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Family history a powerful tool

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:49:00 +0000

Family history a powerful tool
Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

8 states get better grade on 2010 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:46:01 +0000

8 states get better grade on 2010 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card
Eight states earned a better grade on the 2010 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card and 32 others and the District of Columbia saw their preterm birth rates improve.

Mammograms under 50 if family risk:study

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:59:23 +0000

Mammograms under 50 if family risk:study
Women in their 40s with a moderately high family risk of breast cancer should get yearly mammograms, a new British study suggests.

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:53:24 +0000

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – 11/15/10) – Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: TKM – News )(NASDAQ: TKMR – News ), a leader in RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Dr. Mark J. Murray, Tekmira’s President and CEO, said, “During the third quarter we continued to advance our RNAi …

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Highlights from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter November Issue: Rotator Cuff Injuries; Causes of Iron Deficiency; Heart …

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:38:31 +0000

Highlights from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter November Issue: Rotator Cuff Injuries; Causes of Iron Deficiency; Heart …
ROCHESTER, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Here are highlights from the November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. You may cite this publication as often as you wish. Reprinting is allowed for a fee. Mayo Clinic Health Letter attribution is required. Include the following subscription information as your editorial policies permit: Visit www.HealthLetter.MayoClinic.com or …

Chromium 6 spectre still lurks, spreading in Hinkley

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:37:12 +0000

Chromium 6 spectre still lurks, spreading in Hinkley
HINKLEY – The toxic plume of chemically tainted drinking water in this High Desert town, which spurred a major motion picture and landmark legal settlement against Pacific Gas & Electric, has spread.

Penn Spell Bowl team wins 11th state title

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:51:37 +0000

Penn Spell Bowl team wins 11th state title
Penn High School students are spelling out another state championship. Saturday, their spell bowl team won it’s 11th state championship at the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl. John Glenn also won first in

Doctors brace for possible big Medicare pay cuts

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:35:22 +0000

Doctors brace for possible big Medicare pay cuts
Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a different sort of risk to patients’ health: She’ll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts in doctors’…

Community-Minded Latina Announced as General Manager of Rockin Baja Coastal Cantina, Huntington Beach

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:40:45 +0000

Community-Minded Latina Announced as General Manager of Rockin Baja Coastal Cantina, Huntington Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA October 2010 Rockin Baja Coastal Cantina today announced Maria Haro, experienced restaurant and service professional and community advocate, as General Manager of their Huntington Beach location. Rockin Baja, original home of the Baja Buckets, has twelve locations throughout Southern California. Haro has a wide range of culinary experience over the last 10 years …

Tea the elixir of life

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:43:09 +0000

Tea the elixir of life
Despite originating in China, the golden tipple itself and its ceremonious associations with cricket and cream scones, means that it is often regarded as quintessentially British. But the originators of the blend have the real key to tea.