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Mummies clogged arteries: Had some 4,000 years ago

Undated photo released March 10, 2013 by group of cardiologists lead by Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City shows mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) being scanned in Cairo, Egypt, where it was found to have evidence of extensive vascular disease. In the old ancient history even without having the modern-day temptations such as fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever study of mummies searching for the condition. Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising. CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one-third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. Atherosclerosis causes heart attacks and strokes. More than half of the mu

World Baseball Classic: Do You Care?

Well in Arizona today, the USA came from behind to beat Canada to advance to the next round of the World Baseball Classic. It was a pretty good game, especially considering the fact it’s still early March. It had a decent pitching match-up between the USA’s Derek Holland and Canada’s Jameson Taillon, one of the top pitching prospects in the minors. For M’s fans, Michael Saunders continued his hot streak with a two run homer off the lefty Holland. For others, there’s Joey Votto vs. Ryan Braun. Joe Mauer vs. Justin Morneau. Still, quite a few die-hard baseball fans ignored it, and a few more disparaged it. I get it. The WBC’s got several problems, the biggest of which may be timing. Teams are loathe to allow their top players to go play ‘real’ baseball in March, so to get buy-in from teams, there are all manner of pitch count restrictions. The resulting parade of relievers looks a bit like spring training, it’s true. Then there’s the format – you can’t have seven game series the whole w

ex girlfriend Selena Gomez laughed at Justin Bieber

Rocker Musician Selena Gomez now laughs at ex-beau Justin Bieber's immature and crazy behaviour. She also made fun of him when she heard of Bieber threatening a photographer in London earlier this week. "She doesn't care anymore. Bieber is crazy and she doesn't want to be his mom anymore. She feels so free and loves hanging out with her girlfriends. He is weird and she doesn't find his behaviour hot or anything," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying.  "Gomez wants to date someone who is mature and intelligent. Gomez is doing really well and feels relaxed after dumping Bieber. She finds him to be embarrassing since their breakup. He's turned into exactly the kind of person she'd never want to be with," the source added. MORE ON THE EX-COUPLE Selena Gomez is a sweetheart: Justin Bieber’s mum Don't worry Beliebers, that's not a new girlfriend or crush. Justin Bieber is only kissing his very very

6 teens killed in crash, 2 injured when overcrowded SUV dive into pond

Mindy Morgan reads a note at the memorial where six teens were killed in a car crash on Park Ave. in Warren, Ohio on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Photo: Scott R. Galvin The total of eight teens including 6 killed and 2 injured crammed into an SUV of You that was only supposed to seat five. They were driving a vehicle they didn't have permission to use. And they were speeding down a two-lane northeastern Ohio road. But any poor judgment was quickly eclipsed by a tragic crash that cut short six young lives. The black Honda Passport veered over the left side of the road, crashed into a guardrail and flipped over into a pond near the city of Warren. Kasmond Parker, right, consoles Cyndy Mann at the crash site where six teens were killed early in the morning on Park Ave. in Warren, Ohio on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Beduareo Marquez climbs up the pond embankment where he retrieved a shoe from the crash site that six teens died on Park Ave. in Warren

King Kim clutches a nuclear chalice

North Korea had earlier tested its third nuclear device, one that seems to have been significantly more powerful than the those tested previously. In December 2012, it also put its first satellite into orbit. The North Korean official media until recently had talked about "peaceful exploration of space" and the "development of nuclear power generation" as major reasons behind their intense nuclear and rocket research. However, these pretexts have now been discarded. Pyongyang has finally openly admitted what has been widely assumed for decades: it aims at becoming a full nuclear power, capable of deploying Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) equipped with nuclear warheads. As if desiring to drive the message even further, North Korea in early March fired a full broadside of unusually hysterical threats, promising to employ its nuclear weapons and missile to make "not only Seoul, but also Washington into a sea of fire". Gone are the days whe

U.S, S-Korea launch drills that North had threatened war over

South Korean soldiers sit on their K-9 self-propelled artillery vehicle during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, March 11, 2013. North and South Korea staged duelling war games Monday as threatening rhetoric from the rivals rose to the highest level since North Korea rained artillery shells on a South Korean island in 2010. Enraged over the South’s joint military drills with the United States and recent UN sanctions, Pyongyang has piled threat on top of threat, including vows to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S. and to scrap the nearly 60-year-old armistice that ended the Korean War. Seoul has responded with tough talk of its own and has placed its troops on high alert. North Korea’s main newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported that the armistice was nullified Monday as Pyongyang had previously announced. The North followed through on another promise Monday, shutting down a Red Cross hotline that the North

6 teens killed in crash: Deadly Accident in Ohio

Derrick Ray, the father of Daylan Ray, surveys the crash site that claimed the life of his son and five other teens in Warren, Ohio. Two survived. No one in the vehicle had permission to drive it, police said Derrick Ray, the father of Daylan Ray, surveys the crash site that claimed the life of his son and five other teens in Warren, Ohio. Two survived. No one in the vehicle had permission to drive it, police said.      Ohio State  — A speeding sport utility vehicle taken without permission and carrying eight teens crashed into a guardrail Sunday morning and flipped over into a swampy pond in northeast Ohio, killing five boys and a woman, the state highway patrol said. The Honda Passport veered off the left side of a road and overturned on Pine Avenue just south of the city of Warren, about 60 miles east of Cleveland, Lt. Anne Ralston said. Investigators say the SUV came to rest upside down in the swamp and sank with five of the victims trappe