Al-Sadr blames U.S. for Iraqi violence and calls restraint
Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr condemned U.S. forces as a cause of Iraq’s violence and urged Mahdi Army militiamen and Iraqi security forces to halt fighting in Diwaniya. He urged unity to end the occupation as U.S. and Iraqi forces reported multiple casualties and clashes across the country amid ongoing security operations.
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Untitled Student Faces Roberts Syndrome Challenges and Support
Josh, a Langston Hughes first grader with Roberts syndrome, endures skull fusion surgery and heart rhythm issues that limit open heart procedures. Despite health battles, he attends school with help from paraeducator Angela Randall, draws kindness from classmates, and gains national attention as a local story of resilience.
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Health care compromise advances in Kansas legislative talks
The Kansas Legislature backs a health care package with aims to extend coverage to 300,000 uninsured while final decisions await the wrap-up session on April 25. The bill would lower income eligibility for adults in 2009 and fund coverage for 24,000 people by 2012, among other provisions including pre tax health accounts and Medicaid study. Governor Sebelius praised discussions but opposes imposing birth to five years old child coverage without action.
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Tai chi linked to lower shingles risk in older adults
A UCLA led study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds seniors 59 to 86 who practiced tai chi showed stronger immune response to the chickenpox virus than peers who only received health education. Shingles affects about 1 million Americans annually, typically in those 50 and older.
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Honolulu Soldiers Die in Iraq as DoD Identifies Two
Two soldiers with Hawaii ties were killed in Iraq this week. Pfc. Jay S. Cajimat, 20, of Lahaina died Friday in Baghdad from wounds after a bomb near his unit. He served with the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley. Sgt. Forrest D. Cawthorn, 22, of Midlothian, Virginia, died in Hawijah from wounds after enemy forces used small arms and grenades. He was with the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks.
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