Can painkillers prevent melanoma ? By Alison McCook NEW YORK -LRB- Reuters Health -RRB- - New findings add to confusion over whether taking aspirin , ibuprofen or related painkillers reduces the risk of developing melanoma . Animal experiments have suggested that the class of painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -LRB- NSAIDs -RRB- could play a role in preventing melanoma , but a large 2008 study failed to find any evidence to support this possibility . Now , a smaller study that asked people with melanoma and those without the disease to recall their use of NSAIDs has found that taking these drugs - particularly aspirin - at least once a week for more than 5 years may have offered some protection against the deadly disease . The findings are interesting , but should not lead people to conclude that popping a few painkillers will reduce their risk of skin cancer , cautioned Dr. Maryam Asgari of Kaiser Permanente Northern California and the University of California San Francisco , who co-authored the 2008 study . NSAIDs - which include aspirin , naproxen -LRB- marketed as Aleve -RRB- , and ibuprofen -LRB- Advil -RRB- - have side effects , she noted , such as stomach bleeding . People with a family history of melanoma are better off wearing sunscreen and getting regular skin checks from a dermatologist , Asgari recommended . '' `` I think it 's just too early '' '' to say NSAIDs offer any protection , she said . '' `` I think the jury is still out . '' '' There 's reason to hope NSAIDs might offer some protection against this type of cancer , however - earlier this year , a review found that people who use painkillers such as ibuprofen on a regular basis may be less likely to get bladder cancer . Other research has consistently supported the benefits of NSAIDs in preventing colorectal cancer , and provided some evidence they may work for breast , esophagus , and stomach cancers , as well . Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer , killing almost 9,000 people in the U.S. last year , according to the National Cancer Institute . To investigate whether NSAIDs offer any protection , Dr. Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski of Harvard Medical School and the University of Arizona asked 400 people diagnosed with melanoma and 600 similar people without the disease to recall their use of the painkillers . The researchers found that people without cancer had a longer history of taking NSAIDs than people who eventually developed melanoma . Specifically , more than 40 percent of people who were cancer-free said they 'd been taking NSAIDs at least once per week for more than 5 years , versus only 28 percent of those who developed melanoma . Overall , regular use of NSAIDs for more than 5 years appeared to reduce the risk of developing cancer by more than 40 percent , the authors report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology . Unfortunately , the technique - comparing people with melanoma to those without - is fraught with potential problems , said Asgari . For one , you have to get the comparison right , she noted ; there 's always a concern that people without cancer who agree to participate in the study may be more health conscious to begin with , and it 's this that protects them from cancer , not their use of NSAIDs . '' `` Did you somehow get a biased sample of people , and is that why you 're seeing this difference ? '' '' Her 2008 study analyzed data from nearly 64,000 people who were melanoma-free at the beginning of the investigation , then followed them for a few years to see who developed the disease . She and her colleagues found no evidence that taking NSAIDs had any effect on risk of developing the deadly skin cancer . As a result , '' `` I would n't recommend -LRB- taking NSAIDs to reduce melanoma -RRB- just based on this '' '' new study , Asgari noted . SOURCE : bit.ly / hjf0o1 Journal of Investigative Dermatology , March 10 , 2011 .

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A City Winner Now Competes Against the World One of the high school science fair competitors we featured a few weeks ago was a winner at this week 's New York City Science and Engineering Fair -LRB- the one that President Obama visited -RRB- and will be one of 15 students representing the city at the finals of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles next month . Savera Dhanraj , 17 , a senior at Health Professions and Human Services High School in the East Village , was recognized for project analyzing heavy-metal concentrations on the beach in Howard Beach , Queens . -LRB- The beach tested negative . -RRB- Her mentor on the project was a Nazrul Khandaker , a geologist at York College . At the international finals , Savera will be competing against about 1,300 other contestants for $ 4 million in prizes and awards ; about a quarter of the contestants win something . City Room wishes Savera the best of luck .

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Toxins in baby food might affect hormones : study NEW YORK - Infant formula and solid baby food frequently contain fungus-derived hormones that have been shown to cause infertility in mammals , Italian researchers report . Scientists at the University of Pisa report that as many as 28 % of samples of milk-based baby formulas they tested were contaminated with the fungal hormones , known as mycoestrogens . They tested 185 formula samples and 44 samples of meat-based baby food from a total of 21 brands commonly sold in Italy . The substances detected in the baby products included zearalenone and its derivatives , which comes from Fusarium , a large family of fungi common in farm settings . Although zearalenone and related chemicals that resemble the hormone estrogen have been linked to infertility in mammals , especially pigs , it 's not clear whether babies exposed to the compounds through food or formula would be at risk for any reproductive problems later in life . Previous research has shown that the body rapidly breaks down zearalenone into byproducts that pose no health threat . Still , the Italian researchers say their findings merit follow-up and ought to prompt closer scrutiny of baby formula and baby foods for the presence of these and other toxins . '' `` Our study shows the presence of mycoestrogens in infant food , '' '' Francesco Massart , who led the study , told Reuters Health . '' `` This is likely to have greater implications for infants and young children than for adults having a more varied diet . '' '' Mycoestrogens such as zearalenone are a fact of life for commercial agriculture . They are present in crops like corn , wheat and soy that are used for both human consumption and animal feed . Cattle yards in the United States regularly use one such substance , alpha-zeralanol , as a growth stimulant for the animals , although the European Union banned this practice in the mid-1980s . The Italian group sought to determine whether zearalenone and similar chemicals might be making their way into infant foods . The answer proved to be yes . Massart and his colleagues analyzed 185 samples from 14 brands of infant formula containing cow 's milk . They also tested 44 samples of baby foods , from seven brands , containing beef , chicken , turkey , calf , horse , rabbit , ham and lamb . Zearalenone appeared in 17 -LRB- 9 % -RRB- of the formula samples , and two derivatives of the molecule , alpha - and beta-zeralenol , were present in about a quarter of the samples . Among the meat-based baby foods , only the alpha - and beta-zeralenol derivatives were present in a less than a quarter of the samples . Concentrations of mycoestrogens varied widely but in general , the levels detected were well below the World Health Organization 's provisional maximum tolerable daily intake of 0.5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight . Average concentrations of beta-zeralenol in infant formula were four times the recommended maximum , however . Although Massart acknowledged that many questions remain about the possible link between mycoestrogens and harm to humans , he said the findings should give pause to parents who use baby formula . '' `` Children , and in particular preterm newborns , are potentially exposed to higher dose of mycotoxins during their early phases of life , but no one knows the long-term effects , '' '' he said . Animal research and the few available human studies suggest the early mycotoxin exposures may affect human health , Massart noted . '' `` Specific studies should be initiated that allow the establishment of safe levels of zearalenone metabolites in feed materials and compounded feeds , particularly for infants and children of different ages , as they are considered to be the most sensitive to environmental chemicals . '' '' Gilbert Ross , a physician and medical director of the American Council on Science and Health , a New York-based advocacy group , disagreed . '' `` Detecting something in food does not mean it 's harmful , '' '' Ross said . '' `` Further , the detection methods found -LRB- the contaminants -RRB- but at levels far too low to affect human health , including that of babies . As the authors themselves point out , the presence of these substances in food products are of '' `` little significance '' '' because the body rapidly breaks them down and excretes them , '' '' Ross said .

