Gluten-free a necessity, not diet choiceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:19AMFive years ago, few people knew the term gluten-free. Many still don’t understand how prevalent this protein is and the damage it can cause to millions of people around the world. Gluten-free products, which are becoming more available in markets, aren’t part of a fad diet or any form of diet at all. For people with [...]
Ex-Bok captain saddles up for a good causeWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:16AMRugby legend Cornè Krige will exchange his preferred rugby jersey for cycling shorts and a Sunflower Fund top to take part in the much-anticipated 33rd Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.
Healthy Living: Learn your numbers to a healthier heartWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:54AMDoctors are encouraging everyone to learn their risk for heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel explains why they say it's as simple as "Knowing your Numbers".
80 per cent of critically ill newborns suffer from AKI: reportWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:38AMMumbai, Mar 10 : Up to 80 per cent of critically ill newborns suffer from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or Acute Renal Failure (ARF), a study organised by New Delhi's Batra Hospital, under continuing medical education (CME) programme, has revealed.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 1-5Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:00PMBeacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on two roll calls and local senators’ votes on four roll calls from the week of March 1-5.
Police: Pot marked with motorist's nameTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:59PMHOLIDAY, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a box of marijuana found in a car was labeled with the motorist's first name and the word "pot."
Blind man caught in truck trailerTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:37PMA BLIND man trying to navigate a pedestrian crossing died yesterday when he became stuck between a truck's two trailers and the truck started moving.
State police sgt. charged with drunken drivingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:36PMSUTTONS BAY, Mich. (AP) - A state police sergeant based at the Traverse City post has been charged with drunken driving. The Traverse City Record-Eagle says Sgt. Monica Ann Bradford was arrested March 5 on state highway 22 near Suttons Bay. She's been a desk sergeant at the post since 2004.
Blind man dies crossing roadTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:32PMA BLIND man has died after being struck by a truck while trying to cross a road in southern NSW.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a timeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:11PMIn the past several decades, microchips have transformed consumer electronics, enabling new products from digital watches and pocket-sized calculators to laptop computers and digital music players.
'Giant colon' promotes colorectal cancer screeningTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:15AMThe Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, in conjunction with government partners, has been taking a "giant colon" on the road to cities across Ontario to educate people about the disease and to promote the need for screening.
HIV tests offered free to women through Snohomish Health DistrictTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:13AMWomen and girls: It’s time to get tested for HIV. That’s the message from the Snohomish Health District, which is offering free HIV tests today, Tuesday and Wednesday in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is Wednesday.
Police employees receive recognition for 2009Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:11AMThree employees of the Sherwood City Police Department were recognized for their job performances in 2009. The awards were announced in February at a City Council meeting.
AFL kicks a goal with drug authorityTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:09AMTanking has a new meaning in the AFL, after the league announced plans to store players' blood and urine samples long-term among upgraded measures to deter drug cheats.
Keep an eye on liver fluke to prevent costly lossesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:01AMSheep and lamb losses have made controlling liver fluke a top priority at Langford Farm, Northwich, where 30 ewes and lambs have been lost over the last month.
News From The Annals Of Family Medicine: March/April 2010Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:43AMConvenience of Retail Health Clinics Attractive to Patients The time and cost savings offered by retail clinics are attractive to patients, and they are likely to seek care for minor illnesses there given sufficient cost savings, according to a telephone survey of nearly 500 adults...
ARS Study Provides a Better Understanding of How Mosquitoes Find a HostTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:33AMThe potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report.
Michael Lohan suffers chest painsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:46PMSTURBRIDGE, Mass., March 7 (UPI) -- Celebrity father Michael Lohan was hospitalized with chest pains and missed his Celebrity boxing match in Sturbridge, Mass., his girlfriend said.
Wrongfully beaten man says case 'botched' by copsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:44PMA Vancouver man who was mistakenly beaten by two police officers says that Delta police have botched their investigation of the incident.
Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine in Stanford studySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:33PM( Stanford University Medical Center ) Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types.
Man infects girlfriend with HIVSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:31PMA MAN has appeared in court charged with deliberately infecting his girlfriend with the HIV virus which causes AIDS. The man was not asked to plead when he briefly appeared before a magistrate at the Western Commonage Courts in Bulawayo.
NH woman to go on trial in boating accident deathSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:17PMAs the head of the New Hampshire Recreational Boaters Association, Erica Blizzard was an ardent opponent of boating speed limits, once testifying to state lawmakers that proposed limits for New Hampshire's largest lake were "based strictly on fear and emotion."
Ex-model shoots flame, self, sets home ablazeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:43PMHOLMDEL, N.J. - A former model who earned public accolades six years ago for fighting off an attempted rape in...
De-liver me from cancerSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:30PMIn Asia, the key risk factor for liver cancer is chronic hepatitis B infection.
By Dr ALBERT LIM KOK HOOISaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:29PMThe language of oncology can be bewildering.
Welcome to the FutureSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:13PMWe are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be profoundly different from the past we grew up in. But what will the nature of that change be? What will the future look like?
Obama's other health downfall -- pieSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:11PMThe arugula-eating president's cholesterol count needs to come down, his doctor says. So besides quitting smoking, he'll have to start skipping dessert.
PROFILE: Alexander LebedevSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:56PMThe billionaire former KGB man is buying up more British newspapers. Is he a committed democrat or a Kremlin Trojan horse?
New test to detect ovarian cancer - women's 'silent killer'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:17PMNearly 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United Kingdom but now a new screening test has been developed which should help in the early detection of the disease.
Mets SS Jose Reyes to return to New York for testsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:55PMPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Mets shortstop Jose Reyes plans to undergo tests in New York after doctors in Florida discovered a thyroid imbalance, the team said Friday.
Officials tell patients of bogus dentist to get testedFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:55PMIn the wake of a London, Ont. man being charged for performing dental surgery without a licence, people he treated are being warned to start using a condom and take other precautions.
Bus driver charged with drunken drivingFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:47PMA school bus driver for special needs children has been charged with driving under the influence. Neil Carlson, 51, has been
Senators: Lift lifetime ban on blood donation by gay menFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:11PMWASHINGTON (AP) -- The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.
Mets Send Reyes to Get Thyroid TestsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:08PMThe Mets pushed back Jose Reyes's spring training debut indefinitely while the 26-year-old shortstop has tests on his thyroid gland.
Lost tribe?Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:02PMThe Zimbabweans who trace their roots back to Israel
Driver with 3 prior DUIs convicted of murderFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:44PMWESTMINSTER – A Mission Viejo woman was convicted Friday of second-degree murder for driving drunk on the 91 Freeway, rear-ending a big-rig truck and killing a passenger. Suzanne Amelia Carlson, 27, now faces a 15 year-to-life term in state prison...
Customer ServiceFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:30PMBRANTFORD, Ont. - A woman in Brantford, Ont., has been charged with drugging her three-month-old baby. Police say the 23-year-old has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and administering a noxious substance.
Does Prostate Test Do More Harm Than Good?Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:44AMATLANTA -- Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value, too, and can do men more harm than good.
Predictive Biosciences to Present Novel Combination Approach to Molecular Cancer Diagnostics at 2010 Genitourinary ...Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:30AMLEXINGTON, Mass.----Predictive Biosciences today announced that the Company will be presenting its novel Multi-Analyte Diagnostic Readout approach to the development of a non-invasive, urinary biomarker based assay for the detection of bladder cancer during the 2010 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium , being held March 5-7 in San Francisco.