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A new hormone revs up the body's fat-burning engine Los Angeles Times Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:02 AM PST Remember this name: irisin. A newly described polypeptide hormone named after the Greek messenger goddess Iris, irisin may one day play a role in defeating the twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. It made its debut on Thursday in the journal Nature . WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT HOME Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:47 AM PST KUANTAN, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- A woman, who had just got married six monthsago, was found dead in a pool of blood at her house in Kg Chemang, Lipisyesterday. Lipis police chief Supt Abdul Razak Hassan said, the victim, Nornadia AbuBakar, 21, was found in the kitchen with several stab wounds on her body andscratches on her neck. "Her body was found by her husband at 5.40 pm when he returned home ... Yoga Journal 21-Day Yoga Challenge, Day 5: Core Focus With Rebecca Urban The Huffington Post Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:47 AM PST Today's video champions the core -- the muscles around your abdomen, back and rib cage that help support and improve posture and alignment. It might be spot training, but it's highly integrative: your whole body will benefit from strength at its center. Dennis Austin, Bedsore-Riddled Pennsylvania Prisoner, Died Of Neglect, Sister Says (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) The Huffington Post Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:46 AM PST ALBION, PA. -- A Pennsylvania woman said photos of her dead brother that show grossly infected bedsores covering a large portion of his body are evidence of serious neglect while he was incarcerated in Abion state prison. Officials deny her claims. Father Returns To Court, Faces First-Degree Murder Charges KKTV 11 Colorado Springs Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST Hanif Sims, accused of beating his 8-year-old daughter to death and hiding the body, will be in court Friday. 32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues Newswise Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows. The first nationally representative sample looking at the prevalence of the most common type of autoantibody, known as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), found that the frequency of ANA is highest ... ViSalusâ„¢ Sales Increase Seven-Fold to $231 Million in 2011 from $34 Million in 2010 PR Newswire Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:23 AM PST LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus, the ultra-premium lifestyle company delivering cutting-edge products via the Body by Viâ„¢ 90-Day Challenge, today announced that Blyth, Inc. has completed the third of a four-phase acquisition of ViSalus.  Under... Squeaky clean start to the year Shropshire Star Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:19 AM PST If December is all about being devilish, it's time to repay your body for the fun times with some angelic beauty behaviour in January. Death listings for Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 Olean Times Herald Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:09 AM PST ROCHESTER â€" William F. Abdo Sr. moved away from his cancerous body to an incorruptible body located in Heaven Wednesday (Jan. 11, 2012) at age 59. The Odd Body Explained Fox News Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:37 AM PST 1. Why Do You "Laugh Until You Cry?" Experts don't really know. One thing to consider: Laughing and crying are similar psychological reactions.

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