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Mayra Conde

Mayra Conde Statistics Nickname The Strong Warrior Height 5ft 4in (163cm) Weight 158lb (72kg) Born January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28) (age 39) Fighting out of The Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club Town of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala Fighting style Brazilian jiu-jitsu, MMA, Kickboxing Mixed martial arts record Wins 18 (MMA, BJJ, kickboxing etc)   By knockout 1   By submission 1 Losses 1 Draws 1 No contests 0 Mayra Co...
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2nd swine flu death in Texas; Mexico set to reopen (AP)
May 05, 2009 11:21:34 PM | Yahoo

Passengers, wearing masks as a precaution against swine flu, prepare to depart from the Mexico City's International Airport in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 5, 2009.  Mexican officials lowered their flu alert level in the capital on Monday, and plan to allow cafes, museums and libraries to reopen this week, while world health officials weighed raising their pandemic alert to the highest level. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Mexico emerged from its swine flu isolation Tuesday as thousands of newspaper vendors, salesmen hawking trinkets and even panhandlers dropped their protective masks and joined the familiar din of traffic horns and blaring music on the streets of the capital.




Nation's first face transplant patient shows face (AP)
May 05, 2009 11:19:08 PM | Yahoo

Connie Culp ,second from left, who underwent the first face transplant surgery in the U.S., is helped to the podium by her head surgeon, Dr. Maria Siemionow, right, as well as Renee Bennett, the nurse manager for the Clinic's transplant program, far left, and Pat Lock, a nurse with the transplant team, third from left,  before speaking to the media at a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland,  on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. The 46-year-old mother of two lost most of the midsection of her face to a gunshot in 2004. The initial surgery by the Cleveland Clinic team took place in December 2008.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Connie Culp stepped forward Tuesday to show off the results of the nation's first face transplant, and her new look was a far cry from the puckered, noseless sight that made children run away in horror.




Health Tip: Common Food Allergies in Children (HealthDay)
May 05, 2009 10:49:07 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A food allergy can trigger symptoms such as abdominal pain, itchy or swollen lips, or diarrhea. While food allergies most often first occur during childhood, in many cases, children eventually outgrow them.

Clinical Trials Update: May 5, 2009 (HealthDay)
May 05, 2009 10:49:01 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch: