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Practical Nutrition: Lycopene makes tomatoes a good pick

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

By: MARY-JO SAWYER | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: July 11, 2012 Updated: July 11, 2012 - 12:00 AM

When I moved to Richmond in the early 1980s, I had never heard of a Hanover tomato. Certainly we ate tomatoes in southwestern Virginia, but I had never witnessed such a fascination with this beautiful red fruit.

Botanically a tomato is a fruit. But it's closer nutritionally to a vegetable and most of us prefer to use them as vegetables in savory dishes. Whatever you call tomatoes, enjoy them because of their nutrients.

Tomatoes are low in calories and a good source of vitamins A and C. One medium tomato has 25 calories, 1 gram protein, no fat, 5 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram fiber, 20 milligrams sodium and 20 milligrams calcium. They're also a good source of the antioxidant lycopene.

Lycopene helps protect our cells from damage that can possibly lead to premature aging, heart disease and cancer.

Some studies show that consuming diets high in lycopene, and fruits and vegetables, can help prevent prostate, lung, bladder, cervical, skin and stomach cancers. It also might reduce the risk for heart disease and macular degeneration.

Lycopene provides the reddish colors of some foods. Tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon and guava are the best sources.

Tomatoes have the highest concentration of lycopene, but it is absorbed better from cooked tomatoes, as in tomato sauce, rather than raw ones. Lycopene is fat-soluble, so add a bit of oil to the recipe to increase absorption.

While we have to make do with greenhouse tomatoes in the winter, locally grown vine-ripened tomatoes taste the best.

When selecting tomatoes, look for those that are firm and shiny. Size and shape vary, but they should have smooth skins without any cracks, blemishes or bruises. Colors range from red or reddish-orange to yellow or pink. Smell the tomato at the stem. It's a good tomato if it has a garden-fresh aroma.

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Quality and Safety of Mead Johnson Products Affirmed by Chinese Authorities

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

GLENVIEW, Ill. & GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) confirmed that the Hunan Provincial Credit Construction Promotion Council has issued an apology for erroneous reports based on invalid testing related to the presence of Vanillin in infant formula products. The quality and safety of Mead Johnsons products and the regulatory compliance of its infant formula manufacturing processes were separately confirmed by the local office of the China AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine).

We have an unwavering commitment to the integrity of Mead Johnson products, and are pleased that their quality and safety have been confirmed by the Chinese authorities and that the erroneous reports have been refuted, stated Matthew Chapple, Senior Vice President and General Manager China. Not only do our products comply with all Chinese laws and regulations, but they also meet or exceed all international standards such as those defined by CODEX as well as our own rigorous global standards. Samples of all of our infant formula products undergo hundreds of safety checks and quality tests before we ship them to market.

It is important to emphasize that all Mead Johnson products continue to be safe and parents can use them with confidence, as they have for generations, added Mr. Chapple. We highly value the trust we have earned from parents and healthcare professionals around the world and remain dedicated to our mission to nourish the worlds children for the best start in life.

About Mead Johnson

Mead Johnson, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, develops, manufactures, markets and distributes more than 70 products in over 50 markets worldwide. The company's mission is to nourish the world's children for the best start in life. The Mead Johnson name has been associated with science-based pediatric nutrition products for over 100 years. The company's "Enfa" family of brands, including Enfamil (R) infant formula, is the world's leading brand franchise in pediatric nutrition.

For more information on the company, go to http://www.meadjohnson.com.

DNA links 'Occupy' protest scene to 2004 murder- Arrest made in 1985 killing of elderly couple

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

Investigators have connected DNA evidence from the 2004 murder of a 21-year-old Juilliard student to DNA from an act of vandalism at Occupy Wall Street, NBC 4 New York reported.

Sarah Fox was running in a Manhattan park eight years ago and later found nude and strangled with her CD player a short distance away. DNA found on the CD player is linked to DNA discovered on a chain left by Occupy Wall Street protestors at a March demonstration in a Brooklyn subway station, the channel reported.

At the event, protestors chained open emergency exits and taped up turnstiles in several subway stations, and encouraged riders to enter for free.

According to NBC 4, there is no immediate evidence that the DNA belongs to one of the OWS protestors who chained open the gates.

For years, Dimitry Sheiman was the prime suspect in the murder. In June, he claimed to be a clairvoyant who wanted to help cops catch the killer, MyFoxNY reported. He insisted they came from clairvoyant visions and that he still communicates with Sarah's spirit.

Police are continuing to investigate.

DNA Links Murder Scene, OWS Protest Scene

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

Officials have linked forensic evidence from the 2004 murder scene of a 21-year-old Juilliard student to the scene of a recent Occupy Wall Street subway protest, NBC 4 New York has learned.

DNA evidence from the scene of Sarah Fox's murder in Inwood Hill Park eight years ago has been newly connected to DNA collected at the scene of an Occupy Wall Street subway station vandalism in March, NBC 4 New York first reported Tuesday.

Fox was found nude and strangled in the park in May 2004, days after she disappeared during a daytime jog. Investigators recovered her pink CD player in the woods just yards from her body.

Sources said Tuesday the DNA found on the CD player matches DNA found on a chain left by Occupy Wall Street protesters at the Beverly Road subway station in East Flatbush on March 28, 2012.

That Wednesday morning, protesters chained open emergency gates and taped up turnstiles in eight subway stations and posted fliers encouraging riders to enter for free.

A "communique" posted online later that day by the "Rank and File Initiative" described the act as a protest against service cuts, fare hikes and transit employees' working conditions.

It was attributed to "teams of activists, many from Occupy Wall Street... with rank and file workers from the Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Amalgamated Transit Union."

Sources said they have not connected a person to the common DNA. There's no immediate evidence that the DNA belongs to the protesters who chained open the gates.

No one was arrested in the March incidents. Police are continuing to investigate, and are now working to try to identify the source of the DNA found in common with the chain and the CD player.

Dr. Lawrence Koblinsky, a forensics expert at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the DNA link was a major clue in the investigation, one that could potentially break the case.

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DNA ties protest site to killing 8 years ago

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

NEW YORK DNA recovered from a chain at the site of an Occupy Wall Street protest in March has been matched with DNA linked to the unsolved killing of a Juilliard student in 2004, law-enforcement officials said Tuesday.

The student, Sarah Fox, 21, disappeared while on a jog in Inwood Hill Park in May 2004, and her naked body was found in the park almost a week later surrounded by yellow tulip petals. The DNA on the chain, the officials said, was matched with DNA found on her portable compact-disc player, which was found in the park several days after her body was discovered. Police said she was strangled.

Investigators were seeking to determine the significance of the DNA match. One law-enforcement official said it was unclear who might have touched both items and why, noting that it might not have been the killer.

"Whether it's a friend or the bad guy, we have to find out," the official said.

The chain was used in March to prop open an emergency-exit door at a subway station as part of an Occupy Wall Street action to allow passengers to ride free.

The police later released surveillance video of people in hoods and masks wrapping a long silver chain around the door.

The investigation of the killing had focused on an artist and construction worker. Seven months after her body was found, the district attorney at the time said he was the "No. 1 suspect," but that there was not enough evidence to charge him.

The new findings raise questions about whether they have focused on the wrong person. Through his lawyer, the artist has denied any role in the killing.

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Official: DNA match links unsolved 2004 NYC murder to chain used in Occupy subway protest

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

NEW YORK A DNA match has created a puzzling new turn in a prominent unsolved killing, linking crime-scene evidence from a drama student's 2004 death to a chain collected after a protest that claimed affiliation with Occupy Wall Street this spring, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

A database of DNA samples recently matched DNA on the chain to material on a compact disc player found near Sarah Fox's body, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.

But the DNA hasn't been matched to any person, and it remains to be seen what authorities will be able to make of the unexpected find and what it might mean for a longtime suspect who has never been charged.

NBC 4 New York first reported the DNA match.

Fox, 21, was on a semester off from her studies at The Juilliard School when she vanished after setting out to go running in an upper Manhattan park on May 19, 2004. Her disappearance spurred a search that involved 260 police recruits, as well as volunteers, and thousands of dollars were offered as a reward for information.

Her body was found after six days in the park, with her clothing gone and her larynx fractured. Her CD player was about 100 feet away.

Police questioned a resident of the neighborhood near the park, Dimitry Sheinman, and he surprised them by saying he had "visions" about Fox that could help the investigation. Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau pronounced Sheinman the "No. 1 suspect," but Sheinman was never charged. He has denied any wrongdoing. No contact information for him could immediately be found.

The chain was used to hold open an emergency exit gate during a protest this March 28 at a Brooklyn subway station. Aiming to draw attention to transit issues by giving passengers free rides, the demonstrators opened exits at various subway stations. A statement described many of the participants as members of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

An Occupy representative didn't immediately respond to an email message late Tuesday.