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Undersea volcanoes don ' t just ooze , they also explode And study that finds high levels of carbon dioxide confirms it , scientists say Deep-sea volcanoes can explode instead of just oozing , scientists now confirm . The new proof - higher-than-expected levels of carbon dioxide in the magma from a volcano off the coast of Oregon - suggests the volcanoes may play a greater role in global climate than thought . Of all the volcanic activity on Earth , 75 percent to 80 percent of it takes place at deep-sea ridges in the middle of the oceans . Most of these volcanoes apparently spew out huge volumes of lava instead of erupting explosively , as many volcanoes on land do . It is a high level of gas trapped in a volcano 's magma that normally fuels explosive volcanic bursts . This level has long been thought to be low at mid-ocean ridges ; moreover , potential undersea explosions would be suppressed by the crushing pressure from the surrounding water . However , based on volcanic ash found at certain sites , geologists have speculated over the last decade that explosive eruptions do take place in deep-sea volcanoes . Now researchers say they have proof .

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This week 's new film events Bernardo Bertolucci , London In his early career , which forms the first half of this two-month retrospective , Bertolucci seems to have lived for danger . He was fascinated by eroticism and politics and the connections between them , which , combined with his fluid visual moves , made his films pulse with life . Even before the scandalous Last Tango In Paris , he 'd dealt with fascism , murder , terrorism , incest and other hot potatoes in films like The Conformist , La Luna , The Spider 's Stratagem and Before The Revolution . His career went widescreen and international , with the star-studded 1900 , Oscar triumph The Last Emperor and so on , but the visual mastery never deserted him . Bertolucci himself is in conversation next Saturday and curator David Thompson gives a talk on 14 Apr. . BFI Southbank , SE1 , Thu to 30 Apr Radiophonic Weekend , Bristol Dick Mills -LRB- left -RRB- , appearing as part of Cube 's Radiophonic Weekend . The BBC 's unlikely incubator of British electronica gets an aptly boffinish-yet-uber-cool tribute , with films , music , talks and cosmic oscillations from the outer reaches of the analogue universe this weekend , and a Daphne Oram salon in London -LRB- see Events Preview -RRB- . The key screenings here are The Same Trade As Mozart , a 1969 documentary explaining this new-fangled electronic music to the concerned populace , and a new short doc on the workshop 's luminous heroine Delia Derbyshire -LRB- who created the Doctor Who theme tune -RRB- . Radiophonic veterans Dick Mills and David Cain will also be on hand with unheard clips and reminiscences on the workshop 's 1950s/60s golden age . Cube cinema , Sat & Sun , visit cubecinema.com British Silent Film Festival , London Helen Of Four Gates . If you 're looking for silence , do n't watch these silents . The images may be mute but the bill includes skiffle band The Dodge Brothers -LRB- featuring Mark Kermode on double bass -RRB- , a piano improv session -LRB- to old newsreels , like they used to -RRB- , the world premiere of a 1925 score -LRB- to Soviet fairytale Morozko -RRB- , plus archive recordings of early cinema audiences that promise to reveal the '' `` indecent behaviour '' '' of our forebears . For the eyes , highlights include Anna May Wong as an exotic Parisian dancer in Pavement Butterfly and the rediscovered Helen Of Four Gates , a 1920s working class tale set in Hebden Bridge . Barbican , EC2 , Thu to 10 Apr , britishsilents.co.uk Italian Film , London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Dundee Toni Servillo in A Quiet Life . Two countries , two Italian film festivals , and it 's a tribute of sorts that there 's hardly any overlap . The only movie playing at both the Italian Film Festival In Scotland and Riverside Studio 's Italian Cinema London is the singular Le Quattro Volte , a captivating pastoral meditation on man and nature with more goat bleating than spoken dialogue . Both events have a pick of new offerings and both pay tribute to a great actor . In Scotland , it 's Toni Servillo , who made such a stunning Andreotti in last year 's Il Divo . See him here in several guises , including an exiled criminal in new thriller A Quiet Life . In London , it 's Massimo Troisi , best known here for his last film , Il Postino , but with a long back catalogue as both actor and director . Italian Film Festival In Scotland at various venues , Sat to 14 Apr , visit italianfilmfestival.org.uk ; Italian Cinema London at Riverside Studios , W6 , Sat to 10 Apr

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2,000-year-old coral found near BP well site 2,000-year-old coral found : Scientists have found 2,000-year-old coral , some of the oldest living organisms on Earth , near the site of the damaged BP Gulf well . Federal scientists say they have dated coral living near the site of the busted BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico at 2,000 years old . The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday it had determined the age of the black coral in the Gulf for the first time . Scientists had been studying the ancient slow-growing corals before BP 's well blew out on April 20 , 2010 . The corals were found about 21 miles -LRB- 34 kilometers -RRB- northeast of the BP well living 1,000 feet -LRB- 305 meters -RRB- below the surface of the Gulf . '' `` They 're extremely old and extremely slow-growing , '' '' said Nancy Prouty , a USGS scientist . '' `` And there are big questions about their vulnerability and their ability for recovery . '' '' Black corals feed on organic matter sinking to the sea floor and it could take decades , or even centuries , to recover from '' `` a disturbance to these ecosystems , '' '' Prouty said . She said scientists were looking at whether the ancient coral had been damaged by the BP oil spill , but the damage assessment had not been completed . The location of the black coral is important because computer models and research cruises have mapped much of the deepwater oil moving to the southwest of the BP well , away from the black coral colony . Scientists have found dead coral southwest of the well . However , Prouty said the surface oil slick was over the black coral colony during the spill . BP 's well leaked more than 200 million gallons -LRB- 757 million liters -RRB- of oil after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20 , killing 11 workers . Black corals , which resemble deep-sea bushes or trees , are found throughout the world and are an important marine habitat for fish and other forms of marine life . They grow very slowly - a human fingernail grows 2,000 times faster than black coral , USGS said . Most of the Gulf 's bottom is muddy and the coral colonies that pop up every once in a while are vital oases for marine life in the chilly ocean depths . The USGS study was part of a larger federal survey of fragile reef ecosystems .

