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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2005
Page
3
British researchers in Diabetes report a month long trial with 14 subjects who lost an average 5 pounds. Dr. Stephen Bloom of Imperial College London notes oxyntomodulin may offer weight loss without the common obesity drug side effects.
Heavily armed police swarmed a double decker bus of tourists in Times Square after a passenger claimed a bomb. Officers evacuated buildings and closed Midtown streets then shut Penn Station as about 60 tourists were escorted off with hands up. Authorities cuffed a group of men who appeared suspicious after a report by a bus worker.
Sir Richard Doll, the British epidemiologist who first linked smoking to lung cancer, died Sunday at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford after a short illness. Age 92. Doll, based at Oxford and Imperial Cancer Research Centre, co authored the 1950 study with Austin Bradford Hill, interviewing about 700 lung cancer patients to show smoking as a major cause.
Ambassador Christopher Hill said he will hold a rare one on one meeting with North Korea's envoy before the six nation talks. He described the meeting as an introduction to review viewpoints and compare notes ahead of negotiations.
A 7.2 magnitude quake struck India's Nicobar Islands triggering panic and a temporary Thai tsunami alert. No immediate casualties or damages reported. The December disaster killed nearly 179,000 across 11 nations with tens of thousands missing.
A truck bomb detonated near the Rashad police station in Mashtal Baghdad killing at least 22 civilians and wounding about 30 as sandstorms hindered security. Other attacks killed a U S soldier and a Marine, with clashes in Mosul and Kirkuk and a council leader shot in Samarra.
Chicago AP report says the Service Employees International Union and the Teamsters lead a mass exodus from the AFL-CIO, joining seven unions in the Change to Win Coalition to reverse long term declines in union membership. The move, announced as the federation’s convention opens, risks weakening the labor movement.
Researchers at Monell Center and collaborators report a dysfunctional cat gene that blocks a sweet receptor, found in six cats including a tiger and a cheetah. The absence of one protein in the receptor may drive cats toward a high protein, carnivorous diet and could aid veterinary care.
Two Idaho youths died after suspectedly cutting brain blood flow in pursuit of a buzz. A Kentucky college student and a Michigan youth also died while riding atop moving vehicles. Experts say teens seek increasingly extreme feats, from the choking game to BMX stunts, to outdo peers, with lasting injuries reported by practitioners.
Cedar Rapids residents seek relief as a released report shows most back pain sufferers lack a plan. It outlines heat, ice, and positioning tips and offers a toll free number for a copy of the report. Call 1-888-565-7110 for details.
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