U.S. nuclear plants deemed safer two years after Japan crisis
NRC Chair Allison Macfarlane says U.S. reactors are safer overall with 99 of 104 operating at acceptable safety levels at year end 2012. The Union of Concerned Scientists disputes the view citing 14 serious incidents last year and 40 over three years, while NRC says none harmed workers or the public. The note marks the Fukushima anniversary.
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Japan
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Associated Press
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Union of Concerned Scientists
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Arteries hardened in 4000-year-old mummies reveal aging link
A big CT study of 1387 mummies finds atherosclerosis in about one third, including seemingly healthy ancient individuals. Most samples are Egyptian with others from Peru, the Americas, and Alaska. Those with arteries clogged tended to die older, about 43 versus 32.
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Peru
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America
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Alaska
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Budget Sequester Seen Having Limited Immediate Effect
A McClatchy Marist poll finds most Americans expect no immediate personal impact from federal spending cuts. Independents and Republicans foresee no effect, while Democrats show mixed views. economists forecast sequester to trim growth by about 0.2 to 0.7 percentage points this year.
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U.S
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Congress
Lee Miringoff
Marist Institute For Public Opinion
Marist
New York
Conclave Watch Looms as Curia and US Cardinals Vie
Vatican politics heat up as 115 cardinals from around the world prepare for the conclave. Curia backing Odilo Scherer clashes with American bloc led by Angelo Scola and others seeking reform. Italians debate a pastoral versus managerial pope amid sex abuse and bureaucratic strains.
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Italy
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Genoa
Florence
Corriere Della Sera
Boston
Sean O’malley
Scherer
Scola
Timothy Dolan
New York
Donald Wuerl
Washington
Stress from disasters linked to higher heart risks in veterans and survivors
Studies show PTSD raises insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in 207,954 veterans in California and Nevada. New Orleans Katrina survivors face tripled heart attack incidence post 2005 storm. Researchers note emotions influence cardiovascular risk markers and urge attention to trauma as a heart health factor.
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Nicca Goldberg
NYU Langone Medical Center
American Heart Association
American College of Cardiology
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Nevada
Veterans Administration
Ramin Ebrahimi
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Los Angeles VA Medical Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Tulane Medical Center
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