A remembrance ceremony in Troy and the opening of an exhibit at the State Museum in Albany are among the events planned in the Capital Region today in observance of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on this nation.
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Jeffrey McAllister : Ex-nurse admits abuse of patients
An Oregon nurse pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually abusing women in a Portland hospital’s emergency room and is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in prison under terms of a deal with prosecutors, a court administrator said.
Read More »Terri-Jean Bedford kicked out of prostitution bill hearing (Video)
A high-profile former sex worker who led a successful challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws was kicked out of a Senate hearing after running afoul of committee rules – and threatening to make public a list of politicians who hire prostitutes.
Read More »Lady Baboons With Guy Pals Live Longer, Study
Numerous studies have linked social interaction to improved health and survival in humans, and new research confirms that the same is true for baboons. Scientists from Duke University studied more than 200 yellow baboon females from the plains of southern Kenya and found that those who were the most sociable – meaning they took part in social grooming more so than …
Read More »Eating fish may prevent hearing loss in women, Study
Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that consumption of two or more servings of fish per week could lower the risk of hearing loss in women by 20 percent.
Read More »Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with abdominal tumour (Video)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to hospital following a diagnosis of a tumour, Humber River Hospital officials and Ford’s family confirmed Wednesday, but there is no sign Ford intends on dropping out of the mayoral race.
Read More »Feds announce funding for dementia research, Report
Canada’s federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose passed through Montreal Wednesday morning to announce an investment of $31.5 million for a national research consortium on Alzheimer’s and other dementias with a focus on preventing and delaying disease and improving the lives of patients and their families.
Read More »Bilal Philips : Canadian preacher linked to terrorists found in Davao
After being expelled from Germany and banned from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, a Canadian Muslim preacher was detained in the Philippines on Wednesday for “inciting and recruiting people to conduct terrorist activities.”
Read More »Researchers Use Gold Substrate to Grow Graphene’s Cousin, Germanene
Scientists synthesized a material that has been dubbed “the cousin graphene.” The 2D material is called germanene, and is made up of just a single layer of atoms. The material is expected to have impressive electrical and optical properties and could be extremely useful in the electronics industry, the Institute of Physics reported.
Read More »Sleep And Anxiety Drugs May Increase Risk For Alzheimer’s, Study
The results of a recent study published in the British Medical Journal suggest that the use of sleep and anxiety drugs could put users at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More »US : FDA approves a third new weight-loss pill
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination of bupropion/naltrexone, developed by Orexigen Therapeutics, to be known as Contrave, for the treatment of obesity.
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