More kids getting infusions of own cord blood
Last spring, Chloe Levine dragged her tiny right foot as she struggled to walk.

Briefly in Tompkins
The Ithaca Journal is assembling a list of inaugural events in the area. If your organization is hosting one that is open to the public, please e-mail kwilliams@ithacajournal.com or call Kathie Williams at 274-9248 with the details.

UMass President Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson, the president of the University of Massachusetts, chatted with Boston.com readers about higher education and the future of the state's university system.

The time of the righteous
This war, perhaps more than its predecessors, is exposing the true deep veins of Israeli society. Racism and hatred are rearing their heads, as is the impulse for revenge and the thirst for blood.

Risk to baby from early caesareans
Women who have caesareans before 39 weeks are twice as likely to have babies born with complications such as respiratory problems than babies born at fullterm, a US study has found. The study, in t

'Puberty blockers' pushed on children
The sexualization of tots in diapers has been ongoing since Alfred Kinsey bragged of infant orgasms in 1948, kicking off Playboy's infant-and-child sex vignettes in 1954. After the late 1960s, schoolhouse administrators increasingly trained children in Planned Parenthood texts to engage in "outlet" sex, homosexuality, bisexuality and pornography use.

MONROE COUNTY: They said it in 2008
"I don't think we should be penalized because we weren't as astute on traffic regulations. We were more concerned with the safety of our children"-James Boyle, a Remlok parent who successfully petitioned the Waterloo City Council to add stop signs in their subdivision despite some opposition by a handful of neighbors and council members.

Updated 1/9: Calendar
FullersBird Forum will go beyond bird identification and teach in-depth information about the lives of birds. Warblers Hate Cheap Coffee will be the topic from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Jan. 16 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, 3909 Spring Road, Oak Brook.

Older Homeowners Have Option to Stay in Their Homes
(ARA) - Homeowners who want to make their house their home for a lifetime, regardless of their age or functional abilities, have a friend in the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) program developed by the National Association of Homebuilders Remodelers (NAHBR) in collaboration with other NAHB entities and AARP. It addresses the needs of the growing number of homeowners choosing to make ...

Columbia crew members were role models for NASA community and beyond
This week?s report on the Columbia disaster focused on issues with the hardware put in place to protect the crew.

COLUMN: How famous can a M.V. pet doctor get?
Is Castleford native Marty Becker the most popular veterinarian in America? ... If not, I'd sure like to know who is ...

?Evolutionary Gem?
Photo courtesy USU Public Relations and Marketing A garter snake eats a newt in this undated photo. Research led by a Utah State University professor is among the best evidence of Darwin?s evolutionary theories, according to Nature magazine.

A good night's sleep protects against parasites
Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their blood according to a study published in the open-access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN in line for surgeon general
President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his health-care agenda. Best known as a health and medical correspondent for CNN and CBS, Gupta, 39, is also a practicing neurosurgeon in Atlanta and a member of the faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine, one of ...

Tour de France cyclists have bigger hearts
Viennea, Austria - Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina - and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal.

Why staying physically fit helps women stay mentally fit
Being physically fit helps older women stay on top of their mental game, suggests an Alberta study that measured better blood pressure and cognitive function scores among those who participated in regular aerobic exercise.

Despite winter downtime, farm owner says lots going on
Chris Sermons, grower and manager for Bio Way Farm, pulls a winter pea plant from a ?cover crop? of oats Thursday at the organic farm, just outside of Ware Shoals. For Sermons, running an organic farm and operating with rising interest in local foods is a year-round job.

CNN's Gupta offered Surgeon General post
 President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a  public face for his healthcare agenda. Best known as a health and medicine correspondent for CNN and CBS, Gupta, 39, is also a practicing neurosurgeon in Atlanta and a member of the faculty of the Emory University School of Medicine, one ...

Elective C-sections performed too early 36% of the time
More than a third of elective C-sections are performed too early, increasing newborns' risk of respiratory distress and other problems, researchers report today.

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Women who have caesareans before 39 weeks are twice as likely to have babies born with complications such as respiratory problems than babies born at fullterm, a US study has found.