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Ambulance

Michigan, US: Hope College closed by norovirus

Joe LaFurgey
WoodTV
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:41 UTC
Shut it down. Wash it down.

That's the order from Ottawa County Health officials after more than 120 Hope College students became ill from a noro-like virus.

The campus health clinic noticed the beginning of the outbreak Thursday. Symptoms include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, all pointing to the highly contagious norovirus. Officials are awaiting tests to determine exactly what virus it is.

But they do know it's very contagious.
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Target

New Target In Brain For Treating Schizophrenia Identified


ScienceDaily
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:17 UTC
Research from the University of Pittsburgh could expand the options for controlling schizophrenia by identifying a brain region that responds to more than one type of antipsychotic drug. The findings illustrate for the first time that the orbitofrontal cortex could be a promising target for developing future antipsychotic drugs - even those that have very different mechanisms of action.
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Heart - Black

Bullies may get kick out of seeing others in pain

Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:17 UTC
CHICAGO - Brain scans of teens with a history of aggressive bullying behavior suggest that they may actually get pleasure out of seeing someone else in pain, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

Comment: One word........'Psychopaths'!

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Beer

Binge drinkers 'risking dementia'


BBC News
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:12 UTC
Urgent action is needed to prevent Britain heading for a dementia epidemic caused by the nation's binge-drinking culture, experts have warned. Research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry links excessive drinking and a loss of brain tissue.
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Evil Rays

Migraines 'mean less cancer risk'


BBC News
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:09 UTC
Migraine Cancer Link
© SPLA third of women will suffer a migraine over the course of their life

Women who suffer regular migraines may have the comfort of knowing they face a much lower risk of breast cancer, say US researchers. The discovery points to the potential importance of hormone levels in both.

The study of 3,412 women suggests a 30% lower risk for people with a history of disabling headaches. However, the researchers, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, warned more work was needed to confirm the link.
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Smiley

Child's play 'better than a jog'


BBC News
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03 UTC
Running around like a child in a playground may be better for you than traditional grown-up ways of taking exercise like jogging and cycling. Researchers have found short sharp sprints of up to 30 seconds could be as beneficial as doing up to five sessions of an hour's exercise a week.

Fewer than one in three adults in Wales follow recommended exercise guidelines. The University of Glamorgan research found shorter bursts of exercise could be more practical to follow.
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Magic Wand

UK: Foot massages calm unruly pupils


BBC News
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:59 UTC
Foot Massage
Reflexology uses pressure on specific points on the feet

Disruptive schoolchildren in south London will be given foot massages by therapists to help get their aggressiveness under control. Reflexologists will visit 74 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth and tend to children under 13. Lambeth Council has budgeted £90,000 next year for reflexologists from London-based charity Bud Umbrella.
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Pills

Probiotics Linked to 70 Percent Reduction in Kidney Stones

David Gutierrez
Natural News
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:00 UTC
People who naturally carry a probiotic bacteria called Oxalobacter formigenes are 70 percent less likely to develop kidney stones than people whose dietary tracts lack the bacteria, according to a study conducted by researchers from Boston University and published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Toys

US: Two toys recalled for lead contamination


News 10 Now
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:40 UTC
Two more children's toys are being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the toys were tested and contain excessive amounts of lead.

One of the toys is the "Mini-Televisor" toy sold on the internet through okktoys.com. They were sold between July and September of this year.

The other toy is the Best Friends Ying Yang Necklace set, sold at Claire's Boutiques across the country. The stores sold the sets between April of 2007 and August of 2008.
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X

US: More PCBs found at arsenal site

Christina Pazzanese
Globe
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:29 UTC
New environmental testing of property on Arsenal Street in Watertown, Massachusetts once used by the Department of Defense to store nuclear waste indicates the land is more contaminated with PCBs than previously believed.

Consultants for the US Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing the cleanup of the site across Greenough Boulevard from the Charles River, told town officials last week that tests done in July and August found higher levels of polychlorinated biphenyls than prior tests had shown.

"That surprised us," said David E. Heislein, project manager for MACTEC, a consulting firm.
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