--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI), located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Cleveland Clinic, report this finding online Oct. 8, 2009, issue of Science.
"We now have evidence that a retrovirus named XMRV is frequently present in the blood of patients with CFS. This discovery could be a major step in the discovery of vital treatment options for millions of patients….
"The discovery of XMRV in two major diseases, prostate cancer and now chronic fatigue syndrome, is very exciting. If cause-and-effect is established, there would be a new opportunity for prevention and treatment of these diseases….”
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NIH.gov***you never know when information such as this might be helpful to someone.
Photo: Cat with CFS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Calling All Muggers"DERBY — O’Sullivan’s Island is ready for visitors to enjoy its scenic river vistas.
“City officials held a grand opening ceremony Thursday, and a new sign welcomes people to ‘O’Sullivan’s Island Recreation Park and the Derby Greenway. ‘The site, at the end of Caroline Street, had been off limits to the public for years because of contamination, but the ominous sign that had warned people away is gone.”
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NHRegister.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eastern CT Fishing Report“Blackfish season got off to a good start, people eager to get out more, but unfortunately the high winds and seas forced many to cancel their plans and stay home or put an extra dock line on their boats tied firmly to the docks.”
Tim Coleman writing in
TheDay.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CT DEP Fishing Report“DEP’s Inland Fisheries Division will be stocking 1,100 2-5 lb broodstock Atlantic salmon into the Shetucket River and the Naugatuck River….”
Read the full report at http://www.wtic.com/Department-of-Environmental-Protection-Fishing-Rep/5405142
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Possible Impact of Licenses, Fees“Dennis Schain, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, said the agency told legislators about the possible impact the fee increases could have on visitors. The DEP oversees a system that in 2007 had 6.6 million visitors to 43 parks and campgrounds and about 1.2 million more to 12 state forests.
"’We did urge them to think carefully and explore all options,’ Schain said. ‘When things cost more, do people sometimes buy less? Yes that's true.’”
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Courant.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------More Money Needed for Long Island Sound Restoration
“Additional federal funding is essential to returning the Long Island Sound back to health, environmental advocates and officials said Tuesday at a Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. to assess the future of cleanup efforts already underway.”
Read more at:
LongIslandPress.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget, a saltwater fishing license is now required to fish the marine waters of Connecticut. You can purchase one from your local bait & tackle shop, such as
Newtown Bait & Tackle, or at Town/City Hall.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check these links for more information: Connecticut Tourism;
Long Island Sound Resource Center;
Housatonic Valley Association;
Stratford, Connecticut;
Milford, Connecticut
