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Down In The Mouth?
A woman's mouth has a lot to say, even when it's not talking. Things that alter a woman's body such as prescription medications to help prevent diseases, diabetes, or a vitamin deficiency, can affect a woman's oral health, according to recent research. Study Links Race To Risk Of Advanced Colorectal Cancer, Death
A new study finds wide variations in colorectal cancer stage of diagnosis and mortality, with some ethnic groups having 10 to 60 percent higher risks of stage III or IV colorectal cancer compared to non-Hispanic whites, and 20 to 30 percent higher risk of death from the disease. Male Stickleback Fish Masquerading In Murky Waters
Where humans lower water quality, poor quality stickleback male fish trick unsuspecting females. An increase in nutrient input in the Baltic is compromising water clarity by promoting algal blooms. Under reduced visibility caused by the presence of algae, poor quality males are able to lie about their physical condition, which is bad for the females. Poor quality males are more likely to eat the eggs that they're supposed to be tending. World Trade Center (WTC) Health Studies and Information on Health Serv
Descriptions of health studies by the New York State Department of Health, which "is actively involved in assessing health risks among individuals exposed to the smoke and debris from the World Trade Center"as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Also includes annotated links to health services for residents of lower Manhattan, responders, and health care providers. From the New York State Department of Health. [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." Life And Death In The Living Brain: Recruitment Of New Neurons Slows W
Like clockwork, brain regions in many songbird species expand and shrink seasonally in response to hormones. Now, for the first time, neurobiologists have interrupted this natural "annual remodeling" of the brain and have shown that there is a direct link between the death of old neurons and their replacement by newly born ones in a living vertebrate. Onion Compound May Help Fight Osteoporosis
Besides adding flavor to food, onions also may be good for your bones. Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have identified a compound in the popular vegetable that appears to decrease bone loss in laboratory studies using rat bone cells. Great Bustards Breed In UK For First Time In 175 Years
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has welcomed news of the first breeding great bustards in Great Britain for 175 years. The Great Bustard Group has been releasing birds on Salisbury Plain each year since around 2004, but did not expect nesting to take place until 2008, as males have to reach four or five years old before they can breed. Chicks are raised in Russia from eggs rescued from nests destroyed by cultivation, but then released in the Wiltshire countryside. Burmese Buddhism and the Spirit Cult Revisited: An Interdisciplinary C
Details about this 2004 academic conference on religious practices in Burma in relation to those of its neighboring Theravada country, Thailand. "[O]ur knowledge of Burmese religion and society is still limited, due to the fact that Burma (Myanmar) has been inaccessible to foreign scholars since the military takeover in 1962."Includes a conference overview, text of most of the conference papers, and a few conference photos. Organized by the Stanford University Center for Buddhist Studies. The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Collection of articles about the Pulitzer Prizes, along with interviews with some of the 2005 winners, a list of the 2005 winners, excerpts and samples of work from winners, and links to stories about Pulitzer Prizes going back to 2000. From National Public Radio (NPR).
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