Monday, January 30, 2012

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Health Tip: Healthy Fats? They Exist
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST
(HealthDay News) -- All fats shouldn't be treated equal. Your body craves certain "healthy" fats, which are unsaturated fats mostly found in plant-based foods.

Gene Study Sheds Light on Body Clock's Link to Diabetes
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying the link between diabetes and a hormone that affects your so-called "body clock" have identified a genetic mutation in the receptor for the hormone, melatonin, that may to boost the risk of the disease.

Best local governance programs get Galing Pook
Dateline Philippines Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:48 PM PST
Galing Pook Foundation has announced the winners of its national search for the ten best local governance programs. LGUs are recognized by the awards body for innovative programs that have gained measurable positive results, empowered its people, and enhanced service delivery.

Age-related illness catches up with death row
The Kentucky Post Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:48 PM PST
EDDYVILLE, Ky. - Randy Haight wakes every morning to sore hands and a creaking body. The 59-year-old blames the pain on arthritis â€" something that he describes as rampant at his home for the last 17 years â€" Kentucky's death row.

Cutting off the oxygen supply to serious diseases
Science Daily Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23 PM PST
A new family of proteins which regulate the human body’s ‘hypoxic response’ to low levels of oxygen has been discovered.

Prescriptions Blog: F.D.A. Approves Drug for an Advanced Skin Cancer
New York Times Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08 PM PST
The drug, Erivedge, made by Genentech, was approved for adults with basal cell carcinoma that has spread elsewhere in the body or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation.

Consumer Reports Insights: Unexplained fevers can be signs of serious illness
Washington Post Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:07 PM PST
No medical mystery is more challenging than a fever of unknown origin. An FUO is defined as an elevated body temperature that lasts for three or more weeks without an explanation, according to Marvin M. Lipman, Consumer Reports’ chief medical adviser. Read full article >>

O'Brien retires from first-class cricket
Stuff Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:05 PM PST
Iain O'Brien has finally conceded defeat to his aching body, announcing his retirement from first-class cricket to his 13,000 Twitter followers last night.

Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough
WRGB Albany Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST
Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo are working on a new vaccine that uses the body’s own immunity to fight cancer cells. Deputy Director of RPCI, Dr. Candace Johnson has details on this scientific breakthrough.

Police Link Two Deaths in GTA
AM640 Toronto Radio Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST
Toronto Police say they haved linked two deaths in the GTA between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The body of 41 year old Andrene Graham was found near the Dufferin Mall Friday evening, suffering from gunshot wounds, which police confirm were caused by her ex-boyfriend Paul Black. The victim was taken to hospital where she died from her injuries. Police now confirm a man who died from ...




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