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3 U.S. scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine
Three U.S. scientists who discovered key aspects of how cells and animals age and how cancer cells become immortal have won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Elizabeth Blackburn of UC San Francisco, Carol W. Greider of Johns Hopkins...Tags: California, Awards and Prizes, Health, Education, Elizabeth H. Blackburn
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SDSU opens skateboard lanes on campus
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSan Diego State University introduced new skateboard and bike lanes on campus Wednesday as a part of their sustainability initiative. The skateboard lanes project was first proposed several years ago by SDSU's Enviro-business Society. The said their...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Global Warming
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Experimental drug is combating hepatitis C in chimps, researchers say
An experimental antiviral drug that works by a different mechanism than existing drugs has been shown to suppress hepatitis C in chimpanzees and is already being tested in human clinical trials, researchers reported Thursday.
The new agent is a so-called...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Liver Cancer, Liver, Health, Education
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Former 'Bird Rock Bandit' murder defendants jailed
FOX 5 San Diego StaffThree young men who served jail terms for a La Jolla street brawl in which a professional surfer was fatally injured 2 1/2 years ago were back behind bars Thursday for allegedly violating terms of their probation. Eric House, 22, Orlando Osuna Wright,...Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Health, Lawyers
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Lose weight with fake food?
News from the Obesity Society annual meeting in San Diego:
-- Doctors have tried inserting a balloon into the stomach to make a person feel full so he won't eat as much and will lose weight. Now scientists are turning to a similar strategy that...Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Weight, Overweight, Physical Conditions
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Dr. Charles S. Houston dies at 96; pioneer of high-altitude medicine
Charles S. Houston, who pioneered the field of high-altitude medicine after an expedition up the world's second-highest mountain claimed the life of a fellow mountaineer, died Sept. 27 at his home in Burlington, Vt. He was 96.
No cause of death was...Tags: Obituaries, Swelling, Television, Mountaineering, Alaska
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Restaurants get a little greener
When Neal and Amy Knoll Fraser move their restaurant Grace downtown to the rectory of St. Vibiana's later this year, diners will be hard-pressed to miss the earth-to-table connection.
Fraser intends to plant a garden — and not just a few containers...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Hands, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Bird Rock bandits sentenced
FOX 5 San Diego StaffThree men involved in a brawl resulting in the death of a La Jolla surfer were in court Friday. Three members of a La Jolla party crew, who served time for involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of a professional surfer, were each sentenced Friday...Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Bipolar Disorder, Crimes, Health
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Finally, hope for those with borderline personality disorder
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThey have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. They are the kind of people who drive a friend away for interfering and...Tags: Borderline Personality Disorder, Social Sciences, Washington (U.S. state), Depression, Brain
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PASSINGS: Dolph Briscoe Jr., Dwight Armstrong
Dolph Briscoe Jr.
Rancher was governor of Texas
Dolph Briscoe Jr., 87, a rancher who was governor of Texas during oil and gas boom years in the 1970s, died Sunday at his home in Uvalde, Texas, after a lengthy illness, a family spokeswoman said.
As...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Social Sciences, Crimes, Health
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Del Mar man sells space in doomsday bunker
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterA Del Mar man is offering a survival solution for those worried about global catastrophies, but it comes at a cost. Robert Vicino, owner of Vivos in Del Mar, said he renovated an underground facility used during the Cold War and it will protect anyone...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Judge rules sex predator Hedge can remain in community
FOX 5 San Diego StaffA judge ruled Monday that sexually violent predator Matthew Hedge can be treated safely in the community as part of an outpatient conditional release program. Officials wanted to send Hedge back to a state mental hospital for treatment, citing violations...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Fox Broadcasting Company, Landforms, Health, Prisons
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