Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria’s Kano (Reuters)
Reuters - Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano last week killed at least 178 people, a hospital doctor said on Sunday, underscoring the challenge President Goodluck Jonathan faces to prevent his country sliding further into chaos.
Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of stem cell
treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue
immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing
insulin again.
NC panel: Sterilization victims should get $50K (AP)
AP - People sterilized against their will under a discredited North Carolina state program should each be paid $50,000, a task force voted Tuesday, marking the first time a state has moved to compensate victims of a once-common public health practice called eugenics.
Syria’s Assad vows ‘iron hand’ against opponents (AP)
AP - In his first speech since June, Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday to respond to threats against him with an "iron hand" and refused to step down, insisting he still has his people's support despite a 10-month-old revolt.
Bombing kills 29 in Pakistan’s Khyber region (Reuters)
Reuters - A bomb killed at least 29 people and wounded 37 on Tuesday when it exploded near a fuel station in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber region, one of the restive tribal areas where insurgents are battling government forces, regional officials said.
Syria’s president says he won’t leave power (AP)
AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday he will not step down, insisting that he still has his people's support despite a 10-month-old uprising against him.
Researchers Look at Genomes of Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who have started to
identify genes and pathways associated with lung cancer in people who have
never smoked say it's a first step in the potential development of new
treatments.
NC to recommend money for sterilization victims (AP)
AP - It's a question that has not been answered before and doesn't have an easy solution: How do you repay people for taking away their ability to have children?
Five severed heads found in northern Mexican city (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexican police in the northern city of Torreon found the severed heads of five people killed in a suspected outbreak of drug gang violence.
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