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Judge: Mental hospital, not jail WXVT 15 Greenville Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:17 AM PST JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Hinds County judge says murder charges will not be pursued against a 37-year-old New York woman who told authorities she killed her young daughter and dumped the body in a wooded area near Jackson's old Greyhound station. Unearthing a path leading to diabetes PhysOrg Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST A molecular mechanism that links diet, obesity and diabetes involves depletion of specialized ‘transporter proteins’, a Japaneseâ€"American team has found. Transporter proteins deliver glucose to so-called ‘beta cells’ of the pancreas, which produce the hormone insulin to help the body regulate its sugar levels. The work opens the way to new treatments for diabetes since ensuring sufficient ... Woman shot in eye insists on finishing beer Brandon Sun Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST WINNIPEG â€" A Winnipeg woman who was shot through the eye remained “oblivious” to her injury and her friend’s dead body beside her and instead concentrated on finishing her beer, a source says. U.S. proposes regulating face, hand transplants CTV.ca Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:28 AM PST The U.S. government wants to start regulating face and hand transplants just as it does now with kidneys, hearts and other organs, with waiting lists and a nationwide system to match and distribute body parts. Newport News investigating body found on sidewalk The Virginian-Pilot Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:25 AM PST NEWPORT NEWS Police are investigating a homicide this morning at 32nd and Salters streets. Someone called police about 6:25 a.m. to report that a person was dead on the sidewalk, according to Lou Thurston, police spokesman. When officers arrived, they found a male who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Vietnam surgery removes tumor twice man's weight Local 6 Orlando Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:07 AM PST A Vietnamese man is recovering in the intensive care unit Friday, a day after surgery that completely removed from his right leg a tumor twice his body weight, according to the hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The growing tumor had rendered the patient, Nguyen Duy Hai, virtually immobile until his surgery. The excised tumor weighed 180 pounds (82 kilos), according to the hospital, a bit less than ... Suicide bomber kills dozens in attack on police bus in the heart of Syrian capital Damascus Daily Mail Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST A suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more in central Damascus. Syrian state television showed footage of what appeared to be damaged police b us alongside body parts, bloodstains and broken glass from today's blast in the Maidan district. Body on Queen's Estate May Be Missing Teen ABC News Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:52 AM PST DNA results have thus far proved inconclusive in the investigation of the human remains discovered on property belonging to the queen of England, though there is speculation that the body may be that of a 17-year-old girl who went missing last year. Man 'stable' after 90kg tumour removed Adelaide Now Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:45 AM PST A MAN is in a stable condition after doctors removed a tumour from his right leg that weighed more than the rest of his body. Body found in grounds of hospital by workers Express and Star Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:23 AM PST A body was found in the grounds of Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital, sparking a police investigation.

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