Thursday, June 30, 2011

Health News: [body]


Did Airport Scanners Give Boston TSA Agents Cancer?
Wellness Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:16 AM PDT
Could radiation from full-body scanners be responsible for a "cancer cluster" among airport security workers? That's what Transportation Security Administration union representatives in Boston have claimed. Now, the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has obtained documents from the Department … Continue reading â†'

Case Western Reserve Researchers Identify HIV-Inhibiting Mechanism
redOrbit Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:09 AM PDT
Research appears in June 30 issue of Nature, highlights link between innate immune system and viral defense factors Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a long-sought cellular factor that works to inhibit HIV infection of myeloid cells, a subset of white blood cells that display antigens and hence are important for the body's immune response against ...

Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Hard times for Henry
Santa Cruz Sentinel Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:44 AM PDT
LIVE OAK -- His head and neck are covered in battery acid burns and his body is tender after more than 100 foxtails were pulled from his body.

Kimberly Garrison: 12 weeks later, Philadelphia fitness columnist Kimberly Garrison is back to her pre-baby weight
Philly.com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:05 AM PDT
JUST 12 SHORT weeks ago, I embarked on my personal body-transformation challenge. Like any normal person, I had some doubts. "Can you do it . . . do you really think you can get back to your prepregnancy size and shape?" I wondered. But I dispatched those negative thoughts with a firm "Of course I can."

New hurdle in Dutch plan to stop marijuana tourism
The Jamaica Observer Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:21 AM PDT
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) â€" The Dutch government's plan to stop tourists from buying marijuana was apparently set back yesterday after a key decision by the country's top legal advisory body.

Where nature nurtures: Hospitals and clinics tap into the healing power of nature
Denver Post Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:15 AM PDT
It doesn't matter whether it's a tiny butterfly garden filled with bright blooms or an expansive landscape complete with paths leading through towering trees and trickling water features. If you're hurting, you need to get out there. The idea that nature will soothe the mind, body and spirit goes back to ancient times.

Man dies when brush fire erupts after car crash
The Sierra Vista Herald Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:55 PM PDT
Derek Jordan The Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review A Benson man has died from injuries sustained after a brush fire was started by a vehicle accident. Edward Ramon Ruiz, 54, was airlifted to University Medical Center in Tucson after the incident Tuesday night before being transported to the Maricopa Burn Center in Phoenix for burns over 80 percent of his body, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman ...

Measuring body fat: Old vs. new
Manila Standard Today Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:51 PM PDT
Most people have weight problems. Either you’re too thin or you’re too fat. It could be true either way or it’s imaginary.

Hair today, gone tomorrow - the natural way!
New Kerala Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:41 PM PDT
By Priyanka Sharma,New Delhi, June 30: If you think the only way to get rid of annoying body hair is to go through the physical pain of waxing or the mental agony of shelling out a bomb on laser therapy, then you probably haven't yet discovered the virtues of spearmint tea and lemon-honey paste.

Torment of a teen
The Globe and Mail Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:27 PM PDT
It’s just another haunting case for B.C.’s children’s advocate: A 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome is found beside the decomposing body of her mother




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