It wasn't immediately clear who might have provided or touched the chain.

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The Urban Scientist presents Dispatches from Tanzania #DispatchesDNLee

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

Field Biology may be one the most romanticized career tracks of the sciences. Images of exotic wild places, muddy boots, trekking through forests or mountains or grasslands, enduring the elements, swatting mosquitoes and other pesky insects a scientist on an exhilarating journey exploring nature. Field work can be simultaneously amazing and exhausting, filled with lots of time waiting and negotiating, dealing with international bureaucrat systems, avoiding miscommunications, and at times dangerous. But isnt that what makes an adventure? I certainly think so.

Three days from now Ill be embarking on what is sure to be the most exciting adventure of my life: Field research in Tanzania, Africa! And yes, Ill share the whole experience with you! Demystifying science. Its what I do.

Dispatches from Tanzania (art work by @Lalsox)

This summer, July 2012, I am going to Tanzania, Africa to begin my field research studying African Giant Pouched Rats, Cricetomys gambianus one of the largest rodent species in Africa. Also called Gambian rat, it is most popular for its humanitarian work detecting landmines and tuberculosis. However, much less has been recorded about the natural behavior and biology of this animal. Ill be leading a field expedition to assess the natural history and basic behavioral biology of the African giant pouched rat. I will spend two and a half months in Tanzania, near the city of Morogoro, trapping, marking, releasing, and following these animals in the wild. I will collect information such as the number of males and females I catch, their reproductive condition, and the GPS coordinates of where I find them. I can then use this information to assess the mating system, dispersal patterns, and population structure of this interesting species.

African Giant Pouched Rat

In addition to the exciting research, I am also looking forward to visiting Africa. It is a beautiful and culturally rich land. Scientists have visited this beautiful continent for decades, sharing stories of discovery and wonder. However, rarely have these scientific explorers been women or persons of color. I want to share my experiences, as researcher, as an African-American, and as a woman, and offer an alternative image and narrative of a foreign explorer in Africa. Visiting Africa for the first time is as much a personal journey as it is professional endeavor to me. I want to share my personal accounts such as learning the culture and language, getting to know people, experiencing the food and sights, as well as behind the scenes of field research. Ill be living and researching in Tanzania for nearly three months.

Dispatches Sharing the experience, engaging the public Dispatches will be my electronic field notebook. I will share what I am doing on location. I will demystify the outdoor research experience and give readers a first look at the wildlife and ecosystems I encounter. With each expedition, the online audience will accompany me to exciting locations all over the world, visiting new ecosystems and learning about local wildlife and local cultures.

Essentially, Dispatches is a three-part science outreach platform to connect people directly to science, discovery and nature. As I travel to new places and participate in various research projects, audience will be right there participating in the discovery and exploration. The three-part platform includes:

I will make regular updates to my blog, tagging those posts as #DispatchesDNLee, so that you can follow the hashtag and keep up with everything. Post will include narratives of my experiences and photographs plus videos. For the videos Im partnering with the Summer Field Work Project coordinated by Carin Bondar of PsiVid. I will moderate my comments and answer readers questions, as time allows.

Something that I have always done whenever I travel around the world is send post cards back home to keep family and friends abreast of my safety and my adventures. I will send postcards with hand written updates from me while in Tanzania to people in the United States or anywhere in the world interested in knowing more about field biology, Gambian rats, Tanzania, as well as lovers of nature and world cultures.

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A deeper look into the pathogen responsible for crown gall disease in plants

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

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Contact: Angela Hopp ahopp@asbmb.org 240-283-6614 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Next week's Journal of Biological Chemistry "Paper of the Week" by Wai Mun Huang and colleagues at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the University of Minnesota reveals new insights into the molecular properties of the rod-shaped soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the pathogen responsible for crown gall disease, a tumor-forming infection in plants, such as tomatoes, walnuts, grapes and beets.

The bacterium is parasitic: It infects its plant host by entering through an open wound, inserts a small segment of its genetic code into the plant's genome, devours energy made by the plant, and forms knobby brown lesions on the plant stem.

Huang's group focused on the pathogen's genetic material. Most bacteria have circular chromosomes. But A. tumefaciens C58, the strain studied by Huang's group, contains one circular chromosome and one linear chromosome (along with two circular plasmids). Huang's research illuminates how this bacterium maintains its linear chromosome.