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Searching for alien life ? Check out failed stars Potential exists on free-floating planets and sub-brown dwarfs , researcher says The search for alien life usually focuses on planets around other stars . But a lesser-known possibility is that life has sprung up on planets that somehow were ejected from their original solar systems and became free-floating in the universe , as well as on small bodies called sub-brown dwarfs , which are stars so small and dim they are not really stars at all , but function more like planets . Studies show these bodies could potentially host atmospheres and surfaces where some form of extraterrestrial life could take hold . Researcher Viorel Badescu of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Romania recently investigated the possibilities for life on free-floating planets -LRB- FFPs -RRB- and sub-brown dwarfs -LRB- SBDs -RRB- that might contain lakes of the chemical ethane . He found that such life is not impossible , though it would be significantly different from life on Earth . His findings were detailed in the August 2010 issue of the journal Planetary and Space Science . Failed stars Sub-brown dwarfs are not large enough to generate the nuclear fusion that powers normal stars . Having failed as stars , they slowly radiate their internal thermal energy as heat and very dim light - hence , they are extremely hard to detect . Both free-floating planets and sub-brown dwarfs do n't always orbit around a parent star , and can be found in interstellar space . Lacking a star , life on FFPs and SBDs would have to rely on the body 's internal heat and the decay of radioactive elements for energy . '' `` One may expect a rather stable heat release for long periods of time , exceeding two or three times the present age of the solar system , '' '' said Badescu . Though meager , this heat could be trapped on the object by an optically thick atmosphere . But life needs more than just heat to thrive . Another important ingredient for habitability is a solvent - a liquid environment where important chemical reactions can occur . Life on Earth uses water as a solvent , but that 's not the only option . '' `` Synthesis of observational data makes it possible to conceive chemical reactions that might support life involving non-carbon compounds , occurring in solvents other than water , '' '' Badescu wrote in his paper . In particular , Badescu found that ethane - a compound of carbon and hydrogen - could function well as a solvent for alien life . Life without water It seems odd to consider the possibility of life on an object more massive than Jupiter or Saturn , especially since most scientists think such gas giant planets - with their high radiation , hostile atmospheres and potential lack of a planetary surface - would not harbor life as we know it . But Badescu said that some sub-brown dwarfs might have lakes or oceans of liquid ethane that could prove quite homey to alien microbes . The main difference between water and ethane for use as a solvent is that water is a polar molecule , meaning one end of the molecule is positively charged , and one end of it is negatively charged . This has proven integral to Earth life , because the polar properties of water enable certain kinds of molecules to dissolve easily in water , while others remain stable . NASA / JPL-Caltech In this illustration , twin brown dwarfs orbit each other . Despite the name '' `` brown dwarf , '' '' these objects cool and change over time , and therefore do not have a definitive color . The molecules that code for life - DNA and RNA - have electrical charge properties that allow them to change their internal structure - the specific order of the base molecules within them - and still have the same overall physical properties . This is all enabled by the way their charge properties interact with the polar quality of water . That would not be the case with ethane , which is a non-polar molecule . With DNA and RNA in this situation , '' `` small changes in molecular structure may create large changes in molecular behavior , '' '' Badescu said . '' `` That is not acceptable in an encoding biopolymer that must support Darwinian evolution , in which case , the molecule 's physical properties must remain relatively constant when the informational content changes . '' '' However , the challenge is not insurmountable - a completely different type of molecule could be used to code life 's blueprint on a FFP or SBD . Searching for life Ultimately , free-floating planets and sub-brown dwarfs could prove a fertile place to look for extraterrestrial creatures . Besides their habitable qualities , these bodies seem to be quite common in the universe . Sub-brown dwarfs weighing between 1 and 13 Jupiter masses may be about as common as stars , Badescu said . '' `` The total number of FFPs and SBDs may exceed the number of stars by two orders of magnitude , although most of them should be low-mass rock/ice planetary embryos ejected from planetary systems in formation , '' '' i.e. not the type with large gaseous atmospheres that would retain the heat required for life , Badescu said . '' `` Thus , it might be conceivable that FFPs and SBDs are the most common sites of life in the universe . '' ''

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Fast-food + coffee = soaring blood sugar GUELPH , Ontario , April 1 -LRB- UPI -RRB- - Eating a fatty fast-food meal can result in blood-sugar levels spiking , and chasing it with caffeinated coffee doubles the trouble , Canadian researchers say . Marie-Soleil Beaudoin , a doctoral student at the University of Guelph in Ontario , with Professors Lindsay Robinson and Terry Graham , discovered not only that a healthy person 's blood-sugar level spikes after eating a high-fat meal , and it doubles if caffeinated coffee is added - jumping to levels similar to those of people at risk for diabetes . In the study , healthy men drank about 1 gram of a fat-laden beverage - a fat cocktail that contains only lipids - for every kilogram -LRB- 2.2 pounds -RRB- of body weight . Six hours later , they were given a sugar drink . When people eat sugar , the body produces insulin , which takes the sugar out of the blood and distributes it to our muscles , Beaudoin explains . The study , published in the Journal of Nutrition , found that the fatty meal affected the body 's ability to clear the sugar out of the blood - blood-sugar levels were 32 percent higher than they were when the men had not ingested the fat cocktail . However , after they received two cups of caffeinated coffee 5 hours after ingesting the fat beverage and later a sugar drink - blood-sugar levels increased by 65 percent .

