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May 11, 2010

Calif. bill would block out-of-state power deals

Calif. bill would block out-of-state power deals
The California Assembly advanced a bill Monday that would prohibit public utilities from contracting with out-of-state power plants that do not meet California’s air pollution standards.

LifeSpan program to focus on chronic disease self-management

LifeSpan program to focus on chronic disease self-management
Take charge of your life: Live well and be well! Join us at the LifeSpan Center for an educational program focusing on chronic disease self management.

May 11, 2010

It’s Something About the Hair: Shannon Briggs Takes His Heavyweight Quest to the Norfolk Scope

It’s Something About the Hair: Shannon Briggs Takes His Heavyweight Quest to the Norfolk Scope
By Neil Dennis – A lot of people over the years have been eager to dismiss Shannon Briggs. When he lost his undefeated record to Darroll Wilson, they tried to write him off. When he lost a decision to journeyman Sedrick Fields, they tried to write him off.

Free health clinics still drawing large crowds in cities across U.S.

Free health clinics still drawing large crowds in cities across U.S.
Parade: A series of no-cost health care clinics are making their way across America. In Atlanta 1,050 volunteers gave their time to serve uninsured Americans who needed medical care. “The Atlanta mega-clinic was the sixth in a series that began in September. (The first was held in Houston in partnership with TV talk-show host and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.)

Risk of illness increases with every added pound

Risk of illness increases with every added pound
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) The number of Utahns considered obese continues to inch upward, and for the first time, we know how their risk of illness rises with each additional pound. The Utah Department of Health just completed a study showing obesity has a dramatic impact on the overall poor health of Utahns. This is the first time the health department has divided the obese category into …

Paralympic swimmer Heather Frederiksen stripped of medals after failing drug test

Paralympic swimmer Heather Frederiksen stripped of medals after failing drug test
British Paralympic swimming champion Heather Frederiksen stripped of two medals after failing a drug test.

Study defines different levels of obesity

Study defines different levels of obesity
The more obese you are, the more health problems you are bound to have. That’s what the Utah Department of Health has discovered in its research.

NASA Captures Night Infrared View of Gulf Oil Spill

NASA Captures Night Infrared View of Gulf Oil Spill
(PhysOrg.com) — A May 7 nighttime infrared image of the Gulf oil spill from an instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft provides a different perspective on the oil slick nearing the Gulf coast.

UQ Physics boosts the signal

UQ Physics boosts the signal
(PhysOrg.com) — University of Queensland physicists have demonstrated a novel solution to the problem of information degradation when amplifying signals at the quantum information level.

The Scarlet Letters: HIV and Adolescent Life in Africa

The Scarlet Letters: HIV and Adolescent Life in Africa
The last time I was in Kampala, I met a brother and sister who had contracted HIV from their mother. The boy, whom I will call Peter (I’ve also changed the names of his friends and family), was just two days shy of his 16th birthday, and betrayed no visible signs of sickness.