NCAA Only Interested in Expanding Pocketbook By Adding Bowl Games
Bleacher Report Mon, 03 May 2010 06:26 AM PDT
The NCAA has clearly made its goal known over the last two weeks: making money is job No. 1. In recent weeks not only has college athletics' governing body discussed spoiling arguably their most exciting productâ€"the NCAA Basketball Tournamentâ€"but they have recently gone ahead and approved the addition of two new bowls. Just the name of the bowls, the Dallas Football Classic and the New Era ... |
Researchers Learn What Makes Stem Cells Work
KPBS San Diego Mon, 03 May 2010 06:23 AM PDT
SAN DIEGO â€" San Diego researchers have learned what makes stem cells different from mature cells. Stem cells are immature cells that can be engineered to be any cell in the body. But it's never been entirely clear why stem cells are different from mature cells. |
Firefighters put out shed blaze, find body inside
The Washington DC Examiner Mon, 03 May 2010 06:15 AM PDT
ALEXANDRIA, VA. â€" Fairfax County officials say firefighters found the body of a woman after they put out a fire in a backyard shed. Fire crews were called to the home in the 6700 block of Villa Street in Alexandria on Saturday evening and found the shed engulfed in flames. |
Nigeria : Berlin 2009 Finalists Collect Dollar Prizes
AllAfrica.com Mon, 03 May 2010 06:14 AM PDT
Lagos â€" Nigerian athletes who reached the final of the Berlin 2009 World Championships have a cause to smile as the world athletics ruling body, IAAF has paid their winnings to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. |
FDA OKs 'Vaccine' To Treat Prostate Cancer
Medical News Today Mon, 03 May 2010 05:19 AM PDT
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a "vaccine" to treat prostate cancer.Provenge, developed by Dendreon Corporation, is the first approved "treatment that uses a so-called cancer vaccine, a drug that trains the body's own immune system to fight the disease," The New York Times reports. "In clinical trials it extended the lives of patients about four months compared with a ... |
Dining Out Gluten-Free Gets Easier
NBC 17 Raleigh Mon, 03 May 2010 04:57 AM PDT
On supermarket shelves you may have noticed more gluten-free choices as more people are diagnosed with Celiac Disease. The only treatment is a strict gluten-free diet. If a Celiac sufferer eats anything containing gluten the body treats it like a foreign substance and attacks the small intestine, resulting in migraines; skin rashes; gastrointestinal problems, even cancer. Along with grocery ... |
UPDATE: 12-year-old in hit and run accident in critical condition
Ypsilanti Courier Mon, 03 May 2010 04:38 AM PDT
UPDATE: The suspect vehicle in the hit and run causing critical injuries to a 12-year-old Ypsilanti Township boy has been identified as a 1994 to 2001 Chevy Lumina burgundy or red in color. The damage will be on the front passenger's side of the vehicle. Keep an eye out for this vehicle in your travels, neighborhood or even body shops. If anybody has information regarding this incident contact ... |
Forcing Giardia Parasite To Display Its Many Disguises May Lead To New Vaccines
Medical News Today Mon, 03 May 2010 03:50 AM PDT
The intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia changes outfits nearly as often as a fashion model on a Parisian runway. With more than 200 protein coats in its molecular wardrobe, this troublesome creature - the cause of innumerable cases of diarrheal infections each year - can change its appearance from one instant to the next, throwing the body's immune cells off track. Now Hugo Luján, a Howard ... |
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