White Nose Syndrome Might Affect Agriculture

April 23, 2012

Font Size: White Nose Syndrome is a disease killing off the North American Bat population but two bats at the Virginia Wildlife Center are on the road to recovery after coming down with what vets think were symptoms of the disease. Meet Two and One-eleven. They’re a pair of little brown bats that were brought [...]

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Ryan O’Neal and Warren Buffet have prostate cancer: What are stages 1 and 2?

April 23, 2012

Left: Actor Ryan O'Neal arrives at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History Feb. 2, 2011 in Washington, D.C. / right: Warren Buffett attends a 2008 State Farm Basketball Challenge exhibition game at the Thomas & Mack Center July 25, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit:Getty Images) (CBS News) Actor Ryan O’Neal recently revealed [...]

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Still using Internet Explorer 6 / 7 to browse the web?

April 23, 2012

for this reason, the Minnesota Daily’s website cannot offer great legacy support for IE 6 / 7 users at this time. to get the best possible experience on our website, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or another more modern browser. such as: Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, Google Chrome [...]

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Extended hormone use risky for women

April 23, 2012

New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman’s risk of breast cancer. It is already known that taking pills that combine estrogen and progestin – the most common type of hormone therapy – can increase breast cancer risk. but women who no longer have [...]

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UPI NewsTrack TopNews

April 23, 2012

Zimmerman held pending arraignment SANFORD, Fla., April 12 (UPI) — A Florida judge Thursday ordered the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin to remain jailed on murder charges. Seminole County Circuit Judge mark E. Herr ordered George Zimmerman, 28, held pending a bond hearing and formal arraignment on second-degree murder charges [...]

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TB remains a health threat in Basilan – ZamboTimes

April 23, 2012

by Rene V. Carbayas ISABELA CITY, Basilan — Tuberculosis or TB remains to be a health threat in Basilan and urged the public to be aware of the disease, according to local health authorities here. In separate radio interview over DXNO-FM Radyo Komunidad radio station in Isabela City, both representatives of the Department of Health [...]

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Testosterone helps heart failure symptoms

April 23, 2012

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 17 (UPI) — Older men and women with heart failure could breathe better and exercise more after taking testosterone supplements, researchers in Canada said. Study author Dr. Justin A. Ezekowitz, an assistant professor and director of the Heart Function Clinic at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and colleagues analyzed four randomized [...]

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You don’t need Oprah to get free screening for head, neck cancers

April 22, 2012

Give Oprah Winfrey the credit — or blame. Last year, Penrose Cancer Center signed up about 80 people for its first-ever free screening for oral, head and neck cancers. In the days before the screening, Winfrey’s show featured actor and producer Michael Douglas, who discussed his battle with throat cancer and helped publicize the screening [...]

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Allergy symptoms surge with pollen counts

April 22, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY — Cedar, oak, birch, cottonwood. They’re a big part of the local landscape, but they’re also causing Utahns a lot of trouble lately. “We had a relatively warm winter and what might be perceived as an early or mild spring and this has promoted very high pollen counts,” said Dr. Charles Rogers, [...]

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Testosterone supplements may help heart failure patients

April 22, 2012

Testosterone supplements may improve the quality of life for patients who have a certain heart condition, a new study says. In the study, testosterone patches and injections improved the breathing and exercise abilities of people with heart failure, a chronic inability of the heart to pump enough blood to the rest of the body. Although most [...]

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