Warrant: DNA evidence from bloody sock, green-ink pen link Yale killing suspect to victimNovember 13th, 2009 Warrant: Bloody sock links Yale suspect to victimNEW HAVEN, Conn. — DNA evidence on a bloody sock found hidden in the ceiling and an ink pen found under the body of a Yale graduate student links an animal research technician to her killing, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.
Infants of vaccinated mums less likely to be hospitalized for fluNovember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Infants born to women who received influenza vaccine during pregnancy are less likely to be hospitalized due to the disease, say researchers. Influenza is a major cause of serious respiratory disease in pregnant women and of hospitalization in infants.
Changing behavior helps older adults take medication as prescribedOctober 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Older adults often don't adhere to the instructions given by doctors while prescribing medications. Now, researchers have suggested that applying behavior-changing strategies might improve their abilities to take drugs as required.
Theodore Sizer, a leading education reformer and former Ivy League educator, dies at age 77October 22nd, 2009 Education reformer Theodore Sizer dies at 77BOSTON — Theodore Ryland Sizer, a leader in education reform who led Ivy League education departments, has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 77. His wife, Nancy Sizer, says the author and educator died at home in Harvard, Mass., on Wednesday night.
Robert Plant campaigns for new cancer treatmentOctober 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is extending his support to a pioneering British cancer charity. Killing Cancer is a charity that is aiming to raise 75 million dollars to fund further trials into Photodynamic Therapy, a treatment that can help cure some forms of cancer by killing cells through a combination of drugs and light.
Two tribals die after eating contaminated meatOctober 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two people, including a 68-year-old woman, died and 11 others fell sick after eating contaminated meat in Orissa's Sundergarh district, a health official said Wednesday. They ate half-cooked meat early this week in Kendughati village of Sundergarh, about 540 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
New 'on-off switch' mechanism stops cancer's spread in miceSeptember 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have shed light on an "on-off switch" mechanism that can help stop cancer in its tracks. Experts at Yale School of Medicine and Sichuan University, China, experimented on mice and found that an RNA molecule from an area of the genome, which does not produce proteins, prevents a type of tumour-suppressor protein (TSP) from inactivating incipient cancer genes.
Exposure to PCE-contaminated water linked to birth defectsSeptember 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Expectant mothers exposed to drinking water contaminated with tetrachloroethylene or perchlorethylene (PCE) are likely to give birth to kids with congenital defects, according to a new study. The study found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children.
90-year-old Calif. man charged with killing terminally ill wife to end her sufferingSeptember 21st, 2009 Man, 90, charged with killing terminally ill wifeLAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A 90-year-old retired physician has been charged with killing his terminally ill wife at their Southern California home but remains hospitalized after turning the gun on himself.
Police await DNA findings in Yale student slaying; medical examiner says she was suffocatedSeptember 17th, 2009 Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocatedCROMWELL, Conn. — Police were awaiting the results of DNA tests on evidence taken from a Yale University animal research technician before determining whether to charge him with killing a graduate student who worked in the same lab.
Police seek DNA, other evidence from research assistant in slaying of Yale graduate studentSeptember 16th, 2009 Technician in custody in Yale grad student slayingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police have left the apartment of a Yale University animal research technician after searching the scene for hours overnight looking for evidence in the killing of a graduate student who worked in the same lab.
Lab tech released from custody after police get DNA, other evidence in slaying of Yale studentSeptember 16th, 2009 Lab tech released from custody in Yale slayingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police released a Yale University animal research technician on Wednesday after collecting DNA samples and questioning him in the killing of a graduate student who worked in the same lab.
Police investigating Yale slaying raid lab technician's home, collect DNA and other evidenceSeptember 15th, 2009 Technician in custody in Yale grad student slayingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police and FBI agents searched the home of a Yale University animal research technician Tuesday night and led him away in handcuffs to the cheers of neighbors in a hunt for evidence that might tie him to the slaying of a graduate student.
Argentina recalls 40,000 IUDs, potentially contaminated with bacteria from poor packagingSeptember 14th, 2009 Argentina recalls 40,000 IUDs, may be contaminatedBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's government is recalling 40,000 IUDs after discovering some of the birth control devices contaminated with bacteria. The health ministry says the intrauterine devices were distributed for free by public hospitals nationwide.
Carbon monoxide increases health risk to elderly heart patientsSeptember 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), even well below permissible national limits, may hasten hospitalisation of elderly cardiac patients, according to a new study in the US. The nationwide study of 126 urban communities found that an increase in CO of one part per million (PPM) in the maximum daily hour-long exposure is linked with a 0.96 percent hike in hospitalisation risk from cardiovascular disease among people over 65 year.
