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Taking the heat: Asian elephants simply 'ride out' high daytime heat load Science Daily Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:30 AM PDT Scientists in Austria have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Heterothermy is an adaptive mechanism by which body temperature fluctuates in response to environmental temperature, decreasing at night when it is cooler and increasing gradually in the daytime. One sent to hospital following Charleswood bank robbery CJOB News First Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:19 AM PDT Yellow tape remains on the scene of a bank robbery in Charleswood that apparently turned violent yesterday afternoon. At about 5 o'clock, a bank in the 34-hundred block of Roblin Boulevard was robbed. Police say a man was rushed to hospital in unstable condition with upper body injuries. Waltham Ugandans say goodbye to community elder Waltham News Tribune Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:04 AM PDT One by one, over 200 people walked by the casket holding the body of Christopher Lubowa Keya, paying their respects to a beloved member of the local Ugandan community. Elders in Action: Regular screenings for older adults needed Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:03 AM PDT Last week's article about Healthy Aging Month described changes in the body as one ages and how lifestyle changes can make aging a healthy process. Researchers use fMRI to examine patterns of brain activation in patients with chronic pain News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:57 AM PDT Cognition is known to influence pain perception. As a result, several mind-body and psychological therapies are commonly used to treat chronic pain. A new study from the October issue of Anesthesiology analyzed whether two of the most commonly applied strategies involve different brain systems. Sowell: Superman vs. a warm body The Longview News-Journal Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:42 AM PDT One of the problems in trying to select a leader for any large organization or institution is the tendency to start out looking for Superman, passing up many good people who fail to meet that standard, and eventually ending up settling for a warm body. First Prostate Cancer Registry for Robotic Radiosurgery Patients Enrolls More than 500 Men PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:30 AM PDT The CyberKnife Coalition announced today that more than 500 men treated with the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System® have now been enrolled in the first national patient registry designed specifically to track prostate cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. Pinky promise may save young dad's life CNN Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:25 AM PDT Justin Boyles lay in bed, exhausted and depressed. His 385-pound body sank into the mattress with each breath he took. I have diabetes, he thought in disbelief. 5 Yoga Poses to Get Jennifer Aniston's Body Marie Claire via Yahoo! Shine Canada Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:22 AM PDT At 41 years old, Jennifer Aniston has a body that's the envy of women half her age. And she credits it all â€" those lean legs, six-pack abs, and glowing skin â€" to one woman: her yoga instructor, Mandy Ingber. P300-M loan for upgrading of hospitals okayed Sun Star Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:01 AM PDT THE Iloilo Provincial Board has given Governor Arthur Defensor a go signal to contract a loan of P300 million from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the repair and rehabilitation of the province’s four major hospitals. The legislative body earlier granted Defensor the authority to avail of a P500-million loan from the Department of Finance through the Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO ...

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