| IBMA Awards Recipients Named | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:59:38 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Grascals continue to ride an incredible wave of success taking home the coveted Entertainer of the Year at the 17th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Their honors come only one year after the group took home the Emerging Artist of the Year trophy in 2005. Marty Stuart played the role of host and performer at the show, which also featured an incredible performance by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with 20- piece orchestra, the Nashville String Machine, Vince Gill performing with Del McCoury, The Grascals with Steve Wariner, Cherryholmes, Claire Lynch, Curly Seckler with Larry Sparks, Blue Highway, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, 3 Fox Drive, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, U.S. Navy Band Country Current, and The Lewis Family and The Isaacs with Jeff and Sheri Easter.... | |
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| | | Health chiefs deny affluence/cancer link | | Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:10:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | MOLE Valley health chiefs have questioned claims that children from affluent, rural areas are at higher risk of childhood cancers. A recent study, involving data from more than 30,000 patients,suggested that youngsters in richer parts of the country are more likely to develop cancer including leukaemia and bone and organ tumours. Scientists from the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment said that children brought up in too clean an environment either developed impaired immune systems or "urban" viruses could be finding their way into rural populations,causing the genetic damage that leads to cancer. In crowded places more people are likely to be exposed to the viruses and become immune to them, according to the theory. However, Dr Liz Tayler, director of public health and medical director at East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey Primary Care Trust (PCT), this week issued a statement which questionned the evidence.... | |
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| | | Born with a silver spoon? Greater chances of childhood cancer | | Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 10:58:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | A 30,000 patient case study spanning over 24 years has observed that children in richer, rural areas are more prone to clusters of different cancers than their poorer, urban counterparts. The study estimates the cause to be living in 'too clean' an environment which does not allow the immune system enough exposure to build resilience. The researchers found that children who lived in large, relatively isolated areas and were not sent to crches showed greater instances of leukemia, bone tumors, soft tissue sarcomas. They also observed that these children were more likely to develop a cluster of cancers a rare phenomenon in urban areas. .... | |
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