Huang's team ascertained the DNA sequence for the telomeres, or the protective end caps, of the linear chromosome in A. tumefaciens C58 and confirmed that an enzyme, TelA, actually forms them by making hairpin loops. These end caps are important for maintaining the stability of linear chromosomes. Interestingly, TelA also binds the telomeres. This activity is unique among bacterial enzymes of this kind and may protect the telomeres (which degrade over time and thus lose their ability to preserve DNA), as telomere binding proteins do in eukaryotes.

"Hairpin-ended linear chromosomes and plasmids are found in a number of branches of bacteria and viruses," Huang says. "They are simple and elegant to form and to maintain." But what remains to be understood is why this linear configuration is not more common or even the preferred configuration for bacteria, Huang emphasizes.

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From the article: "Linear chromosome generating system of Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58: Protelomerase generates and protects hairpin ends" by Wai Mun Huang, Jeanne DaGloria, Heather Fox, Qiurong Ruan, John Tillou, Ke Shi, Hideki Aihara, John Aron, and Sherwood Casjens

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Dominican University professor explores links to breast cancer

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ev1

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Dominican University of California associate professor Dr. Maggie Louie.

There will be no summer vacation for Dr. Maggie Louie, an associate professor of biochemistry at Dominican University in San Rafael.

Louie and her two student assistants are working through the summer, continuing their research into the role that the heavy metal cadmium plays in the incidence of breast cancer. She and her team have received more than $450,000 in grants from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to fund their work.

In April, Louie released research results that show cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of cadmium, commonly found in cosmetics, food, water and air particles. While other studies had previously shown links between acute cadmium exposure and breast cancer, Louie's study is one of only a few to link chronic cadmium exposure to the disease.

Now, Louie says she is investigating further to understand the biochemical process involved, and she believes she has found a protein that plays a key role.

"We've identified a potential player, which is stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)," Louie said, "and we're trying to figure out how this small protein is being regulated by cadmium and what its role is in terms of increasing the cancer's ability to metastasize."

Louie said, "Unfortunately, cadmium is all around us. Cadmium is in our food, our water, our makeup, and our air."

Cadmium is produced mainly as a byproduct

Louie said many people believe there is nothing to worry about because the levels of exposure are so low. She, however, has her doubts.

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Sara Ramirez of 'Grey's Anatomy' weds longtime boyfriend

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Danzig

Sara Ramirez, who plays Callie Torres on "Grey's Anatomy," married her longtime boyfriend Ryan Debolt, the actress' spokesperson confirmed to OnTheRedCarpet.com on July 9.

"On July 4th 2012, after a year long engagement, Sara Ramirez and Ryan Debolt were married in an intimate ceremony in New York," the actress' rep Nancy Seltzer told OnTheRedCarpet.com.

The private wedding was attended by close family and friends. This is the first marriage for the 36-year-old actress.

The actress' rep told OnTheRedCarpet.com of the couple's engagement last June. Ramirez and Debolt got engaged in Paris on June 17, 2011.

Ramirez's "Grey's Anatomy" character got married to her girlfriend Arizona Robbins on the hit show's seventh season.

Ramirez won a "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" Tony in 2005 for her portrayal of the original Lady of the Lake in the Broadway production of "Spamalot."

Ramirez, who has starred in "Grey's Anatomy" since 2006, has released two albums, "Silent Night" in 2009 and "Sara Ramirez" on iTunes in March 2011.

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Spaceflight may extend the lifespan of microscopic worm

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

The effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm - Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) - could help it to live longer. The discovery was made by an international group of scientists studying the loss of bone and muscle mass experienced by astronauts after extended flights in space. The results of this research have been published, July 5 2012, in the online journal Scientific Reports.

Dr Nathaniel Szewczyk, from The University of Nottingham, was part of the ICE-FIRST project which involved scientists from Japan, France, the US, and Canada. They discovered that spaceflight suppressed accumulation of toxic proteins that normally accumulate within aging muscle. They also discovered a group of genes that are expressed at lower levels during spaceflight. When the expression of these same genes were lowered in worms back on Earth the worms lived longer.

Dr Szewczyk, an expert in muscle metabolism, said: "We identified seven genes, which were down-regulated in space and whose inactivation extended lifespan under laboratory conditions."

How do these genes play a role in longevity control? "We are not entirely certain, but it would appear that these genes are involved in how the worm senses the environment and signals changes in metabolism in order to adapt to the environment.

