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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
quote of the day
"Experience is by far the best teacher. You know, ever since I was a little girl I knew that if you look both ways when you cross the street, you'll see a lot more than traffic."
Mae West, actress
fact of the day
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Dromophobia is a fear of crossing streets.
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Lauren Fulton, Dallas junior, hunches over from laughter during a night out with friends at Louise's Downtown, 1009 Massachusetts St. According to helpguide.org, a nonprofit resource aimed to help people with health challenges," Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live and increases our capacity to fight disease."
Obesity linked to liver transplants
NATIONAL
BY LINDA A. JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRENTON, N.J. — In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.
Many more may need a new liver by their 30s or 40s, say experts warning that pediatricians need to be more vigilant. The condition, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure or liver cancer, is being seen in kids in the United States, Europe, Australia and even some developing countries, according to a surge of recent medical studies and doctors interviewed by The Associated Press.
The American Liver Foundation and other experts estimate 2 percent to 5 percent of American children over age 5, nearly all of them obese or overweight, have the condition, called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
"It's clearly the most common cause of liver disease," said Dr. Ronald Sokol, head of public policy
at the liver foundation and a liver specialist at Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver.
Some experts think as many as 10 percent of all children and half of those who are obese may suffer from it, but note that few are given the simple blood test that can signal its presence. A biopsy is the only sure way to diagnose this disease.
As fat builds up, the liver can become inflamed and then scarred over time, leading to cirrhosis, a serious condition, which in years past was mostly caused by hepatitis or drinking too much alcohol. Liver failure or liver cancer can follow, but if cirrhosis has not yet developed, fatty liver disease can be reversed through weight loss.
among African-Americans, and more common among boys than girls.
The disease is most common in overweight children with belly fat and certain warning signs, such as diabetes or cholesterol or heart problems. However, it's been seen in a few children of normal weight.
Genetics, diet and exercise level all play a role. It is most prevalent among Hispanics, relatively rare
"There are people in their 30s or early 40s that will require a liver transplant" from developing the condition as a kid, predicts Dr. José Derdoy, head of liver transplants at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis. He's treated a 15-year-old, 530-pound
boy and many others with the condition.
With fatty liver disease becoming more common in adults, many experts predict it will become the top cause of liver transplants by 2020.
"There aren't enough livers to go around," says Dr. Philip Rosenthal of the University of California-San Francisco Children's Hospital.
ODD NEWS Cockatoo confuses neighbors, cops with cries
TRENTON, N.J. — Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds.
Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.
But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged cockatiel with a convincing call.
It wasn't the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of Evelyn DeLeon.
About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound,
DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television, in both English and Spanish.
DeLeon says.
Robber skips grabbing cash, prefers condoms
DALLAS — A robber rolled into a Dallas convenience store came armed with a bat and a knife. He left with a lot of condoms and an energy drink.
Dallas police Cpl. Kevin Janse said Friday that a man in a wheelchair entered a Dallas 7-Eleven Wednesday afternoon, rolled straight toward the cash register and beat it with a baseball bat until it opened.
But he didn't grab any cash. Instead, police say he stole 10 boxes of condoms and an energy drink before making his getaway Wednesday afternoon.
Associated Press
Thursday's article "Students cram into buses, leave no room to spare" misidentified Derek Meier. He is an Independence, Kan., sophomore.
on campus
The seminar "New Staff Orientation" will begin at 8 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The public event "Jesse B. Semple Brownbag Series" will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove J in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Federalist Society: Koch Associate Program" will begin at 12:30 p.m. in 104 Green Hall.
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The lecture "KU Department of Design Hallmark Design Symposium Series" will begin at 6 p.m. in 3139 Wescoe.
The concert "Visiting Artists Winds of Freedom" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
NATIONAL Man charged with wife's teen lover's death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A prosecutor described a schoolteacher's husband as a jealous, calculating killer as trial opened Friday on charges he murdered his wife's teenage lover. But a defense lawyer told the jury that the defendant was a victim himself of a spouse who flaunted her infidelity.
Eric McLean, 33, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Sean Powell, the 18-year-old who was having an affair with student-teacher Erin McLean, then the 29-year-old wife of the defendant and mother of his two young sons.
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