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Woman shot dead outside Pa. housing complex WTRF Wheeling Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:49 PM PDT Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a woman whose body was found outside a Pittsburgh-area housing complex died of a gunshot wound to the head. Elderly With Heart Risk Factors May Be More Dementia-Proof Scientific American Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:25 PM PDT A lot of things that are bad for your heart can also hurt your brain. High cholesterol, for example, contributes to heart disease. And it ups your risk of Alzheimer's and dementia. Another heart and brain hazard is called C-reactive protein, or CRP. It’s a marker for inflammation in your body. High levels are associated with heart disease and cognitive decline. [More] Rodents ravage body of infant at Chennai hospital The Times of India Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:59 PM PDT Rodents bit into the face of a dead 12-day-old infant, tearing away parts of a cheek and ear, at the Kasturba Gandhi Women and Children Hospital. Belly Fat Increases Risk Of Death Even In People Of Normal Weight Medical News Today Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:11 PM PDT A Mayo Clinic study, which was presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich, suggests that people of average weight who have extra fat in their stomach have a higher risk of dying than obese people. People who had the highest cardiovascular death risk and the highest death risk from all causes were those who had central obesity with a normal body mass index (BMI), or a high ... Q&A with OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross The Sandusky Register Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:55 PM PDT Being the lead voice for a governing body that represents 824 schools isn't easy. read more By date (default) Coroner: Standoff suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot KTVB Boise Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:38 PM PDT NAMPA -- Canyon County Coroner Vicki DeGeuss-Morris has determined that a man who was found dead after a five-hour standoff with police Saturday at a Nampa apartment complex, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The deceased man has been identified as 32-year-old Andrew Frank. His body was found in the bedroom after a SWAT team forced entry into the Brookside Apartments around 7 ... Falls police ready to charge teens in girl's murder Niagara Gazette Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:42 PM PDT It was a grisly discovery. In a trash bag, buried in a garbage can in the 500 block alley of Third Street, Falls cops found the body of a little girl who been reported missing just hours earlier on Monday morning.

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