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Obese women at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
Obese women may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis — adding one more chronic illness to the list of ills brought on by extra pounds. Women with rheumatoid arthritis are already more prone to heart attacks than the general...
Tags: Gallbladder Disease, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Chemical Industry, Physical Conditions
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When marriage leads to inbreeding
In his letter of May 26, writer Mel Wolf questions why marriage between same-sex couples should be allowed while marriage between two siblings is not. The answer is, in a word, inbreeding. When two individuals with a common ancestor, i.e., a parent,...Tags: Birth Defects
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Tips on how to best prevent cancer
Last week, a friend of mine lost her long battle with cancer. Lynette Alicea was a unstoppable fighter, who was determined to beat the terrible disease, and almost did. Unfortunately, despite the valiant efforts she and her family put forth, cancer...Tags: Colon Cancer, Medical Research, American Lung Association, Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Md. immigrants laud new federal policy on deportation
Nathaly Uribe's grandmother broke into tears Friday when the Glen Burnie high school senior told her of a new federal policy that would protect many undocumented young immigrants from deportation. "Now," the older woman said, "I know I can't lose you."...Tags: Extradition, Illegal Immigrants, Education, Janet Napolitano, Elections
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Tracking down the parents of sweet orange
Valencia, Spain – Detailing the ancestry of sweet orange has been a long-sought prize for citrus scientists. On Friday, the leader of a group that has been analyzing the genetic makeup of citrus said in a scientific talk that the ponkan -- a large,...
Tags: Brazil, Oranges, Valencia (Spain), Genetics, Science and Technology
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Perceptions, science and business
The ancient Greeks used to debate what people know and HOW they know it. Deeply held convictions have wrestled with science-based knowledge ever since. And eventually, economics entered in, usually linked to science, if only the qualitative data on what...Tags: Consumers, Science and Technology, Science
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Mass. woman finds baby bird with 2 heads, 3 beaks
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — A Northampton woman made an unusual discovery in her yard — a deformed baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks. April Britt says she found the bird near the base of a tree Monday and returned it to its nest.... -
Skin cells turned into beating heart cells
How do you mend a broken heart? Thanks to scientists in Israel, we might soon have an answer. Dr. Lior Gepstein and his team at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology managed to take skin cells from ailing heart patients and by adding three genes and...Tags: Medical Research, Israel, Agricultural Research and Technology, Health, Science and Technology
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Dr. David L. Rimoin dies at 75; Cedars-Sinai geneticist
Dr. David L. Rimoin, a medical geneticist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who pioneered studies of dwarfism and other skeletal abnormalities, died Sunday at the Los Angeles hospital. He was 75 and had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer days...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Disease, University of California, Los Angeles, Central African Republic, Health
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Will my baby keep his baby blues?
The Baltimore SunI've always been fascinated by eye color, especially as it changes after a baby is born. As happens with most caucasian babies, both my sons were born with blue eyes, but I haven't expected it to last -- my eyes are blue, but my husband's are brown. My... -
First Pebble Mine Hearing Takes Place in Seattle
Channel 2 NewsOfficials with the Enviornmental Protection Agency took public comment Thursday in Seattle concerning the potential environmental impacts of a possible mining project on the watershed of Bristol Bay. The main topic of discussion was the Pebble Mine...Tags: Metal, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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BeefTalk: Those cows can't catch me now
The calving season was delayed, but all is good. A passing comment was heard: “Those cows can't catch me now that I don't have all those heavy coveralls on!” Again, all is good. It has been just more than a year since the Dickinson Research Extension...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing
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