A young deer at the Stone zoo in Stoneham has died of a rare disease passed by ticks, state officials said as they confirmed with a veterinary.
Noelle, died at nearly 2 years of age was from a Minnesota farm and was transferred with her male companion Comelius. They were the first reindeer in the zoo in 12 years.
John Linehan, Zoo New England president said over the phone that she was well natured and could interact with the public safely. He said her death was sudden and a loss, to the …

There are more than a billion people who lack clean and clear water, resulting in disease, most commonly, diarrhea which kills millions of children a year and stunts the growth of many more. Yi Cui of Stanford University has come up with a filter than could save the lives of many.
Traditionally, water filters function by forcing water through its pores to remove bacteria using power. For them to be effective, the filter should be changed regularly as the pores get blocked by bugs. Dr Cui’s filter, does not screen …

A mother knows the time in a pregnancy for baby showers. Luckily, the baby might be number two and perhaps another girl. Meaning, you’ve already had a shower and will get more things than you need and may never use most of them again anyway.
A shower for subsequent children seems like we’re begging people to come to our party and give us more gifts. There is a mom-philosophy that each child deserves to be celebrated but really, we can do without the gifts. One could use baby showers as an …

A new cancer study has shown that loss of a protein responsible for hooking skin cells together could be an early development of skin cancer.
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers said the depletion of a protein called Perp, could help them establish prognoses. It could be useful in helping identify tumors in internal organs; early diagnosis could lead to effective and timely treatment.
Perp was first identified in the late 1990’s by Attardi and in 2005, showed Perp is an integral part of desmosomes. Together with her associates were able to …

According to a congressional investigation, thyroid cancer patients may be unknowingly exposing others to radiation after they leave hospital.
Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass headed the investigation by drafting questionnaires and surveying more than 1000 thyroid cancer patients.
They found that around 7 percent of out patients who were treated with radioactive iodine, which concentrates in the thyroid, usually went to a hotel to recover. They found the sheets and other items they came into contact with contaminated and potentially exposing the hotel staff, guest and workers to radiation.
There have been cases whereby …

Network solutions, Paulson Management Group partner on management affiliate program
Network solutions has selected Paulson Management Group, to manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction affiliate network.
Network solutions is the market leader in helping start up businesses growth via their company online while Paulson Management Group, Inc, headquartered in Boulder, CO, is a marketing agency.
Pragnesh Shah, who is the vice president of Online Channels and User Experience for Network Solutions, said they chose Paulson Management Group for their creativity and know how in helping new affiliate partners gain success …

Jefferson Township Library Users for the first time can now access free music on major labels provided through Sony Music Entertainment digital music catalog of over 500,000 songs. This can be accessed through the online service freegal accessible on the Library’s website.
Anyone can get started by logging onto Jefferson Library Site to check out the genre list and the listing of artist from A-Z. The free Music for download can be found on “our services” and is available for all cardholders who can each month download upto five songs in …

One of the most popular companies dealing with anti- virus software’s, AVG technologies has recently announced a plan to provide free anti-virus to small businesses and medium sized ones to help them protect themselves against the ever growing online threats.
The Internet Security 2011 Business Edition and the AVG Anti-virus 2011 Business edition, according to the CEO of AVG Technologies J.R Smith is the easiest free anti-virus to use and manage in the market, as it realizes that there is need for the small business to have security on their data …

Heartbreak for thousands of Sharapova fans!!!
And Sasha Vujacic seems to be breaking them.
Maria Sharapova is going to get married. The hot tennis diva got engaged to her boyfriend Sasha Vujacic. This news was confirmed by her agent on Thursday to CNBC.
Sasha Vujacic, 26, is a basketball star who plays for the L.A. Lakers. He is a Slovenian of Serbian descent also known as “The Machine”. He proposed to the Russian born 23 year old three time Grand Slam champion Sharapova on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan Beach, Calif as …

Hocus Pocus released in 1993 is a classic movie about 3 sisters and have been a most related movie with the Halloween festivities. The movie revolves around the Sanderson sisters who were a group of witches in Salem, Mass. Though it does not consist of any award winning performances but still the story effects the viewers in such a way making them feel like they have gone back to childhood again.
The cast of Hocus Pocus include Bette Midler who plays the role of the head witch Winifred Sanderson, Kathy Najimy …