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Cubs owner 'fired' on TV's 'Boss'

Thu, 28/10/2010 - 06:37 by Prince damin

Chiacgo -- Todd Ricketts, an owner of the Chicago Cubs, gets fired as a maintenance employee on an upcoming episode of the reality show "Undercover Boss," CBS said.

Ricketts "goes undercover within one of baseball's most famous franchises and fights for the chance to redeem himself after being let go on the second day. Also, when a friend recognizes him parking cars, the boss panics that his cover has been blown," the network said in a news release Tuesday.

The show challenges business owners and managers to try working at lower-level jobs in their own companies.

Ricketts' episode is to air Nov. 7.

Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).

3 arrested for setting drug lab in Georgetown University

Mon, 25/10/2010 - 18:26 by Neka Sehgal

On charges of operating an illicit drug laboratory in Georgetown University freshmen dorm, the District police arrested two students and a campus visitor on Saturday.

CDC warns of diabetes explosion in coming decades

Sat, 23/10/2010 - 07:17 by Deepika Garg

Diabetes will see a massive explosion in the next few decades. Experts have been projecting a steep rise in diabetes cases for years now, and the disease is expected to triple in the next 40 years in America.

Pac-12 announces football divisions

Fri, 22/10/2010 - 09:21 by Prince damin

San Francisco -- The Pac-12 Conference will feature North and South divisions for football competition next season, league officials said Thursday.

The Pac-10 agreed this year to accept Colorado and Utah into its membership, growing the league and changing the name. It also set up a situation for divisional play and a conference championship game in football. League officials, however, said other sports won't be divided for conference play.

The Pac-12's North Division will include California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State. The South will include Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Southern Cal, UCLA and Utah.

Statistics reveal teen birth rates differ by state

Thu, 21/10/2010 - 15:12 by Neka Sehgal

Though some headway has been made in the war against teen pregnancies and motherhood, it is still too early to breathe a sigh of relief.

Malaria mosquitoes evolving into 2 species

Thu, 21/10/2010 - 08:12 by harsheeb

London -- Two strains of mosquitoes carrying malaria in Africa have evolved substantial genetic differences and are becoming separate species, British scientists say.

Researchers from Imperial College London studied two strains of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, primarily responsible for transmitting malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, ScienceDaily.com reported Wednesday.

The two strains, known as M and S, are physically identical but have evolved enough genetic differences they appear to be evolving into separate species, researchers say.

This could hamper efforts at controlling the malaria that they spread since attempts to control populations may be effective against one strain but not the other, scientists say.

Wrong-site and wrong-patient procedures persist despite improvement efforts

Tue, 19/10/2010 - 14:50 by Neha Gupta

Wrong-site as well as wrong-patient procedures are still happening despite national quality improvement efforts, claims a recent research conducted by Philip F. Stahel, MD, of the Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Denver, and colleagues.

Stem cell trial puts Atlanta in spotlight

Tue, 19/10/2010 - 04:58 by harsheeb

Atlanta -- Atlanta is in the center of the biomedical spotlight as the site of the first human trial involving embryonic stem cells -- and it's no accident, experts say.

A number of factors have turned Georgia into a center for biotech research and development, including research centers like Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and Emory University, top-notch hospitals, and the proximity of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

But Atlanta also finds itself in the center of controversy surrounding embryonic stem cell research, with critics who oppose it on ethical or moral grounds threatening a renewed fight to legally restrict the practice, the newspaper said.

Study links fibromyalgia with restless legs syndrome

Sat, 16/10/2010 - 17:29 by Neka Sehgal

According to a new study, people suffering from fibromyalgia are also more prone to restless legs syndrome (RLS), a baffling disorder that causes uncomfortable tingling sensations characterized by the urge to move the legs, especially at night.

Sleeping with light on may make you fatter

Tue, 12/10/2010 - 15:31 by Natalie James

Another cause of obesity: too much light at night? Yes, according to a new study based on a research on mice's persistent exposure to too much light at night.

First embryonic stem cell trial starts

Tue, 12/10/2010 - 06:54 by harsheeb

Atlanta -- A patient partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury has been injected with embryonic stem cells in a first test of the controversial therapy, officials said.

Shepherd Center, a 132-bed hospital in Atlanta that specializes in spinal cord and brain injuries, and Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., which is sponsoring the research, said the procedure was conducted Friday, The Washington Post reported.

Doctors at the center, one of seven taking part in a study, will test to see whether the treatment restores sensation or allows the patient to regain movement, the newspaper said.

After a series of delays, the Food and Drug Administration gave permission in July for the trial, the first approved by a government body.

Weight-loss pill Meridia pulled off the shelves amidst serious health concerns

Sat, 09/10/2010 - 16:56 by Neka Sehgal

Complying with the request from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Abbot Laboratories announced Friday that it is voluntarily pulling the widely prescribed weight-loss pill Meridia (sibutramine) from pharmacy shelves following reports about its low efficacy and increased risk of side effects.