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Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended
AP via Yahoo! Sports Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:09 PM PDT
Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain tested positive for a banned stimulant while winning this year's race and has been suspended by cycling's governing body. A World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited lab in Cologne, Germany, found a "very small concentration" of clenbuterol in Contador's urine sample on July 21 at the Tour, according to a statement from...

Show of hope for First Coast artist
The Florida Times-Union Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:55 PM PDT
There was a pine stool near Malcolm Luckin in case he got shaky. His cane was within reach.The artist stood before an audience of about 20, speaking about how Parkinson's disease taught him to be a more patient and trusting person. About how the nervous system affliction meant he had to adapt his art when his body began to betray him.

Body found at crash scene
News.com.au Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:50 PM PDT
HUMAN remains are believed to have been found at the scene of a crash between a B-Double and army truck south of Rockhampton.

Regular exercise still burns calories while resting
University of Sydney News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:43 PM PDT
New University of Sydney research, published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE, has found exercise can significantly increase cellular metabolism and hence the body's ability to burn calories at rest.

New treatment improves survival for childhood cancer
AsiaOne Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:39 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - A new type of therapy that stimulates the body's immune system has improved survival rates by 20 percent for neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system that is often deadly in children, a study showed Wednesday.

Guilty plea over body dumped at Melbourne hospital
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:35 PM PDT
A Victorian man who shot his friend and dumped him outside a Melbourne hospital has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Michigan University researchers receive fund to study breast cancer risk factors
News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:32 PM PDT
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University scientist has been awarded $14 million to identify risk factors for breast cancer in young women, focusing on growth, diet, physical activity and body size during a woman's lifetime.

New fitness club looks beyond "The Body"
The Fort Collins Coloradoan Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:29 PM PDT
There is a new fitness club in town that is addressing more than just the physical needs of its members.

Man sets self on fire in Portland
Kennebec Journal Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:28 PM PDT
A 24-year-old Portland man who set himself on fire in Longfellow Square on Wednesday was taken to a hospital in Boston with serious burns over much of his body, authorities said.

Lakeland Woman Who Beats Leukemia Shares Hope
The Lakeland Ledger Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:20 PM PDT
At 3 years old, Ashleigh Broadus spent more than two years undergoing chemotherapy three days a week at a children's hospital in Atlanta. Treatment wasn't always easy on her little body, and the social stigma of being known as the "sick kid" hurt, too.




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