Morning News Run
January 2, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Madcow Breakthrough? Genetically Engineered Cows Are Prion Free – Science Daily
Prions are proteins that are naturally produced in animals. An abnormal form of prion is believed to cause devastating illnesses called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), the best known of which is BSE. [Very basically, Prions are proteins that fold weird and can cause Mad Cow Disease. These cows don't have them- Ed.]
Britain Raises legal Tobacco Purchasing Age To 18 – Physorg
It means that the legal age for buying cigarettes and alcohol is now the same and puts Britain on the same footing as countries including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Doctors Backing New Approach to Second Opinion – AP via NPR
Better than serial doc-shopping may be what Dr. Michael Sabel, a University of Michigan breast cancer surgeon, calls the team approach. It’s where specialists in different aspects of cancer care — the radiologist and pathologist, surgeon, medical oncologist and radiation oncologist — all get together, usually with the patient, to reread all the tests and hash out the best treatment.
67-Year-Old Mother Births Twins – BBC
A 67-year-old Spanish woman is reported to have given birth to twins according to hospital officials in Barcelona, becoming the world’s oldest mother. The woman, whose name has not been revealed, became pregnant after fertility treatment in Latin America.
1/3 of All Americans Die of Heart Disease – ABC News
It should come as no surprise that nearly every one of us knows someone who died of heart disease; it remains the No. 1 killer in the United States, according to a year-end update on heart disease and stroke statistics from the American Heart Association. In fact, cardiovascular disease accounted for more than one-third of all deaths in the United States in 2004, according to the update.
