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Understanding Hypertension In African Americans Proves Elusive
Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone, aldosterone, which is known to potentially cause hypertension in African Americans. Many African Americans develop the salt-sensitive form of hypertension. Approximately 40 percent of African Americans have hypertension -- the highest rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States -- but there is little data about what makes them more susceptible to this condition, the senior author of a recent article on the topic said. Best-Ever Thanksgiving
Collection of recipes and craft and activity ideas for children related to the celebration of Thanksgiving. Includes recipes for turkey, pies and desserts, side dishes, and leftovers. Craft ideas include decorations, tabletop decor, pilgrim hats, toy canoes, and more. From FamilyFun magazine. New Analysis Explains Wide Variations In Animal Sleep Habits
An extensive research analysis by a neuroscientist at UCLA's Semel Institute and the Veterans Affairs' Neurobiology Research Laboratory concludes that environment and diet largely determine sleep needs. Inside The Matrixfor Mobiles
Mobile Complete is a young company with a unique service: It hooks the innards of cell phones to the net for software programmers to work on. A disassembled Apple iPhone is just one of thousands of phones wired to rack after rack of servers. It's The Matrixfor mobiles. Professor Discovers New Mixing Method For Microchip-Sized Labs
By alternating the flow of fluid through tiny plastic pipes, a team of mechanical engineers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has discovered a new and speedier way to mix liquids, which in turn will someday produce better and safer medications. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Simple Strategy Could Prevent Half Of Deadly Tuberculosis Infections
By using a combination of inexpensive infection control measures, hospitals around the world could prevent half the new cases of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis, according to a new study. Key Event In Cell Death Occurs As Single, Quick Event
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated that a key event during apoptosis (cell suicide) occurs as a single, quick event, rather than as a step-by-step process. Echinacea Could Cut Chance Of Catching Cold By More Than Half, Study S
Echinacea, the most popular herbal supplement in the United States, cuts the chances of catching the common cold by 58 percent and reduces the duration of the common cold by 1.4 days, according to a new University of Connecticut study to be published in the July issue of the prominent British medical journal, The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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