Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Palo Alto police investigate body discovery near Stanford Hospital
KTVU Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20 PM PST
 Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in the bushes near Palo Alto's Stanford Hospital Thursday. A construction worker called 911 to report the discovery around 11:50 a.m.  The body was found slumped over in the bushes on the far east side of a construction site at 222 Quarry Road, police Sgt. Rich Bullerjahn said. The site is next to the Hoover Pavilion at ...

Rafael Nadal: Injuries Hardly a Hindrance to Rafa at Australian Open
Bleacher Report Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:12 PM PST
Sore shoulder? So what? Bad knee? No problem. Rafael Nadal 's body may be in shambles at the 2012 Australian Open , but his desire (and ability) to win clearly remains well intact. Rafa withstood his own aches and pains, a brilliant performance by Roger Federer and an pyrotechnic interruption for Australia Day to advance to the final at Melbourne Park. The victory improved Nadal's head-to-head ...

'Extra' Raw: Jennifer Hudson on Her Book, Body Image and Baby Boy
Extra TV Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:06 PM PST
Jennifer Hudson showed off her slimmed-down figure at The Grove to promote her first book, "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down." The talented singer's book follows her 80-pound weight loss journey, and...

Chatfield Trail In Killingworth: Where Your Hike Becomes An Adventure
Hartford Courant Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:03 PM PST
The thought first crossed my mind as I contorted my body under ledges and sucked in my stomach to fit through narrow gaps between boulders as I followed the blue blazes along Burlington's "Mile of Ledges."

Man arrested in connection with brutal slaying sought treatment
Greenwich Time Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:53 PM PST
In the wake of reports that the man suspected in a brutal homicide that included mutilation of the body might have sought mental health treatment, some experts said there are barriers that might keep someone with problems from getting the treatment he or she needs.

Steroids prevent protein changes seen in the joints of people with rheumatoid arthritis
EurekAlert! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:29 PM PST
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination. New research published in BioMed Central's open-access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy shows that glucocorticoid therapy can reduce the amount of citrullination and the amount of the enzyme ...

Grant will fund stem cell research internships
The Downey Patriot Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:16 PM PST
LONG BEACH â€" Developing healing therapies derived from stem cellsâ€"body cells that can grow into a variety of other tissuesâ€"is an increasing emphasis in modern healthcare research and businesses.

Live music is good for the body
The Downey Patriot Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:16 PM PST
DOWNEY â€" Headlines in a recent L.A. Times caught the eye: "Live music eases veterans' ills." "Patients at Fresno's VA hospital grow calmer while they wait."

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for management of spinal metastases in patients without spinal cord compression: a ...
Lancet Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:13 PM PST
Spinal stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly used to manage spinal metastases, yet the technique's effectiveness in controlling the symptom burden of spinal metastases has not been well described.

Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare: study
AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09 PM PST
Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French breast implant company that used substandard silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said Friday.




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