"For example, one of the genes we have identified encodes insulin which, because of diabetes, is well known to be associated with metabolic control. In worms, flies, and mice insulin is also associated with modulation of lifespan."

What could this mean for space travellers? "Well, most of us know that muscle tends to shrink in space. These latest results suggest that this is almost certainly an adaptive response rather than a pathological one. Counter-intuitively, muscle in space may age better than on Earth. It may also be that spaceflight slows the process of aging."

Dr Szewczyk's role was to provide expertise in the culturing of worms in CeMM - a special liquid food for worms. Dr Szewczyk transported the samples to and from the Russian launch site and ran a series of 'health' checks to ensure that the tiny astronauts were fit for flying. On their return he helped with the analysis of the data.

Nottingham's space biology lab Dr Szewczyk studies the signals that control muscle protein degradation in the human body. C. elegans is the perfect substitute for studying long-term changes in human physiology because they suffer from muscle atrophy - muscle loss - under many of the same conditions that people do.

C. elegans was the first multi-cellular organism to have its genetic structure completely mapped and many of its 20,000 genes perform the same functions as those in humans. Two thousand of these genes have a role in promoting muscle function and 50 to 60 per cent of these have very obvious human counterparts.

When the research began Dr Szewczyk was working at NASA. He is now based at The University of Nottingham's MRC and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research. He is one of the leading scientists studying 'worms in space' and his lab is currently the most productive 'space biology' lab in the UK.

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Do people want to know if they are at risk for Alzheimer’s disease?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

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Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 x2156 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

New Rochelle, NY, July 9, 2012Genetic tests exist to identify risk for the rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to predict susceptibility to the more common, late-onset form of AD, but do people want to know, and how do they react? The answers can be found in the article published in Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free on the Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers website.

"This article addresses a major disease of tremendous impact on increasing numbers of people and documents the large psychological component that physicians and genetic counselors must be ready to address." says Kenneth I. Berns, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, and Director of the University of Florida's Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.

In the article "To Know or Not to Know: An Update of the Literature on the Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Genetic Testing for Alzheimer Disease Risk," B. Rahman and a team of researchers from Australia review the latest studies on whether people at risk for early-onset familial AD want to know their genetic profile and actually undertake testing, and how they tend to respond to the results. They also evaluate the attitudes of the general population and people with a family history of late-onset AD toward testing for disease risk factors and what motivates them to undergo genetic testing.

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About the Journal

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published 10 times per year in print and online that reports on all aspects of genetic testing, including molecular and biochemical based tests and varied clinical situations; ethical, legal, social, and economic aspects of genetic testing; and issues concerning effective genetic counseling. Tables of contents and a free sample issue may be viewed on the Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers website.

About the Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Human Gene Therapy and OMICS. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 70 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available at Mary Ann Liebert, Inc..

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New CDC study on racial disparities in infant mortality published in Journal of Women’s Health

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

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Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

New Rochelle, NY, July 10, 2012Improving access to health care for minority women of childbearing age could improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce racial differences in infant mortality, according to an article in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Journal of Women's Health website at http://www.liebertpub.com/jwh.

Infant mortality rates for non-Hispanic blacks and other minorities are much higher than for non-Hispanic whites. Better preconception heath care for women is a promising strategy for reducing racial disparities in reproductive health outcomes. This may include reducing behavioral risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and excessive drinking. It could also involve greater access to preventive care and preconception and reproductive counseling.

The article "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preconception Risk Factors and Preconception Care" by Clark Denny, PhD and colleagues, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA), estimated the prevalence of five risk factors for negative pregnancy outcomes in more than 54,600 women ages 18-44 years. They found that more than half of the women had at least one risk factor and nearly 20% of women had two or more risk factors.

An accompanying Editorial, "Forthcoming Changes in Healthcare Financing and Delivery Offer Opportunities for Reducing Racial Disparities in Risks to Reproductive Health" by Anne Dunlop, MD, MPH and Darcie Everett, MD, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA), highlights changes in health care policy, financing, and delivery that will expand coverage, emphasize prevention, and improve access to preconception and reproductive health care for lower-income Americans.

"Clearly, there is a need for better preconception health care, particularly among high-risk groups, in order to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce racial disparities," says Editor-In-Chief Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Women's Health, Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health, Richmond, VA, and President of the Academy of Women's Health.

