Wildlife group rescues duck with embedded darts
Santa Cruz Sentinel Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:50 AM PDT
SANTA CLARA -- A duck spotted at a Santa Clara apartment complex with a blowgun dart embedded in its body was rescued late last week, according to a Monterey-based wildlife group. |
Jerry Kelly likes being 'pain' to younger players
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:40 AM PDT
NORTON - Jerry Kelly is 44 and he admits he feels every bit of it. "My body has been through 44 pretty tough years," he said. The native of Madison, Wis., has tears in both shoulders and both hips. He has a reconstructed knee. |
No changing false-start rule, says world athletics body
New Kerala Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:11 AM PDT
Daegu (South Korea), Sep 5 : Usain Bolt will have to learn quickly how to deal with the nerves that led to his false-start disqualification in the final of the 100 metres sprint at the World Athletics Championships here. |
FOUR KILLED IN THREE ROAD CRASHES IN PAHANG
Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:27 AM PDT
KUANTAN, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Two men were killed when the car they weretravelling in with three others was involved in a collision involving fivevehicles at Km13, Jalan Lipis â€" Benta near Kuala Lipis yesterday.Those killed in the 5.30pm accident were car driver A. Puveneswaran, 31, and H. Khartik, 18. Both sustained serious head and body injuries and died on thespot.Pahang Public Order and ... |
Inflammation boosts activity of two proteins that can normalize blood sugar in diabetics
News-Medical-Net Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:48 PM PDT
Increased low-grade inflammation in the body resulting from obesity is widely viewed as contributing to type 2 diabetes. Going against this long-held belief, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston report that two proteins activated by inflammation are actually crucial for maintaining good blood sugar levels - and that boosting the activity of these proteins can normalize blood sugar in ... |
UN to probe Haiti cholera outbreak
Al Jazeera Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:02 PM PDT
World body is set to launch investigation into source of the epidemic, which many Haitians blame on UN peacekeepers. |
Man pleads guilty to causing estranged wife's death
ABC Asia Pacific Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:44 PM PDT
A 34 year-old Perth man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his estranged wife. Police found the body of 31 year-old Saori Jones in the bedroom of a Yokine home, rented by Bradley Wayne Jones, last December. |
Local facility earns ACR Ultrasound Accreditation
The Sierra Vista Herald Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:43 PM PDT
 Arizona Family Care Associates Imaging has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as the result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology ( ACR ). Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body parts to help providers diagnose illness, injury, or other medical problems. The ACR gold seal ... |
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