AIDS victim’s legacy lives on through scholarship program
Times Leader Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:07 PM PST
WILKES-BARRE â€" It has been almost 12 years since Christopher Robinson died at the age of 18 from an infection his body could not battle thanks to acquiring AIDS through a tainted injection, but his legacy continues courtesy of two scholarships for students studying veterinary medicine, the vocation Robinson aspired to join. |
North Korea burnishes new ruler's credentials
New Straits Times Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:44 PM PST
SEOUL - North Korea today added an important title to the fast-growing credentials of its untested new ruler, referring to the youngest son of late leader Kim Jong-Il as head of a key ruling party body. |
Robert Ader, Who Linked Stress and Illness, Dies at 79
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:16 PM PST
Dr. Robert Ader, an experimental psychologist who was among the first scientists to show how mental processes influence the body's immune system, a finding that changed modern medicine, died on Tuesday in Pittsford, N.Y. He was 79. |
Benefits of less invasive colon surgery
The Toledo Blade Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:12 PM PST
Cancer forms when abnormal cells in your body start to grow out of control. These abnormal cells invade and damage healthy body tissues. |
Go ahead and lose the fat, but try to maintain muscle
Hamilton Spectator Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:07 PM PST
In last week’s column, you learned that using the scale to gauge weight loss success or failure isn’t always a good idea. It is normal for body weight to fluctuate depending on factors such as fluids and food consumed, medications and medical conditions, and levels of physical activity. |
Family of Jew who died on Mount Rainier sets off debate on whether religious rites trump autopsy concerns
The Oregonian Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:46 PM PST
Brian Grobois of New Rochelle, N.Y., died on a solo snowshoe hike, apparently from hypothermia. His body was recovered Dec. 13. Three days later, a judge upheld an appeal barring Pierce County's medical examiner from conducting an autopsy on Grobois' body because of religious objections from the family. Now Gov. Chris Gregoire and Jewish leaders from around the country are weighing in. |
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