Health Articles

New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival

Posted by luke on January 27, 2012 at 6:20 am

Newswise — in the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that an available molecular test can predict the likelihood of death from early-stage lung cancer more accurately than conventional methods. the work [...]

Being A Family ‘In Sickness And In Health’

Posted by luke on January 11, 2012 at 7:20 pm

Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio®. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of use. For other uses, prior permission required. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And now, we open up the pages of the Washington Post Magazine, something we do often, for stories about the way we live now. And today, we have a story about [...]

32 Current and Former MSU Student-Athletes Complete Degrees

Posted by luke on January 11, 2012 at 6:20 am

0 Comments SPRINGFIELD, MO. (Missouri Sports Magazine – MSU Athletics) – A total of 32 current and former Missouri State University student-athletes will receive their degrees Friday (Dec. 16) during fall commencement ceremonies at JQH Arena on the Springfield campus. Football led all programs with the most undergraduate degrees conferred this fall with eight, in [...]

Hometown Station AM 1220 – Santa Clarita Radio – Trio Of Holiday Myths Debunked

Posted by luke on December 31, 2011 at 11:20 pm

(CNN) — the most persistent holiday health myths are based on kernels of truth. here are three often-repeated adages about weight gain, suicides and driving safety and why they’re off the mark. Myth 1: you gain massive weight during holidays. Between Thanksgiving’s turkey, heaps of holiday cookies and weeks of parties, you’re bound to gain [...]

Link Between Feces And Caffeine Indicator Of Water Contamination

Posted by luke on December 31, 2011 at 5:20 pm

Researchers led by Prof. Sébastien Sauvé of the University of Montreal’s Department of Chemistry have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. “E coli bacteria is commonly used to evaluate and regulate the levels of fecal pollution of our water from storm water discharge, but [...]

Community Calendar

Posted by luke on November 28, 2011 at 2:20 pm

print Published: November 27. 2011 4:00AM PST GRIMES’ CHRISTMAS SCENE: A display of lighted and mechanical Christmas decorations; display will be open through Dec. 24; free; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum, 246 N. Main St., Prineville; 541-447-5006 or . “A CHRISTMAS STORY”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents the story of a young boy and [...]

Earnings Preview: Gannett

Posted by luke on October 15, 2011 at 7:20 pm

Gannett Company, inc. (GCI – Analyst Report), the publisher of the one of the largest-selling daily newspapers – USA Today in the nation, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Monday, October 17, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 45 cents a share. The Zacks [...]

Hear about that man he died after drinking a pint of vodka in 4 seconds?

Posted by luke on August 21, 2011 at 9:20 pm

New article: foxnews.com/health/2010/09/29/man-dies-drinking-pint-vodka-seconds/ Would he of been served that down at the Queen Vic? ,Yeah I heard about it, tragic really, the guy thought he was being the 'big man' by doing it and it killed him, also there was mephadrone in his body and the coroner said it was not a factor in his [...]

Can anyone direct me to a site that has recent and good health news articles?

Posted by luke on August 20, 2011 at 11:20 am

I am looking for articles on the various systems of the body such as the digestive system, the reproductive system, the endocrine system, the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, and the urinary system. I need to review these articles and write summaries on them for a class and I can't find an excellent site to [...]

"Overwhelmed" APs: The only perspective suitable in the media?

Posted by luke on August 14, 2011 at 7:20 am

I just read this article, cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/14/chi… and while it's all pretty accurate (never mind that when adoptees report many of these findings, we're considered 'negative') I'm again dismayed that you never see articles from the adoptee perspective–just these poor, overwhelmed adults who choose to enter into this parental role. Why isn't the adoptee perspective considered [...]