Dolphins Plagued by Similar Diseases As Humans
Region: California
Dolphins Plagued by Similar Diseases as Humans By Leo Kretzner, 2/18/10, San Diego, CA “Flipper” – that most famous of marine mammals – would quite possibly be one sick dolphin these days. That was a conclusion drawn from presentations by four scientists from separate specialties studying dolphins in their native environment, along coasts and in the open ocean. The talks were a part of the ann... more
Views: 5077Google Buzz: The Twitter-Yelp-Foursquare-iPhone-Facebook-Killer
Region: California
Today Google unveiled Google Buzz, their latest foray into the increasingly competitive social web. Touting it as a 'new way to share updates, photos, videos and more," Google Buzz looks at first like Google's answer to the success of Twitter, the real-time microblogging platform. But a deeper dive into the product, and its location-based integration into Google' Android phone, reveals shades of Foursquare... more
Views: 4418In San Diego, Residents Find Welfare Benefits Elusive
Region: California
San Diego residents are slipping through gaps in the county’s safety net for the poor [2], according to a report published Sunday by voiceofsandiego.org. The local investigative news outfit put to the test anecdotal reports of out-of-reach benefits: It collaborated with the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College, which conducted a study [3] (PDF) of how San Diego’s welfare... more
Views: 941Video: 2010 Oscar Nominations for the Academy Awards
Region: CaliforniaWatch as actress Anne Hathaway and Academy President Tom Sherak announce the 2010 Oscar nominees. BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, February 2) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway. Sherak and Hathaway, who was nominated for an Academy Award® for her lead performanc... more
Views: 1441Pacquiao: Fighter of the Year | Figher of the Decade
Region: CaliforniaManny "Pacman" Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king who had just made a record-breaking achievement by being a champion in 7 weight classes, has been named by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) as 2009 fighter of the year. Pacquiao will be presented with his third Sugar Ray Robinson trophy on the 11th of June at the 85th annual banquet of BWAA in New York. The Pacman had achieved his welterweight title b... more
Views: 1150EXCLUSIVE: Brangelina Over!!! Jennifer Aniston Tells Brad Pitt She’ll Take Him Back!!! HOT PHOTOS
Region: CaliforniaOn the Cover: Jen Tells Brad She’ll Take Him Back! Star Magazine Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt shocked the world five years ago, when they ended their picture-perfect marriage. But now that Brad and Angelina Jolie have signed a breakup contract dividing their $350 million fortune, Jen is ready to forgive her ex — and take him back! For the Full Story Brangelina Over... Jen Aniston Hot PHOTOS, wants Bra... more
Views: 5523Surprising Diet Study Result: Red meat not the bad guy this time
Region: California
Surprising Diet Study Result: Red meat not the bad guy this time By Leo Kretzner, 1/30/2010 Many a medical study is done on diet and cancer. Some search for eating patterns among groups of people who do and don’t get cancer. Or they may determine if dietary changes made within the study have measurable positive effects in people. A new study by Dr. Erin Richman of the Harvard School of Public Health is les... more
Views: 4954“Avatar is real,” say tribal people
Region: California
Following the film Avatar’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. A Penan man from Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, told Survival, “The Penan people cannot live without the rainforest. The forest looks after us, and we look after it. We understand the plants and the animals because we have lived here for many, ... more
Views: 1863Medical Humdrum Hijacked by Politics and Emotion
Region: CaliforniaMedical Hum-drum Hijacked by Politics and Emotion By Leo Kretzner, December 7, 2009. What does the average person want from medical studies?? A heaping order of certainty with some simple advice on the side, hold the nuance. Yet what do we usually get?? Relative odds and statistics covered with a creamy sauce of complexity. No wonder people get upset when medical thinking changes. With the hugely partisan political... more
Views: 1520Which cruciferious vegetables help prevent cancer, according to latest studies?
Region: CaliforniaThe hottest topic in nutrition research today is looking at foods that contain substances that prevent, inhibit, delay, or reverse cancer and some of the degenerative diseases such as heart disease. Who's researching which cruciferous vegetables? The topic is called chemoprevention, but is not about chemicals from drugs, but instead emphasizes naturally occurring substances in foods. Drug companies study the synthetic... more
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