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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Blood sugar linked to elderly cognition

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Maintaining optimal blood sugar levels, even in the absence of diabetes, may help in preserving cognitive health in the elderly, U.S. researchers suggest. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York say that although it is widely known that the early... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Fake heart attack stops home invasion

EXETER, England, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A 54-year-old British woman stopped a violent home invasion by three armed men by faking a heart attack, her husband says. Graham Eaton of Ashington, England, said his wife, Lesley, reacted to the presence of three men in their remote home by faking a heart attack... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Five rescued from Md. water main break

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Rescue crews using boats and a helicopter Tuesday plucked five Maryland motorists whose cars were swamped by water from a broken utility main, officials said. The rupture of a 44-year-old, 66-inch diameter water pipe created a fast-rising, 4-foot high cascade of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

Felt, Watergate 'Deep Throat,' dies at 95

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Mark Felt, an FBI official who became known as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal, has died, his family said. Felt, who lived in Santa Rosa, Calif., was 95. Felt died Thursday, his grandson, Rob Jones, told The New York Times. No cause of death was disclosed.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Remains off-limits to Anthony defense

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The defense team for Florida resident Casey Anthony must wait to examine the remains of a child thought to be Anthony's daughter, Caylee, a judge says. Circuit Judge Stan Strickland ruled this week Anthony's defense team, which is defending the 22-year-old mother from... Sign in to see full entry.

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