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After Final Four berths , can we still call Butler , VCU Cinderellas ? -LRB- CNN -RRB- - Cinderella . It 's a simple enough metaphor for college basketball , right ? Cinderella is a commoner , the story goes , abused and ridiculed by her stepmom and stepsisters on the eve of the royal ball . If not for the unlikely confluence of magic and mice , she has no hope of meeting Prince Charming . In the world of college hoops , you can supplant wicked stepmom with media , evil stepsisters with perennial basketball powerhouses , royal ball with NCAA tournament and Prince Charming with winning the whole shebang . If we 're pushing the metaphor , you can also replace mice and magic with suffocating defense and lights-out 3-point shooting . But when is the metaphor misplaced ? Ever ? Can a team shake the consummate underdog label ? How ? With Butler and Virginia Commonwealth - neither a stranger to toppling bigs - on tap this weekend , I began researching the Cinderella 's origin . I learned the story dates to ninth-century China and the term appears to have been popularized in '' `` Caddyshack '' '' when groundskeeper Carl Spackler -LRB- aptly played by Bill Murray -RRB- dreams of one day playing in the Masters . Butler returns to home crowd Vasectomy during '' `` March Madness '' '' Basketball dribbler aims for record After an hour of suffering the internet 's woefully unhelpful answers , I picked up the phone and called Michael Litos , a marketing consultant and freelance sportswriter but , more importantly , the author of '' `` Cinderella : The Rise of the Mid-Major . '' '' Litos told me he does n't like the term Cinderella , or the term mid-major - used to describe teams not aligned with one of the major conferences - but he realizes why we need them . By we , he means the media . '' `` I can see the metaphor and I 'm fine with it , '' '' he said . '' `` The media need them to kind of put things into boxes . ... What I hope we get past is people being surprised when mid-major teams win ballgames . '' '' I took no offense because ... well , he 's right . With Vegas estimating that 100 million people filled out brackets this year , wagering a collective $ 3 billion on legal and illegal soothsaying , the media are guaranteed a captive audience . At least until VCU or Butler came along and decimated the country 's brackets . Read SI.com 's complete tourney coverage Before going back to Litos , let me offer a disclaimer : Litos is a Ram , a VCU alumnus . He remembers when his boys toppled Duke in the 2007 tourney . He cringed when ESPN 's Hubert Davis said VCU did n't belong in this year 's showdown , and he probably smirked when the network 's like-minded Jay Bilas tweeted , '' `` Crow : actually , it tastes like chicken . '' '' Litos is also a Colonial Athletic Association buff , so he knows mid-majors . The CAA has produced two of the most compelling Cinderella stories in the last half decade if you count George Mason scrapping its way to a Final Four in 2006 . '' `` That 's my point , I guess , about the whole Cinderella thing : When they get the chance , they 're winning these basketball games , '' '' Litos said . So when does the moniker no longer apply ? Do we still consider Gonzaga a Cinderella after it 's made every tournament since 1999 ? Though you could argue VCU still needs to do some resume building , Butler seems to have earned its cred . So what about the Bulldogs ? After consecutive Final Four appearances and four Sweet 16s in the last seven years , is Butler still a Cinderella ? Read why Butler , VCU make great stories Litos said he believes Gonzaga has fairly shed the title . Cinderellas typically have minuscule basketball budgets -LRB- at least compared with the likes of Duke and Kansas -RRB- ; they do n't often play on television ; they come from conferences that usually lend only one team to the NCAA tournament 's field of 64 ; and they rarely play powerhouses , and then , never at home . Gonzaga has flipped the script and shown that success is cyclical , Litos said . Gonzaga now plays more frequently on television , which means more money , which means better facilities and players , which mean more winning . '' `` Gonzaga just wins , '' '' he explained . '' `` There 's a formula in there somewhere . There 's just a cycle of success , and it starts with winning basketball games . '' '' Which is exactly what Butler has done in the last two NCAA tournaments , and Litos believes it 'll be next to shake off the yoke of underdoggery . '' `` Butler 's probably on that precipice now , '' '' he said . '' `` I have a hard time believing that mid-major or Cinderella apply . '' '' Interesting stuff , this , but I know you 're thinking it 's worthless if I do n't tell you how to harness the information for next year 's office pool . As this year 's CNN.com pool winner -LRB- yes , it 's already over ; we 're that bad -RRB- , I 'd love to give you some insight . Here goes : I got lucky as hell with my Richmond and Butler picks . Lacking any thoughts more useful than that , I picked up the phone again - this time for a chat with Ken Pomeroy . The Utah-based meteorologist developed '' `` tempo statistics , '' '' which have earned him respect among many a college basketball coach and analyst , Duke 's Mike Krzyzewski and Butler 's Brad Stevens among them . He 's also a consultant to the Baylor basketball squad . Read why it 's easy to hate Duke His site , kenpom.com , focuses less on percentages than it does the pace of the game . Rather than looking at shooting percentage over an entire game or season , for example , he explores play-by-play data and considers how the pace of a game can affect scoring opportunities . Surely , I thought , this master of the quantifiable could give us some pointers on how to determine which underdogs are worth scribbling into our brackets . He flatly stated the opposite : '' `` You 're not going to be able to predict the success of an underdog . '' '' Sigh . Pomeroy , for one , is not ready to relieve Butler of its underdog status . He 'd like to see more than two stellar performances before making that assessment , he said . As for the VCU Rams , he 's not sure their success is totally their doing . Predicting VCU would shine in the tournament would have been difficult . It 's shooting better in the tournament than it did during the regular season . It 's playing better defense , too , Pomeroy said . '' `` Not to take away anything from what they 've done , but teams like Purdue and Kansas played pretty bad games against them , '' '' he said . '' `` How much of it was just Kansas laying an egg ? I do n't know how you figure that one out . '' '' Few do . Of almost 6 million entrants into ESPN.com 's bracket challenge , only two picked the Final Four . Yes , two . Pomeroy told me that , on paper , Kentucky and Butler should meet in the NCAA Final , then , in the next breath , said predictions are silly . But they 're fun , and let 's be honest , the first two rounds of the tournament would n't be as tantalizing without the Cinderellas . They 're the reason such a ludicrous percentage of the adult population scrambles to enter pools with friends and co-workers , the reason we monitor scores on our smartphones or head to lunch at the sports bar come tourney time . They 're also the reason that dilettantes who pick the winners by team color or mascot ferocity have the same chance as Litos or Pomeroy of winning a pool . The talent gaps between teams , especially in the later rounds , are n't all that disparate so success hinges more on intangibles such as hot streaks and moxie .

