Friday, October 28, 2011

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For Older Men, Lowered Testosterone May Mean Muscle Loss
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:12 PM PDT
FRIDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Lowered testosterone levels are associated with the loss of lean muscle mass and lower body strength in older men, a new study finds.

High-Tech Suit Lets You Know What It's Like to Be Old
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:12 PM PDT
FRIDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Plastic bands that restrict movement. Glasses that make vision dull and yellowed. Shoes that throw the wearer off balance. Harnesses that make the body hunch over. Gloves that make fingers clumsy and awkward.

Mexicans arrest Canadian found with body in back of pick-up truck
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:01 PM PDT
OTTAWA - A Canadian arrested in Mexico City after a body was found in the back of his pickup truck told police that he hit a pedestrian and was taking him to the hospital, local authorities said Friday.

Rare Disease Temporarily Paralyzes 8-Year-Old
CBS Detroit Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56 PM PDT
Landon's doctor says he developed Transverse Myelitis ... a condition where the antibodies produced to fight one illness, even the common cold, turn on the body and attack the spine.

Army Observes Warrior Care Month
DCMilitary.com Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:47 PM PDT
In November, the Army will observe Warrior Care Month. The theme is “Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit: Unlocking Unlimited Potential.”

Trio of Raritan Township Democrats will challenge Republican incumbents on Township Committee
Hunterdon County Democrat Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:01 PM PDT
RARITAN TWP. â€" Three Democratic candidates, who criticize the Township Committee for reckless overdevelopment and poor fiscal planning, hope to break the Republicans’ hold on the five-person governing body in the Nov. 8 election. Democrats Ted Mertyris and Karen Becker...

AT&T Plans To Sell Health-Tracking Clothing
Forbes Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT
Under its emerging devices unit, AT&T has begun selling everything from pill containers that emit wireless reminders to GPS-enabled dog collars. Next up: clothes that track the wearer's heart rate, body temperature and other vital signs and upload the results to a web portal. Glenn Lurie, President of AT&T's Emerging Devices division, said bio-tracking clothes ...

Mexicans detain Canadian found with body in back of pick-up truck
Guelph Mercury Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:49 AM PDT
OTTAWA â€" A Canadian detained in Mexico City after a body was found in the back of his pickup truck told police that he hit a pedestrian and was taking him to the hospital, local authorities said Friday.

Fundraiser supports boy’s cancer battle
Forsyth County News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:07 AM PDT
Will Abernathy hopes to wear his Halloween costume, a knight in shining armor, during the Will to Win 5K run fundraiser in his honor Saturday. The 3-year-old Forsyth County boy didn’t get much of a chance to experience the occasion last year because it was about that time a doctor diagnosed him with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a cancer developing from nerve cells in the body, which ...

Egyptian activists say prison guards tortured man to death; authorities deny
Washington Post Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT
CAIRO â€" Egyptian rights activists on Friday accused guards at a Cairo prison of killing an inmate by forcing water into his body with hoses, in a case they said shows the continued use of torture by security forces despite the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Popular anger over the use of torture was a key grievance behind the mass uprising that toppled Mubarak in February. Activists see the ...




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