Gene test shows who could benefit from statins to reduce colon cancer risk
A genetic test can help determine in which patients cholesterol-lowering statin drugs might have the most benefit in also reducing the risk of colorectal cancer, a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds.
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Local marijuana strain takes top honors at Cannabis Crown
“Kandy Kush,” a strain grown by Steamboat’s Rocky Mountain Remedies, won the inaugural Western Slope Cannabis Crown in Aspen. It beat out entries from 140 other growers in the judged contest.
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Persistance keeps Barry Cohen of New Brunswick in business
NEW BRUNSWICK — After 13 years and a series of hurdles, Barry Cohen has a smile on his face and a pipe in his hand.
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Police: Gunman kills 1 at Tenn. hospital before killing himself
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Knoxville police chief says one woman has died and two others are injured after a gunman opened fire outside a hospital and then committed suicide.
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Ash prompts Pope contingency plan
Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull last Friday. Iceland’s second volcano eruption in less than a month has sent plumes of ash and smoke shooting more than 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) into the sky.
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Key brain regions talk directly with each other, scientists say
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found new evidence that the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, two important areas in the central nervous system, are linked together to form an integrated functional network. The findings are available online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Problem apt. owner has to pay city
After the city received complaints about the safety of an apartment building, they charged Ray Trujillo with over 80 charges. On Monday, he pleaded “no contest” to the charges and has to pay restitution to the city. He will also sell his troubled apartment building.
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Fire destroys Houma house today
Published: Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:06 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:06 p.m. HOUMA — Fire destroyed a house in central Houma today, sending smoke billowing into the air but leaving no one injured.
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Europeans still coping with grounded air traffic five days after volcanic eruption
Britain sent Royal Navy warships on Monday to rescue those stranded across the Channel by the volcanic ash cloud and the aviation industry blasted European officials, claiming there was “no coordination and no leadership” in the crisis that shut down most…
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Air traffic to resume in ‘caution zones’
European officials today created three regions in the sky to quickly break the flight deadlock caused by volcanic ash flowing from Iceland.
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