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More tornadoes in store for Central US

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says golf ball-sized hail, powerful winds and isolated, strong tornadoes could strike areas of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday. The area at risk does not include Moore, Okla., where ...
Tucson shooting photos to be released

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
Ameren Missouri opens Emergency Operations Center

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Ameren Missouri's Emergency Operations Center is open to provide support to communities impacted by Monday night's severe storm throughout most of our service territory. About 9,800 Ameren Missouri customers are without power. Service is expected to restored to everyone by the end of the day. People are reminded to stay away from downed power lines and call Ameren ...
Kan. farmers make progress on corn crop

But Monday's weekly update from Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also says planting of the corn crop trails the 97 percent planted by the same time last year, and the average of 74 ...
The 25 deadliest tornadoes in US history

Here is a look at the 25 deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history. The list comes courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list does not include the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013. DATE - LOCATION(S) - DEATHS 1. 18 Mar 1925 - Tri-State (MO/IL/IN) - ...

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The Upside of Anger [DVD]

Drowning herself in vodka tonics after being unceremoniously deserted by her husband for a Swedish secretary, middle-age Terry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) is the bitter center of The Upside of Anger, a film whose goal to unravel the seemingly paradoxical nature of its title. Th ... ...

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Obama to speak on Moore Okla. tornado

President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The president also spoke Monday ...
Kansas City accelerator program selects 11 startups

Kansas City skyline SparkLabKC, a business accelerator program, has selected 11 regional startups for its initial assistance. The program helps the companies in an intensive 90-day program, the Kansas City Star reports. Companies in the inaugural 2013 class, include: The Briefcase; FolioMatch; Knoda; Prodigy Arcade; NeighborsGrow (Rockhill Strategic); Innovative Health Media; VolunteerMark; ...
Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy

Reuters/Landov As Tuesday dawned, the official death toll from the monster tornado that roared through Moore, Okla., on Monday stood at 51. But Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office, was warning that officials believe at least another 40 people had been killed. Some of those are thought to be children in one of the schools that destroyed by the ...
In Moore crews digging through night

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Officials say at ...
Kansas agencies and volunteers preparing to help Oklahomans

WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas agencies and volunteers were preparing for what they anticipate will be a request for help from Oklahoma after a tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon. As of 5 p.m. local time Monday, one volunteer with the Midway-Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross was scheduled to leave Tuesday. The reason more aren't being immediately sent is because ...

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Statins may cut exercise benefits for obese adults

University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol.

"Daily physical activity is needed to maintain or improve fitness, and thus improve health outcomes. However, if patients start exercising and taking statins at the same time, it seems that statins block the ability of exercise to improve their fitness levels," said John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU.

Thyfault said that many cardiologists want to prescribe statins to all patients over a certain age regardless of whether they have metabolic syndrome; the drugs also are recommended for people with Type 2 diabetes. He recommends that cardiologists more closely weigh the benefits and risks of statins given this new data about their effect on exercise training. ...