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About the Journal

Journal of Women's Health, published monthly, is a core multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or are more prevalent among women, as well as diseases that present differently in women. The Journal covers the latest advances and clinical applications of new diagnostic procedures and therapeutic protocols for the prevention and management of women's healthcare issues. Tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Journal of Women's Health website at http://www.liebertpub.com/jwh. Journal of Women's Health is the Official Journal of the Academy of Women's Health.

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DNA linked to two Santa Fe murders

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - Police say they have a DNA hit that links two murders just a few blocks apart.

Police have always suspected two Santa Fe killings were connected because one victim was a homeowner who walked in on burglars in his house.

Santa Fe police believe David Martinez ran with a group of burglars while he was alive. He or someone in that group killed a man who walked in on them as they were stealing from him.

That was in February when Ethaan Boyer, 34, who was a community volunteer and owned a graphic design company, was killed inside his Santa Fe home after coming home from work.

Police have not made an arrest in that murder.

A couple of weeks later David Martinez was shot and killed just a few blocks away, the body was dumped in a neighboring park..

His brother, Felix Martinez, admitted to shooting him at their home with the help of a man police considers another serial burglar, Sam Leyba.

They have been in jail since the shooting.

Santa Fe police have been trying to link the two murders since March to solve Boyer's case.

Detectives sifted through garbage at the Martinez home and the landfill looking for evidence.

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DNA evidence gets man new trial

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

AKRON, Ohio - After 17 years in prison for murder, Dewey Jones will get a new trial in Summit County.

Jones motion for a new trial was granted by the Summit County Common Pleas Court Tuesday based on new DNA evidence.

Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands wrote in her decision that the absence of Jones and another suspect Gary Rusus DNA on newly tested evidence calls into question the States entire theory of the case.

Jones, 50, was convicted in 1995 for the 1993 murder of Neal Rankin, a 71-year-old Goodyear retiree, who was discovered shot inside his home on Valentine's Day in Akron's Chapel Hill area.

The DNA Diagnostics Center of Fairfield conducted the DNA tests. They showed DNA taken from a rope used to tie Rankin's wrists and a knife found at the scene do not match Jones.

Rowlands said that evidence also undermines the testimony of State witness Willie Caton that Jones and Rusu went to Rankins house to rob the man and Jones shot him.

This newly discovered evidence calls into question the credibility and reliability of Mr. Catons testimony, and combined with the absence of any DNA supporting his testimony, requires this Court to grant the motion for a new trial, Rowlands wrote.

The Court denied the defenses argument of prosecutorial misconduct as grounds for the new trial.

Joness daughter Ashley told NewsChannel5s Bob Jones in May that her father believes hes innocent.

In one of his letters to his daughter, Jones wrote, "I've always knew God was going to bring out the truth. I just never thought it would take as long as it has been. I'm looking forward to the day the truth comes out and they set me free and I can see all my children."

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DNA evidence helps police find suspect in 2009 break-in, truck theft

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (WEAU) A suspect in a break-in two years ago is now charged in the case, and officers say DNA evidence is what led them to the suspect.

Curtis Brown, 25, of Lyndon Station is charged in Chippewa County with Burglary and several other counts. Hes scheduled to appear in court later this month.

Lake Hallie Police initially responded to Randys Holiday Towing on 115th Avenue in Lake Hallie on November 13, 2009. They say someone had forced their way in through the front door, and stole an employees pickup truck. The suspect drove it through the overhead garage door. Eau Claire Police found the truck that day, and a Lake Hallie officer collected DNA evidence by swabbing the interior of the truck. An unidentified mans DNA was found in the truck.

Brown, who was on probation in Sauk County, was reported to Lake Hallie Police as a matching person to the DNA evidence in March 2012. Officers interviewed him and collected his DNA. Brown admitted to police that he forced the door open and stole the truck. Police say the owner of the business doesnt know Brown. He also didnt know who owned the vehicle which was stolen.

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DNA tests lead to new trial for man serving life term

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

By Mike Wagner

The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday July 10, 2012 7:26 AM

Dewey Jones quest to prove that he isnt a murderer took another step forward yesterday when a judge overturned his felony conviction and granted a new trial for the Akron man, who has served 17 years of a life sentence.

The ruling by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands follows the release in April of new test results showing that DNA recovered from an Akron murder scene didnt come from Jones.

Jones, 50, was convicted in March 1995 of robbing and killing 71-year-old Neal Rankin, a family friend. Jones previously had been convicted of drug trafficking and passing bad checks, but he has always maintained his innocence in Rankins murder.

