15Jul/13

Sugar – National Geographic

SugarNational GeographicSugar spread slowly from island to island, finally reaching the Asian mainland around 1000 B.C. By A.D. 500 it was being processed into a powder in India and used as a medicine for headaches, stomach flutters, impotence. For yea…

15Jul/13

Autism can be tied to maternal antibodies – West – Welfare Society Territory


West – Welfare Society Territory

Autism can be tied to maternal antibodies
West – Welfare Society Territory
Autism could be linked to the action of some maternal antibodies during gestation. That, by penetrating the placenta, affect fetus’ brain development. This is the result of a study carried out by the University of Davis in California and published in
UC Davis study finds connection between mother’s antibodies, autismDaily Democrat
Newly Discovered Antibodies Produced by Some Pregnant Women May Lead to Growing Your Baby
Antibody clue to autism in childrenBusiness Recorder (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) –CTV News
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15Jul/13

John clocks up blood donation number 400 – Illawarra Mercury


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John clocks up blood donation number 400
Illawarra Mercury
Blood donation saved John Williams’ life and he has saved countless others after clocking up more than 400 donations over the past four decades. The Horsley resident was just 20 when he received a life-saving blood transfusion during open-heart surgery
Blood Donation Reduces your Risk of Heart Disease and CancerGuardian Express
EDITORIAL: Blood donation is an important duty for anyone who expects such nwitimes.com
Take a break this summer to give life-saving bloodThe Tennessean
Muscatine Journal –Indiana Public Media –Southeast Missourian
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15Jul/13

India Floods: 6000 Missing Presumed Dead – Heart


The Hindu

India Floods: 6000 Missing Presumed Dead
Heart
Almost 6,000 people who have been missing since northern India was struck by floods and landslides last month are now presumed dead. Entire villages and towns were wiped out by monsoon deluges in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand during peak 
Indian relatives search for missing a month after ‘Himalayan tsunami’Daily News & Analysis

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