Please Welcome Eric LeGrand To The Ranks Of The Sports Media [Eric Legrand]
Deadspin Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:28 AM PDT
# ericlegrand Paralysis for an athlete is horrible. (It's horrible for everyone. It's probably the worst thing that can happen to a human body. I'm terrified of what I consider a fate worse than death. Consider this post a living will: if I'm paralyzed, just end it for me.) But it's especially cruel for an athlete, and not only in a Housman sort of way. An athlete playing FBS ball presumably ... |
Mirror extreme BMI phenotypes associated with gene dosage at the chromosome 16p11.2 locus
Nature Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:24 AM PDT
Both obesity and being underweight have been associated with increased mortality. Underweight, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 18.5 kg per m2 in adults and ≤ âˆ'2 standard deviations from the mean in children, is the main sign of a series of heterogeneous clinical conditions including failure to thrive, feeding and eating disorder and/or anorexia nervosa. In contrast to obesity, few genetic ... |
Sandfly saliva provides important clues for new Leishmaniasis treatments
Science Daily Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:23 AM PDT
For millions threatened with Leishmania infection, new research points to breakthroughs preventing these parasites from taking hold in the body or reducing the severity of infections. A new report shows specific molecules found in saliva of the sandfly allow for Leishmania to evade neutrophils and live within human hosts. Along with providing new targets for drug development, this discovery may ... |
Bexley's Hoffman enjoys trip
This Week Bexley Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT
During tryouts for the Bexley High School boys soccer team, junior Jordan Hoffman knew he was at a disadvantage. Physically, he was in Columbus, but his body was still on Israeli time. |
Two teens charged with murder after man beaten with bat dies in hospital
Brandon Sun Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT
WINNIPEG - A 48-year-old man has died in hospital after youths wielding a baseball bat attacked him and his 18-year-old daughter. Winnipeg police say two 15-year-old boys used the bat to beat the man around his upper body then attacked his daughter when she tried to intervene. |
Merge Healthcare’s OrthoEMR v4.0 Receives Complete EHR Ambulatory Certification
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT
Merge Healthcare , a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions has received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use†stamp of approval by earning complete EHR Ambulatory certification from Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body program. |
Tattoo Boo!
San Diego Reader Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:29 AM PDT
Mark Nes, the 34-year-old owner of Body Mark’s in North Park, tattoos Jessica Martinez’s elbow. Tattoo training, he says, would be “hard to condense into two weeks.†|
Undiagnosed TMAU may explain many cases of personal malodor
EurekAlert! Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT
Scientists from the Monell Center report that approximately one third of patients with unexplained body malodor test positive for the metabolic disorder trimethylaminuria (TMAU). A diagnosis offers relief to these individuals, as once the disease is identified, the debilitating symptoms can be ameliorated through changes in diet and other approaches. |
Undiagnosed trimethylaminuria may explain many cases of personal malodor
PhysOrg Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:47 AM PDT
Scientists from the Monell Center report that approximately one third of patients with unexplained body malodor production test positive for the metabolic disorder trimethylaminuria (TMAU). A definitive diagnosis offers relief to these individuals, as symptoms of TMAU can hinder social and workplace interactions and cause psychological distress. But once the disease is identified, these ... |
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