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Ready to go: Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce looking forward to next CFL season The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:28 AM PDT WINNIPEG - Buck Pierce is heading into this season with a healthy mind and body. Ex-SMC supervisor found dead; suicide eyed Philippine Daily Inquirer Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT Manila police investigators found themselves faced with a real mystery when they found two empty spent shells beside the body of a former brewery supervisor who had allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself once in the chest with a .45-cal. revolver. Can allergies be good for you? Connecticut Post Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:21 AM PDT Everyone knows the effect allergies can have on your body -- the sneezing, the runny nose, the itching. It might just seem like nature torturing you, but can allergies actually be a good thing? A warrior unbowed: Captain’s wounds will never heal, but he’s a better man because of them Stars and Stripes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:19 AM PDT Capt. D.J. Skelton was severely wounded in Iraq in 2004. Shrapnel and AK-47 fire tore through his body. He lost an eye. He endured countless surgeries. Through it all, he fought to stay in the Army. In 2011, he returned to combat in Afghanistan. Stem cell researchers map new knowledge about insulin production Science Daily Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:17 AM PDT Scientists have gained new insight into the signaling paths that control the body's insulin production. This is important knowledge with respect to their final goal: The conversion of stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells that can be implanted into patients who need them. Press Release PharmiWeb Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT MiRagen Therapeutics Inc. Posted on:26 Apr 12 MiRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics primarily for the treatment of patients who suffer from cardiovascular and muscle disease, announced today that scientific results published in the journal Cell reveal the central role of the heart in whole-body metabolism. Big Pocono State Park death not a homicide, Monroe County coroner tells newspaper The Express-Times Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT Searchers found the body of Angela Mayo, 61, of Mount Pocono, after looking for her for a day and a half. Her body was found near a ski trail off the Camelback Road loop, the Pocono Record is reporting. Backpacks spell chronic back pain Worcester Telegram & Gazette Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT My 11-year-old grandsons, Stefan and Tomas, weigh about 80 pounds each. On the 20-minute walk to their middle school and the uphill walk home, they carry backpacks that weigh about 12 pounds each, or 15 percent of their body weight. Remains found likely Texas boy who allegedly starved Fox News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:53 AM PDT Johnathan's father, Aaron Ramsey, and stepmother, Elizabeth Ramsey, are jailed on charges of felony injury to a child. Aaron Ramsey allegedly told police he left his son's body in rural Ellis County, south of Dallas. Manipulating Molecules in the Heart Protects Mice on High-Fat Diets From Obesity, Affects Metabolism Newswise Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:29 AM PDT UT Southwestern researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the heart can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a finding that may point to more effective treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

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