Woman killed, two hurt in South Side blaze
Chicago Sun-Times Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:12 PM PST
A woman died and a firefighter and another person were hurt after a blaze started at a CHA senior housing building Thursday morning on the South Side.The fire started at 10:20 a.m. on the third floor of the Minnie Riperton apartments, 4250 S. Princeton, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Richard Rosado said. During a search, crews found the body of a woman, possibly in her 60s, on a bed in the ... |
Risk factor for vegetarians
thewest.com.au Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:06 PM PST
Vegetarians tend to have a lower body weight, less incidence of high blood pressure and lower overall cholesterol but a review has pointed to one elevated risk factor - for cardiovascular disease. |
Boy, 17, shoots self in accident, police report
St. Petersburg Times Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:06 PM PST
Times staff Thursday, February 3, 2011 CLEARWATER Boy, 17, shoots self in accident, police report Police are investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting. A 17-year-old boy was taken to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg after shooting himself in "the lower portion of his body" shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, according to Clearwater police spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. The boy ... |
Murdered woman by roadside still not identified
The Malay Mail Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:45 PM PST
Friday, February 4th, 2011 09:08:00 GOMBAK: Police have yet to uncover the identity of a 20-year-old woman who was found injured by passers-by along Jalan Sungai Tua in Ulu Yam last Sunday and later died in hospital. Selangor deputy CID chief (operational) ACP Rosli Mohd Isa said checks using the deceased's fingerprints have failed to yield any results. He also confirmed the body is still at the ... |
Police investigate woman’s death
The Young Witness Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:43 PM PST
A dramatic series of events unfolded in Cowra on Wednesday following the discovery of a woman’s body with significant injuries to the head in a unit above Calare Butchery on Kendal Street. |
Leafs' Brown down 2 weeks
Slam! Sports Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:41 PM PST
Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson said after the team's morning skate Thursday that he expects injured fourth-line winger Mike Brown to miss up to two weeks with an undisclosed upper-body injury. |
News in Brief: Body & Brain
Science News Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:33 PM PST
Obesity rates skyrocket worldwide, plus more in this week’s news |
Obesity has doubled since 1980, major global analysis of risk factors reveals
EurekAlert! Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:28 PM PST
The worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, according to a major study on how three important heart disease risk factors have changed across the world over the last three decades. The study, published today in three papers in the Lancet, looked at all available global data to assess how body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol changed between 1980 and 2008. |
Lund Adopts Chromosome 19
redOrbit Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:19 PM PST
The genes that make up the human genome were mapped by HUGO, the Human Genome Organization, and published in 2001. Now the project is expanding into the HUPO, the Human Proteome Organization. Within the framework of this organization, many hundreds of researchers around the world will work together to identify the proteins that the different genes give rise to in the human body. "The 'proteome ... |
Cold, flu cases above epidemic levels for third straight week
Straits Times Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:19 PM PST
THE number of cold and flu cases, which dipped slightly last week, remain above epidemic levels for the third consecutive week. The 19,225 patients who sought treatment at polyclinics for runny noses, sore throats, body aches and fever for the week beginning on Jan 24 was 7 per cent fewer than the 20,702 patients seen in the previous week. |
| |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment