Menstrual cycle linked to higher migraine risk
Researchers from the City of London Migraine Clinic analyzed diaries of 155 women, finding a 25 percent rise in migraines five days before menses and a 71 percent rise in the last two days before onset. Severe attacks and vomiting were more common around menstruation, supporting new diagnostic criteria.
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Journal
Neurology
City of London
International Headache Society
Anne MacGregor
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
London
Six candidates vie for SCLC presidency in Jacksonville
Six contenders aim to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference replacing interim president Fred Shuttlesworth. The field includes Greg Mathis, Ralph David Abernathy III, Markel Hutchins, James Bush III, James Baylark, and Alicia Ivey. Tensions flare as insiders accuse board members Claud Young and Raleigh Trammell of clinging to power amid a struggling, evolving civil rights group.
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Atlanta
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Jacksonville
Fred Shuttlesworth
Martin Luther King III
Greg Mathis
Georgia
Ralph David Abernathy III
Markel Hutchins
James Bush III
James Baylark
Moreno Valley
Calif
Alicia Ivey
Clyde Brooks
Martin Luther King Jr
Shuttlesworth
Claud Young
Raleigh Trammell
Elaine Brown
Black Panther Party
Young
Trammell
Auburn Avenue
Brown
Killer dad gives up parental rights in Mass case
Daniel Holland, serving life for murder, agreed to relinquish all parental rights to his 14 year old son Patrick in Norfolk County Probate Court. Patrick, who has asked to terminate his father’s rights, will be adopted by guardians Ron and Rita Lazisky. The settlement ends Holland’s claim to his dead wife Liz Holland’s estate and his involvement in Patrick’s life.
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Canton
Mass
Daniel Holland
Norfolk County
Patrick Holland
Ron Lazisky
Sandown
N.H
Patrick
Holland
Liz Holland
Quincy
Lazisky
Rita
Denise Montiero
Department of Social Services
Gorman
Massachusetts
Family Violence Department
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Laziskys
Robert Langlois
New Hampshire
Robert McCrocklin
McCrocklin
Fairfax
Osteoporosis awareness lags as diagnoses rise sharply
A study finds fewer than half of Americans with osteoporosis know they have it despite a sevenfold increase in diagnosed cases over the past decade. Doctors say underdiagnosis and reliance on newer drugs over calcium supplements risk undermining effective treatment for a disease that weakens bones and raises fracture risk, especially in older adults.
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Randall Stafford
Stanford University
Prevention Research Center
Archives of
Internal Medicine
Stafford
Bryant case on track for trial in Colorado sexual assault case
Prosecutors insist Kobe Bryant will face trial on a single felony sexual assault charge from a 2003 encounter. A recent ruling allows the defense to introduce details about the accuser's sex life to challenge her injuries and potential alternate causes. Trial is set for August 27 with possible penalties up to four years to life in prison.
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Denver
Kobe Bryant
Terry Ruckriegle
Bryant
Krista Flannigan
John Clune
Flannigan
Clune
Lin Wood
Pamela Mackey
Hal Haddon
Vail
Los Angeles Lakers
Colorado
Alcohol's balancing act on health risks and benefits
NIH review finds moderate drinking may lower mortality in some groups but adds no one should start drinking. For current drinkers, two daily servings for men and one for women link to lower risk. per-day caps and bingeing are discouraged. serving sizes urged on bottles.
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Washington
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Lorraine Gunzerath
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol
Alcoholism
Gunzerath
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
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