African-Americans have better stroke survival rates
Science Daily Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:23 PM PST
A new study shows that African Americans have a better survival rate compared to whites after being hospitalized for a stroke. This conclusion contradicts prevailing wisdom and is one piece in a growing body of evidence that points to the important role that patients -- and the decision they and their families make in terms of treatment -- may play on mortality rates. |
Family of slain ex-Pentagon official wants info
AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:21 PM PST
The family of a slain ex-Pentagon official whose body was found in a Delaware landfill still doesn't know what happened to him, and their attempts to get more information from law enforcement have been rebuffed, their attorney said Monday. |
Partner up to achieve fitness goals
The Delta Optimist Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:14 PM PST
Using a medicine ball with a partner has many benefits. It engages the core and upper body at once, can be used for sport-specific training, can simulate and improve your endurance for day-to-day activities, is easy to do from home and it's fun. |
Firefighters Warn of Accelerant Dangers
FOX 10 Phoenix Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:49 PM PST
An 11-year-old boy is in the hospital with burns to 90 percent of his body. The boy was at a family function when he poured gas into a wood-burning stove, causing a dangerous explosion. |
Ten Ways to Train Your Brain (and Your Body)
GOOD Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:40 PM PST
Feeling guilty because your bottom's looking a little flabby from all the time you spend sitting around playing Sudoku? You already know the number puzzle game won't help you reshape your body into the 21st century version of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. But if it'll make you feel better, at least your brain's getting a major workout when you play. Sudoku's one of Lifehacker's "Top 10 Tips ... |
Two shot dead in violent attack in front of courthouse
People's Daily Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:37 PM PST
Two people were shot dead in an attack in front of the Bakirkoy courthouse in Istanbul on Monday. Eylem Gundogdu and her father Ali Haydar Kocintar were shot in a taxi after exiting the courthouse. Both of them were wounded in body and rushed to hospital by taxi. |
Vatican Official Notes Ignorance Surrounding Leprosy
Zenit News Agency Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:29 PM PST
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 31, 2011 ( Zenit.org ).- The stark contrast between a cult of the body in some regions and a lack of the most basic health care in others is something that particularly affects lepers, says Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski. |
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