| Antioxidant Pills Don't Cut Cancer Risk
Jan. 24, 2008 -- With one possible exception, many antioxidants in pill form do not appear to protect against cancer, according to pooled data from some of the most rigorous studies ever to examine the issue. There was some evidence linking the mineral selenium to a reduced risk of cancer in men, but not in women. But the findings are not yet conclusive enough to recommend that men take selenium supplements, says Mayo Clinic physician Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH. Bardia and colleagues combined 12 clinical trials including more than 100,000 participants for their systematic analysis, which appears in the January issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Among their other major conclusions: As previously reported, beta-carotene supplementation was found to be associated with an increased risk of cancer in smokers and a trend toward increased death rate from cancer.
Owner ecstatic that Rolo will live
I have debated with Fred before and, unfortunately, he seems to be inclined to make wild assumptions about you based on your statements and then clings to these assumptions no matter how misguided they may be. I'll say again what I said on the other thread: this is not the Greek tragedy it was made out to be. It should have ended that day and been settled between neighbors. But since it did turn into a major production, we can take solace in the fact that it ended exactly how it should have ended. .
Good to be King
The recent three-game losing streak aside, the Kings' ability to remain competitive despite so many injuries garnered Theus significant league-wide praise. The extended absences of Mike Bibby, Ron Artest and Kevin Martin meant the Kings dealt with more roster problems than perhaps any other team in the league. To be anywhere near .500, as the Kings were before losing four of their past five games before the All-Star break, was seen as impressive. Yet for most of the season, the reviews from within the Kings' organization didn't match the ones outside of it. Much of the internal wariness pertained to off-court goings on, among them Theus' candid nature with the media and the negative way in which it affected the players and people he worked most closely with. But on coaching merits alone, his bosses say there has been steady progress.
SayHeyHey: Online dating gets video site
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Many online dating sites seek to connect soul mates, to bring together those looking for eternal and everlasting love. The latest Internet dating site, recently launched in Palo Alto, is not one of them. "It's not about marriage," said Alex Gurevich, co-founder of SayHeyHey.com, the first free all-video online dating site. The new site eschews the typical format of online dating sites where users carefully word profiles and post photos "from 10 years and 20 pounds ago," Gurevich said. Instead, users of SayHeyHey post videos of themselves talking, wakeboarding or — in co-founder Soudy Khan's case — utilizing a beer bong. If a visitor is interested in someone else's clip, he or she can send a video introduction.
Bali bomb hero sells medals to ease pain
BALI bombing courage will go on sale in Brisbane today with the auction of a Cross of Valour, Australia's highest peacetime award. It was awarded to Tim Britten, who acted heroically after the Sari Club attack in which 202 people, including 88 Australians, died in 2002. Constable Britten has put the medal up for sale because it brings back too many painful memories of the time he spent pulling a victim out of the wrecked nightclub. The policeman was on leave when he heard the bomb blast, ran to the site and, dressed only in a singlet top and shorts and wearing thongs, entered the burning building. He was forced back by flames but after a dousing with water returned with another person to rescue an injured woman. Constable Britten, from Western Australia, was burnt on the arms and bleeding from deep cuts to his feet, but spent the next hour carrying badly wounded from the street outside the club to waiting trucks.
Herald/JOHN A. BOWERSMITH
The Shoemaker Grey Wolves erased a 10-point third quarter deficit to hand the No. 12-ranked Ellison Eagles their first District 13-5A loss, 56-51, Friday night at Shoemaker High School.
After Ellison's Marquavius James hit a layup with 2:49 left in the third quarter to give the Eagles (19-5, 4-1 13-5A) a 31-21 lead, the Grey Wolves (20-4, 3-1) began to chip away at the lead over the next two minutes.
With 47 seconds left in the quarter, Shoemaker's M.J. Porter lined up for a 3-pointer from the corner, but Ellison's Louis Crane was called for a foul and then picked up a technical for reacting to the call giving Porter five free throws and Crane four fouls in the game.
Porter went on to hit 4-of-5 from the line to pull the Grey Wolves to within four, 30-34.
Season in the sun
The driveway stretches like a red carpet lined with palm trees arranged with military precision. After a long day at work and a midnight flight, you could be forgiven for imagining the trees as a royal honor guard heralding your arrival with an arch of crossed swords. Conventional wisdom in the hotel industry invests much time and space in the reception, awing the new guest with palatial lobbies and lavish decorations. Here, Four Seasons Sharm defies convention. The reception is elegant in its marble and mosaic, but remarkably sparse in furnishings, with a single couch and chairs around a coffee table. It is a tasteful hiatus between two entrances — the glass doors from the driveway and the wraparound staircase leading down to the gardens and rooms. It's very clear: You may need to spend a minute or two with check-in formalities, but you are on your way to better things.
Man trolled the web for girls: Cops
His online dating profile says Chris Forcand is a gainfully employed Christian and separated father of two looking for dates with women 18 to 50, but police are alleging he was more interested in much younger females.
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Clinton blasts Obama on financing
Obama's campaign says its commitment is to sit down with the GOP nominee and “talk this through," Obama strategist David Axelrod said Sunday on CBS' “Face the Nation."“We're not backing away," Axelrod said.At a news conference Friday in Milwaukee, Obama said: “I think it would be presumptuous of me to start saying now that I'm locking myself into something when I don't even know if the other side is going to agree to it, and I'm not the nominee yet."If he wins the nomination, Obama said, “I assure you that my folks and John McCain's folks will sit down and see if we can arrive at a common set of ground rules."McCain says he will commit to taking public funds if the Democratic nominee does so.Clinton has not made a commitment about taking public funds for the fall if she were to be the nominee.“If I'm the nominee, I will look at it," Clinton said in the Sunday interview, but, she said, unlike Obama, “I have made no promises."Clinton said the controversy “is more about (Obama's) credibility than about the issue" itself.In an interview Friday, Democratic Sen.
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