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USGS Finds 2,000-year-old Coral Near BP Oil Spill : Was it Damaged ? The USGS has found 2,000-year-old coral near the BP oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico . Scientists began studying the black coral before the oil began spewing into the ocean from the blown out well on April 20 , 2010 . The coral is about 21 miles away from the site . Scientists are concerned about the damage that the BP oil spill may have done to the 2,000-year-old coral in the Gulf of Mexico . USGS scientist Nancy Prouty said , '' `` They 're extremely old and extremely slow-growing . And there are big questions about their vulnerability and their ability for recovery . '' '' These black coral colonies are important in the ocean because they provide a place for fish and other marine life to live . They are extremely slow growing , so any damage they may have suffered will take centuries to fix . The BP oil spill has been a terrible tragedy for the Gulf of Mexico during this past year . If these corals have been seriously damaged , that is just another tragedy to add to the disaster . Because the corals feed on organic matter that sinks to the floor of the ocean , scientists believe that it will take a long time for it to recover from a disturbance in its ecosystem . The USGS is still working to determine if the BP oil spill has damaged the 2,000-year-old coral . Maps show the underwater slick moving away from the coral , but some dead corals have been found . This could have been due to the fact that the oil slick on top of the water was over the black coral colony during the spill . The BP oil spill has been terrible . While things appear to be getting better , the full extent of the damage from this spill may never be known . There is no doubt that the ocean and animals who live in it are not yet the same , and they may not be for many decades or centuries . © Copyright : News Today Online by Kate James at Gather.com

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Japan ' s ' radioactive particles ' in Moscow RADIOACTIVITY from Japan 's damaged nuclear reactor has been detected in the atmosphere around the Russian capital Moscow , officials from the municipal facility treating nuclear waste said today . Radon , a company set up in Moscow to monitor radioactivity and dispose of radioactive waste in central Russia , has been detecting traces of iodine and strontium isotopes since last week , deputy director Oleg Polsky said . The minuscule amounts were possible to detect only via the company 's powerful filtering systems and do n't pose any health risks , he said . '' `` Starting March 23rd , we began registering activity , whose make-up corresponds to that which comes from accident situations on nuclear reactors , '' '' the company 's Sergei Gordeyev said . Detected isotopes include radioactive Iodine-131 in aerosol and gas form , cesium-134 and cesium-137 , and tellurium-132 , he said at a press conference in Moscow . Start of sidebar . Skip to end of sidebar . End of sidebar . Return to start of sidebar . '' `` The isotopes confirm that it 's a process connected with the accident , '' '' said Polsky , '' `` but these traces are not dangerous for people . '' '' The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan 's northeast coast and left about 28,000 dead or missing also knocked out reactor cooling systems at the Fukushima plant , which has leaked radiation into the air and sea . Jitters continued throughout Asia this week that radiation had drifted over their territories , even though they emphasised the levels were so small there was no health risk . Traces of radioactive iodine believed to be from Japan 's damaged nuclear plant have even been detected as far afield as Britain , officials said on Tuesday .

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Do At-Home Genetic Tests Tell Too Much and Explain Too Little ? Experts say field is in its infancy and consumers should seek professional opinions on results FRIDAY , April 1 -LRB- HealthDay News -RRB- - At-home pregnancy tests can tell you unequivocally in minutes whether a baby is on the way and if it is time to call your doctor . But , at-home genetic tests - which may offer tantalizing clues about future health risks - are still in their infancy , and genetic counselors are concerned that the results may puzzle or even panic consumers who do n't seek professional guidance . The explosion of direct-to-consumer genetic tests over the past several years has made it seemingly simple to test for a wide variety of medical scenarios . A swab of the cheek or a vial of blood can discern whether one is a carrier of an inherited disorder such as cystic fibrosis , for instance , or predict the risk for diseases such as breast cancer or Parkinson 's . Newer tests purportedly predict how people might respond to a specific drug or medical treatment . But shelling out several hundred dollars or more for one of these tests - which are widely available online - does not equip consumers to understand the findings or their repercussions , genetic counselors say . Because people might base medical decisions on the results , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided this month to restrict the tests on a case-by-case basis . '' `` To me , it 's still very much in the recreational realm , '' '' said Caroline Lieber , a genetic counselor and director of the graduate program in human genetics at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers , N.Y. '' `` The concern I have is the majority of the people feel knowledge is power , whereas most have n't thought through the implications at all . '' '' The U.S. Human Genome Project , begun 21 years ago to map out which genes are responsible for both physical and functional traits , led to unprecedented knowledge about how genes affect people 's propensity for dozens of traits and conditions . But few predicted at the outset the complications that capitalism might create . A recent undercover study of 15 direct-to-consumer tests by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found '' `` egregious examples of deceptive marketing , in addition to poor or non-existent advice from supposed consultation experts , '' '' according to a recent report in The Lancet . The bottom line , Lieber said , is that an increasing number of companies ' bottom lines are impacted by people 's desires to live longer , healthier lives . '' `` My sense right now is it 's very much about those companies making money , '' '' said Lieber , whose human genetics master 's program at Sarah Lawrence is the nation 's first and largest . '' `` The cynic in me says they 're doing it mostly to make money , but I do think that 's changing . Now phone counseling is being offered , and it 's better than not having anything . '' '' Whether conducted by phone , Internet or in person , such counseling - if done by qualified experts - can help translate hard science into information that the average consumer can understand . For example , if a genetic test shows a low risk of diabetes , that does n't mean that diet , exercise and other healthy lifestyle measures are n't necessary , said Dr. Robb Rowley , an internal medicine physician at Amigenics , a Las Vegas-based genetic testing and counseling group . '' `` At this point , I still recommend genetic testing be done through a health-care provider , '' '' said Rowley , whose patients mostly consult on their predisposition to cancer . '' `` Some have dire consequences ... and without having a physician involved , people might do something -LSB- to change their lives -RSB- that they would n't otherwise do . '' '' Lieber said she thinks most who order at-home tests are unaware counseling exists to help them interpret the results . Others , she suspects , do n't want the scrutiny of outsiders knowing their personal medical history . '' `` Probably my biggest concern is to have them understand genetic counselors are not there to tell people what to do . I think that 's a misperception about the field , '' '' she said . But , '' `` if the results make them view themselves not as a person , but as a carrier for something - if they have n't thought about it - it can truly be damaging . '' '' Rowley said the ultimate scenario , which he predicts is five to 10 years out , is to be able to use each individual 's unique DNA to optimize their care . '' `` The goal in the future is to be able to take that individual and say , '' `` Do n't worry about osteoporosis , let 's focus on your cardiovascular health , and by the way , this medication has a 40 percent chance of working for you , '' '' '' '' Rowley said . '' `` To a limited extent , we 're there now . '' ''

