of medicines for patients on behalf of both countries, the US Pharmacopeial Convention and the Permanent Commission of the Pharmacopeia of the United Mexican States (FEUM) today agreed to collaborate on the development of standards for medicines. These standards are a key component of public health, helping to ... Obesity is bad for your brain as well as your body, leads to dementia: study New York Daily News Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:04 PM PDT Keeping your weight in check may help keep your brain in shape. Being plump can increase the risk of dementia, according to new research. Semenya welcomed home Sky News Australia Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:03 PM PDT South African President Jacob Zuma denounced the athletics world governing body's handling of gender tests for track champion Caster Semenya, but the runner stayed focused on her gold medal and refused to wade into the debate. News Briefs Westminster Community Times Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:57 PM PDT Detectives are investigating the death of Scott Michael Greenberg, whose body was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday night. Greenberg, 51, lived in the 2300 block of Velvet Valley Way. Police believe that Greenberg may have known his attacker. Eagles refreshing with chocolate milk The Iola Register Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:25 PM PDT UNIONTOWN â€" Cold chocolate milk does a body good. Just ask the Uniontown High volleyball players. Since last Tuesday, the Eagles end each practice by twisting the tops off of plastic bottles of chocolate milk. When match play begins, they’ll be drinking chocolate milk after each match. SA athletics boss quits over Semenya row Guardian Unlimited Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:22 PM PDT The head of South African athletics yesterday announced he has quit the world governing body amid the Caster Semenya sex test row. Leonard Chuene, president of Athletics South Africa, said he would withdraw from the International Association of Athletics Federations' board "for as long as takes to fight this dreadful case against our young runner". Chuene, who is with South Africa's team at the ... UCLA scientists uncover immune system's role in bone loss EurekAlert! Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:10 PM PDT ( University of California - Los Angeles ) Got high cholesterol? You might want to consider a bone density test.A new UCLA study sheds light on the link between high cholesterol and osteoporosis and identifies a new way that the body's immune cells play a role in bone loss. The research could lead to new immune-based approaches for treating osteoporosis, which affects 10 million Americans. New twist in Caster Semenya gender controversy Times Online Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:16 PM PDT Caster Semenya, the new 800 metres world champion, has arrived back in South Africa to fresh controversy over claims that levels of testosterone had been found in her body that were three times higher than those regarded as normal for women.

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