Archive for July, 2009

Energy-Burning ‘Brown Fat’ Discovery May Help Combat Obesity

U.S. scientists say they can engineer mice and human cells to produce so-called brown fat, which is a natural energy-burning type of fat that wards off obesity. The scientists, with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, say they hope to be able to develop the same brown fat for people as a means of fighting obesity and diabetes.

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Strong Perfume Prompts Panic At Texas Bank

In what authorities are calling “contagious fear,” more than 30 people were taken to the hospital in Texas after a woman sprayed strong perfume in a Texas bank. The pungent smell was initially reported as a carbon dioxide leak at the Fort Worth Bank of America branch, prompting a response from firefighters and other emergency officials, including a hazardous materials team. They soon realized the real culprit was strong perfume, according to various local media accounts

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Strong Perfume Prompts Panic At Texas Bank

In what authorities are calling “contagious fear,” more than 30 people were taken to the hospital in Texas after a woman sprayed strong perfume in a Texas bank. The pungent smell was initially reported as a carbon dioxide leak at the Fort Worth Bank of America branch, prompting a response from firefighters and other emergency officials, including a hazardous materials team

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X-Ray Shows British Dog Swallowed Nine Golf Balls

An x-ray revealed nine golf balls in a dog’s stomach after it’s worried owners took it to see the veterinarian.

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Mom Gives Birth To Girl With Two Heads

A baby girl with two heads was born Tuesday in a hospital in Manila, Philippines. Doctors said Wednesday the newborn was in stable condition but may not likely survive. A 28-year-old mother delivered the baby by cesarean section at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital.

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Feds Bust $40 Million Mortgage Fraud Ring, Charge 41 Defendants In South Florida

U.S. District Attorney Jeffrey Sloman has unveiled a massive, multi-agency bust of 41 people after authorities broke up a mortgage fraud ring in South Florida

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Actor Rupert Everett Says Queen Elizabeth Is "Well Hung"

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is “well hung,” according to Rupert Everett. The openly-gay actor made the comment after looking at a picture of the 83-year-old monarch while at the British embassy in Istanbul. He said: “I have a feeling someone’s watching me

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Paris Hilton Warns Young Girls From Making Humiliating Sex Tapes

Paris Hilton wants to warn young girls from making “humiliating” sex tapes.

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Queen Elizabeth’s Stolen Silver Cutlery Returned

Silver cutlery stolen from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has been returned anonymously.

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Mom Delivers Baby On Wisconsin Interstate

A woman gave birth to a baby in a northbound lane of Interstate 43 in Milwaukee County Monday. Annmarie Schulte delivered her baby girl herself at 7:28 a.m.

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