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God is alive , and likely frustrated with the state of religion GOD IS not dead . But he might just be sick with worry about us . If a team of respected scientific researchers is right , religious belief is headed for extinction in at least nine nations . This projection , somber to some and soothing to others , got a lot of play during the recent annual meeting in Dallas of the American Physical Society . First reported by the BBC , the findings came in the form of a highly technical account of group dynamics based on a mathematical model . They would spark little public interest if the subject were bowling leagues or bocce enthusiasts . Religion , to put it mildly , is different . A fair historian would acknowledge that faith has been on trial since the beginning . The centuries have seen intense , sometimes violent , conflicts among competing creeds . But the most intense conflicts of the 20th century were n't among groups of religious believers , but among political cultures that believed human rights to be of divine origin and others that placed their trust in a state that bowed to no God . States founded on the divine authorship of human dignity and freedom waged defensive struggles against the claims of officially atheistic ideologies such as communism and Nazism . Marx framed his ideology as a permanent end-point of human development in which religion , the opiate of the masses , at last had been destroyed . Hitler envisioned a 1,000-year reich of Aryan supremacy through which the altars of Europe would be stripped of their Bibles and crowned with his racist manifesto , '' `` Mein Kampf . '' '' Western democracies were slow to awaken to the implications , responding only when their own survival was threatened . The abiding faith of Americans , of Britons and free French , of the entire Western enterprise , rose to the surface in these circumstances . At the end of World War II , the people of Great Britain seemed to stand as one to hear '' `` A Song of Thanksgiving , '' '' composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ' stirring choral prayer celebrating the defeat of Hitler . The libretto deployed verses from Isaiah - '' `` they shall repair the waste cities , the desolations of many generations '' '' - to summon a war-torn nation to recovery . Existential threats still have that effect on populaces with a national memory of faith . Remember the fullness of America 's churches in the months after 9/11 ? A profound sense of peril sharpens the spiritual sense , or at least spurs the spiritual search . But the faith that springs up in the dust of calamity may be dispersed in the breezes of better times or the whirlwinds of scientific atheism . The excesses of religion also fuel the revival of cynicism . Scandals of money and sex dispirit millions and destroy entire congregations . The '' `` religious '' '' motivations of today 's worst terrorists provide fodder to celebrity intellectuals anxious to promote the idea that religion itself is the enemy of , and not the answer to , the highest aspirations of humanity . Mao and Stalin certainly disprove that idea . Monstrous deeds come in garb both sacred and secular . So are the researchers with their math model right ? Is religious belief on the rocks ? Strictly speaking , they examined a grand total of nine countries , mostly European . The decline in church attendance there is well documented . But religious tides roam worldwide , and demographics - adherents bearing adherents - still matter . Islam is growing and so are Mormonism and Pentecostalism . What about the United States ? Despite all the noise about surging atheism , more than 60 percent of Americans do not doubt the existence of God . Almost 40 percent frequently attend church . Even with an increase in those who decline to affiliate with a particular faith , the majority of us hold to some religious belief . It 's also debatable whether those claiming '' `` none '' '' on surveys of religious affiliation actually are irreligious . The Pew Religious Landscape Survey for 2007 found that about 16 percent of the U.S. population was nonaffiliated . But only a quarter were either atheists or agnostics . Half of the remainder said religion was either somewhat or very important to them . Perhaps brick-and-mortar churchgoing is in decline , while individual spirituality is not . In such an environment , the future is volatile . Churches that are lax on self-policing might reform . Personal faith may seek sustenance in community . And , as tsunamis and Middle East uprisings remind us , existential threats may arrive at any time . Mathematicians who bring special talents to quantum mechanics ca n't take us any further than others in the quest for meaning . People are not particles . Heaven 's heartaches begin when we act otherwise . Each Saturday the Daily News offers men and women of faith the opportunity to share their words of life and comfort with our readers . If you are a minister , a priest , a rabbi , or the head of another religious organization and would like to submit a faith-based column , contact Lorenzo Biggs at 215-854-5816 , or by email at biggsl@phillynews.com .

