3-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Gets CT Scan

Lucy is the most famous fossil in the world, but scientists still haven't learned all of her secrets. While the fossil was in Houston, she underwent an extensive CT scan. Jon Kappelman, who led the team that scanned Lucy, talks about the experience of working with the fossil.

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Simple ways to sort neatly
I knew there had to be a better way to organize my important information, but I was daunted by the task of sorting and organizing.
FDA: Peanut plant knowingly sold salmonella-laced food
A Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped salmonella-laced products as far back as 2007, at times sending out tainted products after tests confirmed contamination, according to inspection records released today.
HEALTH-ARGENTINA: No End to Chagas Disease
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (Tierramérica) - After two years of the government health programme "Argentina justa, Argentina sin Chagas" (Fair Argentina, Chagas-Free Argentina) the fight against the endemic disease of that name is weakening, according to experts.

FDA: Peanut plant knowingly shipped tainted goods

'Private Practice' veers into shaky territory with tumor case
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Octuplet Mother Remains Target Of Ethical Debate

The Los Angeles area mother of octuplets is out of the hospital and reportedly weighing her options among many offers from television shows, movie studios and publishing houses. But she's still the target of a major ethical debate about why she received fertility treatments.

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Coldplay will perform Aug. 6 in Raleigh
British rock band Coldplay will play Aug. 6 in Raleigh, according to Pollstar.
FDA: Peanut plant knowingly shipped tainted goods
Federal health officials say the Georgia peanut plant at the center of the salmonella outbreak knowingly shipped tainted products.
Q&A: "Sanitation Is Becoming a Social Movement"
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (IPS) - While 2008 - declared by the U.N. as the "International Year of Sanitation" - came and went with 2.6 billion people, including almost one billion children, still living without basic facilities, UNICEF's sanitation and hygiene senior advisor, Therese Dooley, says there is reason for hope.

Larry the Cable Guy will perform in Cary

Obama signs expansion of children's health insurance
The president calls the Democratic legislation, to be funded largely by higher cigarette taxes, a 'down payment' on his plan to cover all Americans. President Obama signed legislation Wednesday to expand publicly funded health insurance for children, marking a historic shift in Washington's political landscape and providing the White House its biggest victory since Obama took office.
Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis Is Grim

Only 5 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five years later. New treatments are being tried to improve those odds.

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Larry the Cable Guy will perform in Cary
Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park is using a promoter that does a lot of comedy and theater.
FDA defends how it handled salmonella outbreak
Federal health officials are defending their handling of the nationwide salmonella outbreak, telling Congress they had been hot on the trail of a Georgia processor even before they were certain that peanuts were to blame for hundreds of illnesses.

Tamiflu no longer works for dominant flu strain
U.S. health officials say almost 100% of the type A H1N1 strain showed resistance to the leading antiviral drug. So far, the influenza season has been mild. A milder than usual U.S. flu season is masking a growing concern about widespread resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu and what that means for the nation's preparedness in case of a dangerous pandemic flu.
Study: Hormone Use-Cancer Rate Link

Are breast cancer rates declining due to better detection, including more mammography/MRI screening? Or is the decline due to fewer women using hormone therapy? A new study offers some evidence.

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Does Facebook share too much information?
Personal information ranging from the arcane to the surprisingly revealing has spread furiously across Facebook via a simple application many of us have come to know as the "25 Random Things" note.
Octuplets' mother offered book, TV deals
The mother of the world's longest-living octuplets is being deluged with offers for book deals, TV shows and other business proposals, but has not decided what she might do other than care for her children, her newly hired spokeswoman said yesterday.

Tibet's Dalai Lama out of hospital: 'nothing serious'

Tibet's Dalai Lama out of hospital: 'nothing serious'
The Tibetan exile leader, 73, has only a pinched nerve. But China's government, which considers him an obstacle to its control, watches even minor changes in his health closely. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, was hospitalized here Monday after complaining of discomfort in his arm, aides said. He was released a few hours later after a series of tests.
Study: Heart CT Scans May Pose Risk

A new study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association shows doses of radiation given in CT scans for heart disease are potentially harmful. The scans are frequently used to look for heart disease in people who don't have symptoms and some doctors say the high radiation dose raises the risk of cancer for these patients.

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Slavery's legacy: Parents full of hope
Eminent scholars told Sana Butler that she was wasting her time a decade ago when she wanted to find and interview the children of slaves.
Octuplets mother offered book, TV deals
The mother of the world's longest-living octuplets is being deluged with offers for book deals, TV shows and other business proposals, but has not decided what she might do other than care for her children, her newly hired spokeswoman said yesterday.

Live Nation ticketing a rough start

Exercise for strong abs to support the back
Because strong abdominal muscles are key to preventing back pain, training the abs is extremely important. The abs should act as a girdle to pull in your belly and stabilize your spine as you move around all day. Incorporate this exercise into your daily workouts for a strong, trim midsection.
Expert: U.S. Food Inspection Among Best

Jorgen Schlundt, director of food safety, zoonoses and food-borne diseases at the World Health Organization, says that in some ways the U.S. has the best food-inspection practices in the world. He says, however, it could improve oversight of how food is produced.

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Live Nation ticketing a rough start
If you tried to buy Jimmy Buffett tickets online when they went on sale Saturday morning, chances are good that you found it to be a frustrating experience.
Hopkins surgeons perform rare transvaginal kidney removal
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University say they have removed a donor kidney through a 48-year-old woman's vagina, eliminating the need for an abdominal incision that normally leaves a 5- to 6-inch scar.

Mountain Gorilla Population In Congo Increases

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where many endangered mountain gorillas live, park rangers and researchers have been absent for months. They recently were let back in because of a cease-fire in the ongoing civil war, and they found the gorilla population has increased.

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Eat, drink and learn
Triangle restaurants offer classes.
Baltimore doctor flies Haitian boy to his operating room
Union Memorial's Gashti has made his spring pilgrimages to the poor since 1994 Union Memorial's Gashti has made his spring pilgrimages to the poor since 1994