Cancer concerns mount over TSA body scanners
Sun-Sentinel Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST
Airport body scanners like those used in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando may pose a significant cancer threat, particularly to those over age 65 and women genetically at risk of breast cancer, some medical experts warn. |
Family is devastated after East Boston slaying; Felipe Ospina was just shy of 21st birthday
Boston Globe Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST
Felipe Ospina would have been 21 years old today â€" crossing the threshold into adulthood and a cause for celebration with family and friends in East Boston. But on Friday, two days before his birthday, the Colombian native’s body was found on Meridian Street about two blocks from his home. Boston police said he was found bleeding from an apparent stab wound around 5:40 p.m., and he was taken by ... |
42-year-old woman's body pulled from Lake Maggiore
St. Petersburg Times Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:01 AM PST
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Monday, December 26, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG â€" Police pulled the body of a 42-year-old woman from Lake Maggiore Sunday afternoon. The body was not immediately identified. A witness called 911 regarding a body floating in the water just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday near the 2800 block of 13th Street S, officials said. Medical personnel pronounced the woman dead at 4:03 p ... |
North Korea burnishes new ruler's credentials
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:57 AM PST
North Korea on Monday added an important title to the fast-growing credentials of its untested new ruler, referring to the youngest son of late leader Kim Jong-Il as head of a key ruling party body. |
Monday, December 26, 2011
The Norwalk Citizen Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:52 AM PST
A shopping cart sits on the bank of a stream beside Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk where a reportetly homeless man had a medical emergency and died. His body was recovered from the stream Saturday afternoon. |
Lynn Samuels, NY Radio Talk Show Host, Dies At 69
Gothamist Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:42 AM PST
Lynn Samuels, the former left wing radio host on WABC, died of a heart attack on Saturday. The 69-year-old had missed her Saturday morning Sirius XM radio, so, the Post reports , "SiriusXM sent someone to her apartment, and that person notified police, who found her body." [ more › ] |
Samim Rizvi votes for balanced diet
New Kerala Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:41 AM PST
Kolkata, Dec 26: Ace cyclist Samim Rizvi on Monday said a balanced nutritious diet is the first prerequisite for a fit body. |
Allergy Testing For Kids Must Go Beyond Common Methods: Study
The Huffington Post Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:40 AM PST
As parents of children who've experienced an allergic reaction know, it can be difficult to determine exactly what is going on in your son's or daughter's body and what it means for you all going forward. Now, a new report from two leading allergists tries to cut through that confusion, warning that the most common allergy tests should not be used as a crutch by doctors and should never serve as ... |
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