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The Mars Connection Jeffrey Marlow , a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology , writes from New Mexico , where he is measuring sand particle sizes , layer thicknesses and angles to address questions about volcanoes and rock patterns on Mars . Saturday , March 26 The base surge deposits of Kilbourne Hole and Hunt 's Hole are part of a much larger story , a story that starts on the desolate plains of Mars in 2003 . As the Mars Exploration Rover -LRB- M.E.R. -RRB- Opportunity started surveying its outpost , it found several tantalizing features that pointed to a water-rich history . There was the crossbedding , the salt minerals that seemed to precipitate from an evaporating lake , and the famed '' `` blueberries '' '' -- accretionary spherules formed by the movement of water through local rock . But science is all about exhausting every opportunity to prove a theory wrong , and only then accepting it with caveats of probability and likelihood . Many of the devil 's advocates pointed to base surge deposits -- citing the crossbedding and lapilli spheres -- as viable alternatives , suggesting that the sedimentary environment on Mars was volcanic . Lauren Edgar , the doctoral student leading our expedition , also works on the M.E.R. missions , and she recalls : '' `` There was a lot of debate about the origin of the sediment -- was it deposited in damp to wet , subaqueous conditions , or was it part of a volcanic base surge deposit like the ones we 're observing at Kilbourne Hole and Hunt 's Hole ? '' '' Jeffrey Marlow Volcanic Rocks Just North of the Border Into a Lunar Training Ground Distinguishing between these possibilities has tested the rover 's scientific arsenal . '' `` On Earth , we usually have a lot more context , so it 's easier to make these distinctions , '' '' says Lauren . '' `` But on Mars , when you 're dealing with just a small snapshot of the deposit , it can be a lot harder . '' '' Despite the cosmetic similarities , the rover team 's consensus at the moment is that water was required to produce some of the sedimentary features that Opportunity has encountered . Nonetheless , it 's pretty likely that base surge deposits -- volcanic or impact-induced -- are abundant on Mars . John Grotzinger is advising Lauren 's work with the maar deposits and is the project scientist for the coming Mars Science Laboratory mission . '' `` The early history of Mars was characterized by enormous numbers of bolide impacts that struck the surface of Mars , sending plumes of debris high into the atmosphere '' '' he notes . '' `` As these plumes settled back down to the surface they created base surge deposits . '' '' Thus , establishing a set of criteria to help distinguish base surge sediments from water-based deposits is a critical step in reconstructing ancient Martian environments . As John puts it , '' `` It 's important that we be able to distinguish the two , since only subaqueous conditions have strong potential as habitable environments . '' '' One potentially useful marker we 've noticed here in New Mexico is the distribution of lapilli -- the ashy hailstones that fall out of a cloud of volcanic debris . While the blueberry concretions on Mars are distributed throughout the rock , here the spherules occur only in certain layers , reflecting the periodic , discrete nature of the volcanic hailstorms . Initial results also suggest that the sudden changes in grain size between rock layers and the specific angles of the sedimentary signatures may be additional criteria to help diagnose a base surge deposit . As the sun sets on our final evening and periodic dust devils swirl on the desert plain to the south , I look into the crater and find it easy to imagine myself on Mars . Cue the red filter , cut the vegetation , dial the thermostat back a bit , and you would be hard pressed to tell the two worlds apart . Of course , the differences between the Red and Blue Planets are significant , and with continued sedimentological studies on Mars -- and Earth-based analogues like Hunt 's Hole and Kilbourne Hole -- we should be able to paint a more complete picture of what Mars was like in the past . As with most fieldwork , much of the real work comes back in the lab as samples are processed and photographs are analyzed , but it 's clear that base surge deposits produce unique depositional features that will hopefully be resolvable with current and future Mars missions . With samples stowed and a healthy sheen of desert dust covering us , we head back to El Paso , leaving the craters to the coyotes .

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Lowly Avs beat Coyotes in shootout 4-3 GLENDALE , Ariz. - Ryan O'Reilly tied it late in regulation , then had the only score in the shootout to give the lowly Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night . Shane Doan had a power-play goal and assist as the Coyotes rallied from a two-goal deficit to take a 3-2 lead , but O'Reilly scored on Colorado 's only shot of the third period to send the game into overtime . Philippe Dupuis and Jay McClement also scored for the Avalanche in their third victory in the last 17 games , all three in shootouts . Colorado is 6-1 in shootouts this season . Lee Stempniak and Ray Whitney also scored for Phoenix in front 15,739 on goalie Ilya Bryzgalov 's '' `` bobblehead '' '' night .

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Manchester United 's Wayne Rooney apologises for swearing outburst after hat-trick goal against West Ham Wayne Rooney 's hat-trick inspired another impressive Manchester United comeback at West Ham , although the striker was forced to apologise after swearing down a television camera after scoring his third goal . United swept back from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Ham 4-2 , going seven points clear at the top of the table . Rooney scored the first with a free-kick , finished crisply for the second and converted a penalty for his hat-trick . Javier Hernandez , on as a substitute , added the fourth . `` We played like champions , '' said Sir Alex Ferguson . `` We did n't lose faith in ability and that was important . It is not an easy place to come here , with them fighting relegation and at 2-0 down we were under the cosh . It was a real championship performance . '' Ferguson conceded that Nemanja Vidic had enjoyed `` a lucky break '' when he was shown just a yellow card in the first half for pulling back Demba Ba when the last defender , but took issue with Lee Mason 's award of the second penalty against United . `` It was outside the box , '' he said . While Rooney delivered a superb performance his celebration of the third goal , when he was clearly picked up shouting `` - off '' by the pitch-side camera , caused considerable embarrassment to the broadcasters , who apologised to viewers immediately . Rooney also said sorry for the outburst , which came just days after Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore had demanded that the Respect campaign was better observed . He said : `` I want to apologise for any offence that may have been caused , especially any parents or children watching . Emotions were running high and on reflection my heat-of-the-moment reaction was inappropriate . It was not aimed at anyone in particular . '' An FA spokesman confirmed the governing body would `` look at '' the incident . Rooney could be charged with bringing the game into disrepute , although that is unlikely . It is not the first-time Rooney has got in trouble with pitch-side cameras . After England 's 0-0 draw with Algeria in last year 's World Cup , he directed a foul-mouthed tirade into a camera at fans who were booing the team off the pitch .

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Netflix strikes deal to stream new content while losing others Over the past few years , Netflix has made it apparent that they envision a day when all movies and television shows will be watched exclusively online . Last fall they introduced a new plan to subscribers that was streaming only -LRB- no DVDs in the mail -RRB- for $ 7.99 a month . Their instant library has increased significantly after making deals with cable providers Starz and Showtime as well as networks such as NBC and CBS . Today , Netflix announced that they had reached a new deal with FOX to stream past seasons of current shows such as Glee and Sons of Anarchy as well as past shows like Ally McBeal and The Wonder Years . FOX programming has been available to Netflix subscribers previously with shows like 24 and Arrested Development . But the announcement of current shows being available to stream is interesting considering other entertainment providers are starting to pull their current shows from Netflix customers . It was announced a week ago that Showtime was pulling its current programing like Dexter and Californication from Netflix . Although as of today , seasons one and two of Dexter are still available to stream and season one of Californication is also available to watch online . But those shows will likely be pulled from instant-streaming once the current deal expires . '' `` Current and past seasons of our original series will be available to our authenticated subscribers via our TV Everywhere service Showtime Anytime , '' '' said a spokesperson with the company . Advertisement The new Showtime-Netflix deal will include the streaming of shows that are no longer on the network , such as The Tudors and Sleeper Cell . The announcement of this agreement comes after CBS and Netflix struck a deal to stream older CBS titles such as Star Trek , Cheers and Frasier . The deal however does not include current programming on the network . So while television providers are starting to renegotiate their deals with Netflix , movie studios are looking to strike lucrative deals to stream their back catalogs . According to The Wall Street Journal , the video service is close to making a deal with Miramax that would stream the studio 's library of more than 700 films . The Journal says that Miramax has worked out a five-year deal with the video service for around $ 100 million to stream films like Pulp Fiction and The English Patient . So while television giants are becoming fickle with their current content , movie studios appear to be eager to join the leading video service and earn new revenue from past titles .