Ive done some things Im not proud of in life and made some bad choices, Jones told The Dispatch last year at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield last year. But Ive not hurt or killed anyone.

The testing also found no DNA that matched Gary Rusu, whom the states lead witness testified was in Rankins home on the night of the murder, Feb. 13, 1993.

Rowlands, in her two-page ruling, said the lack of DNA evidence is significant.

The absence of both Mr. Jones and Mr. Rusus DNA on the new tested evidence calls into question the States entire theory of the case, Rowlands wrote. Carrie Wood, Jones Innocence Project attorney from Cincinnati, said she will now be seeking Jones release from prison.

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DNA tests win man new trial

Posted on July 10, 2012 by ev1

By Mike Wagner

The Columbus Dispatch Monday July 9, 2012 11:30 PM

Dewey Jones quest to prove that he isnt a murderer took another step forward today when a judge overturned his felony conviction and granted a new trial for the Akron man, who has served 17 years of a life sentence.

The ruling by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands follows the release in April of new test results showing that DNA recovered from an Akron murder scene didnt come from Jones.

Ive done some things Im not proud of in life and made some bad choices, Jones told The Dispatch at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield last year. But Ive not hurt or killed anyone.

The lab tests, conducted by DNA Diagnostics Center of Fairfield in southwestern Ohio, found a partial male DNA profile on the piece of rope used to tie Rankins wrists, the knife used to cut the rope, and pieces of Rankins shirt sleeves. None of it matched Jones when compared with his DNA. The testing also found no DNA that matched Gary Rusu, whom the states lead witness testified was in Rankins home on the night of the murder, Feb. 13, 1993.

Rowlands, in her two-page ruling, said the lack of DNA evidence is significant.

The absence of both Mr. Jones and Mr. Rusus DNA on the new tested evidence calls into question the States entire theory of the case, Rowlands wrote.

Carrie Wood, Jones Innocence Project attorney from Cincinnati, said she will now be seeking Jones release from prison.

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Dr. Jue Brings Store-A-Tooth Dental Stem Cell Therapy Service to Sugarland

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Danzig

Sugarland cosmetic dentist Dr. Jue from A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe becomes the first provider of dental stem cell therapy in Fort Bend County through Store-A-Tooth.Sugarland, TEXAS (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 Sugarland cosmetic dentist Dr. Lance Jue from A Beautiful Smile at Lake Pointe has become the first provider of dental stem cell therapy in Fort Bend County.Dental stem cell therapy saves ...

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Bibiyahe sa Germany kasama si Ruffa, Annabelle magpapakondisyon sa kampanya kaya magpapa-stem cell therapy

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Danzig

Tuloy na ang stem cell therapy ni Annabelle Rama dahil naka-schedule na siyang pumunta sa Germany sa first week ng September.

Kasama ni Annabelle sa Germany trip ang kanyang anak na si Ruffa Gutierrez. Hindi ako sure kung may plano rin si Ruffa na magpa-stem cell therapy dahil walang age limit ang procedure na pinag-uusapan na ngayon sa apat na sulok ng showbiz.

Tinutukso si Annabelle Rama na may kinalaman sa kanyang pagkandidato sa Cebu ang desisyon niya na sumailalim sa stem cell therapy.

Tumawa lang si Bisaya na mukhang seryoso na sa pagkandidato bilang kongresista ng North Cebu sa eleksiyon sa susunod na taon.

Binibiro si Bisaya na magpapa-stem cell therapy siya para kundisyon na kundisyon ang katawan niya habang nangangampanya sa North Cebu.

Ayaw kumpirmahin ni Bisaya ang political plans niya. Hintayin na lamang daw ng mga tao ang kanyang bonggang announcement sa October.

Asawa ni Jose nag-iba ng abogado matapos matalo

How true na iba na raw ang lawyers ni Analyn Manalo kaya tumanggi nang magsalita ang kanyang mga dating abogado?

Si Analyn ang kontrobersiyal na dyowa ni Jose Manalo. Ilang buwan nang nasa news ang mag-asawa dahil sa kanilang paghihiwalay.

News noong weekend na natalo si Analyn sa kaso na isinampa niya laban kay Jose.

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Bibiyahe sa Germany kasama si Ruffa, Annabelle magpapakondisyon sa kampanya kaya magpapa-stem cell therapy

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