Florida teen charged in death of 12 year old friend
A 15 year old boy, John Anthony Silva of Interlochen, faces first degree murder and kidnapping charges after confessing to the death of Jerry Alley Jr. whose body and bicycle were found in an abandoned septic tank three days after he disappeared. The victim had been strangled with an elastic bandage and last seen at Silva's home.
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Fire threatens water supply near Pecos New Mexico
Firefighters battled a 23,500 acre blaze advancing toward the Gallinas Canyon watershed north of Pecos and away from Las Vegas main watershed. Incident commander Van Bateman called the plan do-able as ground crews cut lines and air tanker drops aided by helicopters. Local meteorology cited potential moisture, while smoke blanketed I-25 and Las Vegas remained out of the burn path.
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Microsoft proposes witnesses and edits to breakup plan
Microsoft filed a final brief before Judge Thomas Jackson, proposing witnesses from DreamWorks and Compaq to counter the government breakup plan. It seeks extended timelines, less oversight, and a shift from reorganization to divestiture, arguing for a slower, more limited split of Windows, Office, and Internet properties.
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Night lights do not cause myopia in children
Two studies in Nature found no link between sleeping with a night light and developing myopia. Researchers from New England College of Optometry and Ohio State University could not replicate an earlier claim that lights at night raise risk. heredity and parental myopia emerge as possible factors while some parents keep lights on to see at night.
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Viagra safe on the heart study finds no adverse effects
The University of Pennsylvania study in the New England Journal of Medicine tested 14 men with severe coronary narrowing and found no harmful changes in blood flow or cardiovascular issues from Viagra, with a slight blood pressure drop. It reiterates that Viagra raises heart attack risk mainly when combined with nitrates and that sex itself can trigger a heart attack in vulnerable patients.
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New England Journal of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Growth hormone high protein diet eases Crohn's in patients
A study found that growth hormone with a high protein diet induced remission in 11 of 19 adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease, while 18 controls on the diet showed no improvement. About half of Crohn's patients require surgery, and up to 1 million Americans suffer from the condition.
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