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Dodgers ' opening-day payroll increases The team will pay their opening-day roster , including five players who are on the disabled list , more than $ 95 million , a significant increase from the $ 83-million payroll in 2010 . The absence of big-name players on the roster would seem to indicate otherwise , but the Dodgers ' opening-day payroll was higher this year than it was in 2009 , when the team made its last playoff appearance . Counting the five players who are on the disabled list , the Dodgers will pay the players on their opening-day roster more than $ 95 million , according to salary figures filed with the union . They are on the hook for an additional $ 15 million-plus in salary deferments from previous seasons . The 2009 Dodgers , who had Manny Ramirez , started the season with a payroll of approximately $ 90 million , plus another $ 11 million or so in deferments . The 2009 team had a couple of major bargains turn into key performers -- Randy Wolf -LRB- $ 5 million -RRB- and Orlando Hudson -LRB- $ 3 million -RRB- . The $ 95-million figure marks a significant increase from last season , when the Dodgers opened the season with an $ 83-million payroll . The Dodgers ' highest-paid player this year is Rafael Furcal , who will earn $ 12 million in the final year of a three-year , $ 30-million contract . The five players on the disabled list -- Casey Blake , Jon Garland , Vicente Padilla , Jay Gibbons and Dioner Navarro -- will make a combined $ 12.5 million . The Dodgers have seven players with zero to three years of major league experience , including opening-day starter Clayton Kershaw , whom they can essentially pay whatever they like . These players will earn anywhere from $ 414,000 -LRB- Ivan DeJesus Jr. -RRB- to $ 500,000 -LRB- Kershaw -RRB- . The roster also includes three players who were invited to spring training on minor league contracts -- Lance Cormier -LRB- $ 800,000 -RRB- , Mike MacDougal -LRB- $ 500,000 -RRB- and Aaron Miles -LRB- $ 500,000 -RRB- . Uribe sits out Juan Uribe was out of the lineup , as the area above his left elbow was swollen as a result of a pitch by Tim Lincecum that struck him the previous night . '' `` It hurts , '' '' Uribe said . Miles took his place in the lineup . Uribe said he did n't think he would be out for more than a couple of days -- a prediction that seemed to be supported by the results of an X-ray exam , which were negative . DeJesus makes debut DeJesus said the game on Friday was '' `` another game , '' '' but his stoicism was betrayed by the smile on his face . After 562 games in the minor leagues , the 23-year-old was about to make his major league debut . DeJesus , who started at second base and batted in the No. 2 spot , is the son of Ivan DeJesus , a longtime major league infielder . The elder DeJesus played for the Dodgers from 1974-76 . '' `` I 've been waiting my whole life for this , '' '' DeJesus Jr. said . DeJesus said his mother and wife were in the stands at Dodger Stadium . His father could n't be there because he is the third-base coach for the Chicago Cubs , who hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates . Short hops For every home run Andre Ethier hits this season , Farmer John will donate 1,000 pounds of meat to the Union Rescue Mission . Ethier is n't the only Dodger involved in a performance-based charitable effort . Kershaw will donate $ 1,000 for every batter he strikes out toward the construction of an orphanage in Zambia , where he and his wife visited in the off-season on a religious mission . Kershaw struck out nine batters on opening day . '' `` It got off to a good start , '' '' he said . Fans can pledge money to Kershaw 's cause by visiting ariseafrica.org/kershawschallenge.htm . Etc. . San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito , who was involved in a car accident Wednesday night , threw on flat ground and is expected to make his scheduled start in the series finale against the Dodgers on Sunday . dylan.hernandez@latimes.com

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Birmingham City 2 Bolton Wanderers 1 : match report Read a full match report of the Premier League game between Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers at St Andrews on Saturday , April 2 2011 . Birmingham City catapulted themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone with victory over Bolton Wanderers at St Andrew 's . Veteran Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips made the most of being handed his first league start of the season by opening the scoring in the fourth minute , the 37-year-old meeting Sebastian Larsson 's corner and unleashing an effort that Jussi Jaaskelainen could not stop going in . Craig Gardner made it 2-0 just before the hour mark with a strike that crashed in off the post and although Johan Elmander 's reply for Wanderers set up a tense finale , the hosts hung on for three vital points . The win moves Alex McLeish 's team , who had started the day 19th in the table , up five places , although they remain only two points above the drop zone . Birmingham appeared keen to make amends for their 3-2 home defeat to Bolton in the FA Cup quarter-final just three weeks earlier and having made a lively start , they took an early lead . Gardner won a corner with a deflected shot and Larsson 's delivery skimmed over the head of Roger Johnson before falling to Phillips , who rifled the ball in off Jaaskelainen . Gardner tried his luck from outside the box three minutes later but his drive went across goal and wide . Almost immediately , Elmander had a chance at the other end on the turn which he was unable to get much power on , Ben Foster collecting the ball comfortably . Daniel Sturridge then cut into the box after finding some space only to blaze off target . Lee Bowyer volleyed over in the 25th minute having received a bouncing ball across the area from Larsson and the Sweden winger then teed up Gardner , who struck wide from distance . Bolton looked dangerous whenever they broke forward and after Sturridge had made weak contact with a header towards goal , he fired in a far more potent effort from the edge of the box which Foster got down to block . The England goalkeeper then held on to a deflected shot from Elmander before seeing Kevin Davies lift the ball over the bar . The hosts were soaking up a lot of pressure , but had a great chance to make it 2-0 in the 39th minute when Cameron Jerome raced on to a long ball . He appeared set to stroke it past Jaaskelainen , but fluffed his lines and the opportunity was wasted . Wanderers hit back again , with Sturridge bringing two more saves out of Foster , the second particularly impressive on the part of the Blues stopper as he pushed away a low , fierce strike from the on-loan Chelsea frontman . Jaaskelainen then jumped to catch a header from Johnson in first half stoppage time . Birmingham thought they had doubled their advantage three minutes after the restart but were denied by the assistant referee 's flag , