| Troubling Meaty 'Estrogen'
Women take note. Researchers find that a chemical that forms in overcooked meat, especially charred portions, is a potent mimic of estrogen, the primary female sex hormone. That's anything but appetizing, since studies have linked a higher lifetime cumulative exposure to estrogen in women with an elevated risk of breast cancer. .
Parrish: The Thoughts
And don't take that as a shot at Washington State. It's not. That's a great team Tony Bennett has assembled. It's just that UCLA seems to be operating at a level above, and when you get your bracket on Selection Sunday don't forget to place the Bruins in San Antonio, at least. .
Bono and DATA Receive 2007 Liberty Medal at National Constitution ...
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bono, U2 lead singer and activist, and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat poverty and disease in Africa, were presented with the National Constitution Center's 2007 Liberty Medal last night for their groundbreaking work in raising awareness about and spurring a global response to the crisis of AIDS and extreme poverty in Africa. Bono and DATA accepted the prestigious Medal and its accompanying $100,000 prize in a public ceremony at 7:00 p.m. at the National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia. All of the prize money will be donated to DATA. During the ceremony, Joseph M. Torsella, National Constitution Center President and CEO, said that this year's recipient is an inspirational example of the power of citizens to elevate important issues to the world stage.
Push for Falconio review amid DNA doubt
LAWYERS will push to reopen the case of the outback killer Bradley John Murdoch after British police suspended their use of a controversial forensic DNA test that was used to help convict him of murdering the backpacker Peter Falconio. After heavy criticism of the technique by a judge, British police also announced at the weekend a review of scores of cases where the low copy number DNA test was used to help obtain convictions. The test - which allows the use of particles a millionth the size of a grain of salt - was used during Murdoch's Supreme Court trial to link him to hand ties used to restrain Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees, and to particles found on the steering wheel and gearstick of their van. Jonathan Whitaker, an expert from England's Forensic Science Centre, which is at the centre of the test controversy, told the trial, in Darwin in 2005, that DNA found on the hand ties was 100 million times more likely to have come from Murdoch than anyone else.
Much ado about nothing at Sydney
A lot has been said, heard and written about the second India-Australia Test at Sydney. Any sensible brain will vouch that there was much ado about nothing. There was only one basic issue really – the racist tag put around the neck of the most likely Indian cricketer- Harbhajan Singh. Now, before I start defending the ‘15 degree offie', which is not my intention any way, allow me to characterise the ‘sardar' from Jalandhar. He is no saint by any sense of imagination. Nor are the 11 Aussies led gustily by the chirpy and bouncy Ricky Ponting, also known as ‘Punter' for his love for horse-racing, where gambling is not fun but serious business. The beauty of the Australians is that they have a knack of naming a person from the choice of his hobbies, or as in the case of Michael Clarke, ‘Pup' for being the youngest member of a team of experienced ‘hounds'.
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