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Test Program Would Allow Pilots To Text While Flying

An experiment is under way to see if pilots should be allowed to text while flying. Not to their friends, but back and forth with the control tower. It's a small experiment in the United States, but texting in the sky is widely used in other places. Local 12 news reporter Jeff Hirsh shows us how it works and why it may be coming to your flight. When pilots and air traffic controllers ...
Security Training To Protect Rail Cars in Rural Areas

Being more prepared in the event of a hazardous materials accident or even worse, a terrorist attack aimed at rail cars was the focus of a powerful seminar in Symmes Township today. First responders and government officials from across the Tri-State attended the class sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and Hamilton County Homeland Security. It's not unusual at rail sidings ...
New Push To Find Missing Children in Ohio

This Saturday is Missing Children's Day. There are thousands of missing children in America-20,000 alone are reported missing just in Ohio every year. Most are found within days. But there are many others.-their faces are on all on the Ohio Attorney General's missing persons website. You can log and help look for them. It is manned by a special unit that helps find the children. Local ...
Four Years in Prison For Driver In Fatal Boat Crash

A judge sentenced the man behind the wheel during a fatal boat crash to four years in prison. Last June, Glenn Riegelsberger ran his boat over the top of another man's boat. The impact killed Jeffrey Foster and seriously injured a woman. Prosecutors say Riegelsberger docked his boat after the crash and took off. After he serves time, Riegelsberger will spend five years on probation. The ...
Body Found in Bellevue Near Party Source

Bellevue Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a woods.Officers were called to a wooded area off Riviera Drive, near the Party Source, around 3 p.m.Witnesses tell Local 12 they became suspicious because of a foul odor in the area.Officers have not yet said whether they have any indication that the person's death was natural or whether it was the result of foul play.The ...

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Tiny Furniture [Blu-Ray]

Lena Dunhams Tiny Furniture is a comedy of discontent constructed largely out of the writer/director/stars own life, which makes those awkward moments where were not sure whether we should laugh or cry feel all the more awkward because in the back of our minds were wondering, ... ...

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Motorcycle Hits Man Near UC Campus Knocks Him Under Car

A pedestrian and motorcyclist are taken to the hospital after the biker hit the pedestrian as he crossed the street.It happened around 2:45 p.m. Thursday on Clifton Avenue and Terrace Avenue, near the University of Cincinnati campus.Witnesses say a young man and woman were crossing Clifton, but were not inside a crosswalk. One lane of traffic had stopped to let the couple pass but a motorcyclist ...
Hyperactivity in Kids Linked To Traffic Pollution

If you live near a busy highway a report just released from environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati says it could up the odds that your child will be hyperactive. Local 12's Liz Bonis says it appears diesel engines emit very small particles into the air that can get into a child's brain and impact behavior. "There are a lot of areas that are close to ...
Cincinnati Library Reaches Card Milestone

Bob Herzog helped with the effort to get people signed up for cards to the Cincinnati Hamilton County Public Library. (Cincinnati Hamilton County Public ...
Survey These four Cincinnati sectors find its harder than ever to fill jobs

Hiring managers in health care and technology sectors are having difficulty finding new hires. Business and scientific/technical fields also reported trouble. In case you havent already noticed, business owners in certain sectors are having an even tougher time now filling jobs than they did a year ago. Thats one of the key findings in the Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Associations ...
Fatherdaughter duo plays free show

Madeira Parks & Recreation Board will host the father/daughter duo Anna and Milovan, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Eagle Scout Shelter at McDonald ...

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Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.

This finding was made possible by using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR).

The DoDSR is a biological repository operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and contains over 50 million human serum specimens, collected primarily from applicants to and members of the U.S. uniformed services.

This discovery, the first of its kind and led by UC's Bruce Yacyshyn, MD, is being presented via podium presentation by staff from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Digestive Disease Week 2013, being held May 18-21 in Orlando, Fla.

"With collaborators from Walter Reed, we were able to identify all of the active duty service men and women who developed IBD and then used the repository to go back and look at various biomarkers to see what each person had in common," said Yacyshyn, a professor of medicine at the UC College of Medicine and UC Health gastroenterologist.

IBD is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The main types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; inflammatory bowel diseases are considered autoimmune diseases in which the body's own immune system attacks elements of the digestive system. ...