Hot News “Security was restored Sunday after two Protestant churches and a pastor’s house were set on fire allegedly by a Muslim mob in Sibuhuan.”

The President “President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Army’s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) soldiers and their families.”

Archive for ‘November, 2009’

Things You Need to Know About Colon Cancer

Things You Need to Know About Colon Cancer

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The earliest symptoms colon cancer almost always go undetected and unnoticed by most people and it is these innocuous origins that cause the disease to spread unchecked. Colon cancer is now the second leading cause of death amongst all cancers.
People over fifty years old run a high-risk of developing colorectal cancer and need to [...]

‘Arthritis risk’ for middle-aged exercise addicts

‘Arthritis risk’ for middle-aged exercise addicts

BBC NewsCan exercise be too much of a good thing? Middle-aged men and women may be risking arthritis if they overdo their exercise regime, research suggests. A US study of more than 200 people aged 45 to 55 and of “normal” weight found those doing th…

Chinese children adopted by overseas families begin root-tracing trip

Chinese children adopted by overseas families begin root-tracing trip

www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-23 21:47:00 BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese children adopted by 37 overseas families from six countries are in China for a root-tracing trip to learn more about their birth country. A wel…

Patient trapped in a 23-year ‘coma’ was conscious all along

Patient trapped in a 23-year ‘coma’ was conscious all along

Daily Mail, by ALLAN HALL, 9:18 AM on 23rd November 2009Rom Houben was trapped in a coma for 23 years and had no way of letting anyone know he could hear what they were saying (picture posed by model) A car crash victim diagnosed as being in a coma fo…

Picture of Michael Jackson Shown in The Baby’s Scan

Picture of Michael Jackson Shown in The Baby’s Scan

Kompas, SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2009 | 8:05 AMKOMPAS.com – It looks like an ordinary ultrasound scan, with a blurry contrast of light and shade. But to Dawn Kelley and William Hickman, it’s the face of Michael Jackson.The imaginative couple say they can …

Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

BBC NewsDrinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests.The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial f…

Ukraine paralysed by “superflu”

Ukraine paralysed by “superflu”

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, by Willemien Groot, November 2009 In Ukraine, the alarm phase red has been declared. According to the health authorities, the country has been hit by a new influenza virus that’s more dangerous than the swine (H1N1) f…

Not just swine flu – new cold virus may lurk, too

Not just swine flu – new cold virus may lurk, too

Reuters, Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:24pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia — the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold viru…

Meditation ‘eases heart disease’

Meditation ‘eases heart disease’

BBC NewsHeart patients saw a big risk reduction from practising meditation Heart disease patients who practise Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates, US researchers have said. At a meeting of the American Heart Association they sai…

Plastic chemicals ‘feminise boys’

Plastic chemicals ‘feminise boys’

BBC NewsMale hormones drive boyish playChemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them “more feminine”, say US researchers. Males exposed to high doses in the womb went on to be less likely to play with boys’ toys like cars or to join …

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