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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2010
Page
2
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded the Republican primary to Joe Miller, the Tea Party backed challenger, after absentee and other ballots were counted. She said she did not see a path to victory and announced the news in Anchorage without endorsing Miller and took no questions.
New federal figures show an 8 percent one year drop and more than 20 percent in a decade in U S foster care. The decline reflects state and county reforms speeding adoptions, shortening stays, and boosting preventive support, with 423 773 children in care as of Sept 30. California led with a drop from 67703 to 60198.
Australian researchers report young adults sleeping fewer than five hours nightly are about three times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than peers with eight to nine hours. Led by Nick Glazier, the study in Sleep warns early intervention is needed to prevent lifelong mental health problems and notes links to later major depressive and bipolar disorders.
Cedric the Tasmanian devil, once seen as a potential key to saving the species from a contagious facial cancer, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease. Researchers from Menzies Institute in Hobart expressed disappointment but vow to continue work as the devil population declines 70 percent since 1996.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged patience for a war-weary public, noting that after years of neglect the United States has finally committed sufficient resources to Afghanistan while Iraq stabilizes. He described Afghanistan as now receiving a full resource push with 150,000 allied forces, and outlined a plan to transfer security duties to Afghan forces next summer.
Large study of nearly 2,500 BRCA mutation carriers found removing ovaries lowers future ovarian cancer risk from 6 to 1 percent, reduces breast cancer risk from 19 to 11 percent, and decreases mortality to 3 percent versus 10 percent among those who kept ovaries. The work, in JAMA, followed cancer-free women over about four years across several countries. Distinguished author Timothy Rebbeck led the research.
Hurricane Earl, a Category 4 storm with 135 mph winds, neared the Caribbean as FEMA urged coastal residents to prepare for evacuations. North Carolina ordered the first Ocracoke Island evacuation at 5 a.m. Tourists faced ferry-only departures while year round residents could stay. Forecasters projected Earl moving north along the coast with possible impacts on the Outer Banks late week and potential turn toward Cape Cod and Maine. Local motel owner Dave Dawson voiced guest uncertainty as watches extended from Surf City to the Virginia border.
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