Day: December 18, 2016

Patriots clinched eighth consecutive AFC East title in win over Broncos

Running back Dion Lewis of the New England Patriots stretches the ball out to the goal line while Denver Broncos Darian Stewart and Todd Davis make the tackle in the second quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Dec. 18, 2016 in Denver. But it was good enough Sunday for New England to clinch its eighth consecutive AFC East title and a first-round playoff bye and give quarterback Tom Brady only his third career win in Denver in 10 appearances.

Nation-Now 27 mins ago 9:59 p.m.’SNL’ imagines a Boston-themed Dunkin’ Donuts ad

If you ever wondered what it would have looked like if the Good Will Hunting boys had hit up Dunkin’ Donuts on their way to work one morning, now you know. Thanks, SNL! Casey Affleck , clad in a flannel jacket and Boston Bruins hat, irritated the staff during a commercial set in Beantown by insisting that if he stuck his cigarette out the door, it didn’t count as smoking in the restaurant.

Green fluorescent protein as a scaffold for high efficiency…

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Farmers put on alert as bird flu hits UK poultry

Irish poultry farmers have been put on high alert for avian flu after migratory birds were blamed for an outbreak in the UK. A farm in Louth, Lincolnshire is now under strict quarantine controls as UK agriculture officials attempt to prevent a spread of the H5N8 strain of the bird flu virus.

New warnings about vaping, smoking cigarettes

In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of “vaping,” but said e-cigarettes aren’t harmless and too many teens are using them. “My concern is e-cigarettes have the potential to create a whole new generation of kids who are addicted to nicotine,” Murthy told The Associated Press.

Hawks win 4-1

It took 34 games — and 74 shots on goal — but Duncan Keith finally scored a goal for the Blackhawks this season. The timing couldn’t have been better, too, as San Jose was dominating much of the second period, but Keith’s rocket tied the game at 1-1 with 3:11 left, and the Hawks went on to claim a 4-1 victory.

Gubernatorial appointments for Dec. 19

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Bachrach’s auction preview set for four days in January

The Richmond office of Freeman’s auction house will hold preview showings of items from the former Bachrach’s Jewelers and from the inventory of Mariah Robinson Antiques in Carytown in January The items, which include jewelry, watches, silver, paintings, sculpture, furniture and more, are grouped as “The Richmond Collections.” Bachrach’s Jewelers closed in October after 129 years in business.

Boy in remission from cancer helps spread Christmas cheer to kids still fighting

After her son young son, P.J. Moura, battled childhood cancer for three years, Sarah Montgomery realized the thing that made him happy in those days in the hospital was when people brought him toys. Now in remission, P.J., his mother and a group of volunteers – brought together by a Facebook post by Montgomery - came together over the weekend to fill stockings and wrap presents that will be presented to children still battling cancer.

Richland veteran calls for Hepatitis C awareness

Then several years later, after Valimont left Nevada for the Tri-Cities, he got a phone call that stopped him in his tracks. The Las Vegas clinic where he’d gotten the colonoscopy used poor sterilization practices, exposing Valimont and dozens of other patients to Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can lead to long-term health problems, including liver failure and even death.

Senior citizens calendar

… the last Monday of the month. The business meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month. Friday: Health screenings 10 to 11 a.m.; pinochle at noon; dartball 12:30 p.m.; cards 7 p.m. Daily activities: Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; meal …

The benefits of meditation – or mindfulness – for investors

The late co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs was a long-time practitioner of meditation and attributed much of his career success to mindfulness’s ability to boost perception and intuition in creatives. The late co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs was a long-time practitioner of meditation and attributed much of his career success to mindfulness’s ability to boost perception and intuition in creatives.

Woman is first to have baby with ovaries frozen as a child

A 24-year-old Dubai native has become the first woman to give birth after having her fertility restored from ovarian tissue frozen during her childhood. She is the first person in the world to have had a successful pregnancy using ovarian tissue that was harvested before the onset of puberty and the only person to have her ovaries transplanted back after 13 years in storage.

Special cancer hospital in limbo

… cancer at a very early stage, spending several crores of rupees for the proposed hospital. On August 18 this year, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 200-bed cancer hospital at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital would be inaugurated …

How to lose weight – and keep it off

… that comes with living an over-stressed lifestyle, according to Professor Selena Bartlett from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. But it depends on how a person reacts to stress that determines the outcome of a situation and in …

Deendayal katha

For the past three days, several ministers and key leaders in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh sat through two-hour-long recitals on Deendayal Upadhyaya’s life and philosophy, almost along the lines of the Ram katha , underscoring the Jana Sangh ideologue’s status within the parivar. Among those who sat and heard Alok Kumar, a senior RSS functionary, narrate the story of Upadhyaya’s life were chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assembly Speaker Sitasharan Sharma, state party chief Nandkumar Chauhan and several ministers.

Sharp rise in premature kidney deaths

… failure deaths in adults with diabetes still in their 40s and 50s,” Prabhat Jha, director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto who led the study, told The Telegraph . “This suggests diabetes in Indian adults is …

Henry Heimlich, inventor of maneuver to save chocking victims, dies at 96

Heimlich died on Saturday at a hospital in Cincinnati at the age of 96 from complications of a massive heart attack he had on Dec. 12. Heimlich used the maneuver named after him in May to save a fellow resident at a Cincinnati retirement home where he lived, reportedly the first time he had used it to save a person’s life. Heimlich published an article about the maneuver, using abdominal thrusts, in 1974.

Nordic walking sticks can alleviate back, hip and knee pain

Nordic walking sticks, which are known for helping walkers burn more calories than ordinary walking, have been proven by an Israeli research team to alleviate widespread chronic pain in the hips, knees and lower back of older people. The study, whose lead author was Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center retired internal medicine and nephrology specialist Dr. Donald Silverberg, was recently published in the open-access International Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Here’s what it’s actually like to be colorblind

I don’t see much of anything – just a bunch of reddish-brownish-greenish circles. Other colorblind people, apparently, might spot the digits 21. Sighted people should see a 74. Assuming you aren’t colorblind as well, you can see what I can’t because the cone cells in your eyes work better than mine.

Obituary Notice: Randall M. Schurr Jr.

Randall M. Schurr Jr., 74, of Bells Landing died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born July 8, 1942 in Curwensville, a son of the late Randall M. and Margaret Schurr, Sr. He was a member of the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Grampian, and the American Legion.