The NY Daily News writes here: Rupe is in soup with troops and here: Rupe shill-acked by O.J. outrage, Guardian Unlimited writes here: OJ ‘confession’: now US turns on Murdoch! Tens of thousands of people already signed the family’s dontpayoj.com Web site, which encourages people to bombard Murdoch’s network and publishers with phone calls and [...]
Modest sun exposure and vitamin D pills could lower risk, Reuters reports here at Newsweek: Women in the sunnier regions of the world have a much lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who dwell in colder climates, a new study has found.
WebMD Medical News reports here: HPV, the human papillomavirus, is vastly more dangerous in women who smoke, a Swedish study finds.
BBC NEws reports here: US researchers have developed a test to measure the turnover of a key protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease, which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis.
CNN reports here: The FDA is allowing silicone breast implants to be sold again, 14 years after they were removed from the market by the same agency over questions of safety. The approved silicone implants are made by two companies, Inamed Aesthetics, now a part of Allergan, and Mentor.
Thew Washington Post reports here: A component of red wine recently shown to help lab mice live longer also protects animals from obesity and diabetes and boosts their physical endurance, researchers reported yesterday.
From this CNN news story: Segal said we should pass on buying lottery tickets and find small things we can do every day that bring us joy, whether it’s going for a walk or cooking a meal or reading a book.
Spiegel Online reports here: EU climate policy is gearing up to confront the US. Imports from countries that refuse to ratify the Kyoto Protocol could be subject to punitive tariff duties — a new measure intended to pressure the Bush Administration. A climate tax on flights may also be introduced.
Reuters Health reports here at Yahoo News: Obese patients are more likely to have a recurrence of colon cancer than their normal-weight counterparts and face an increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study shows.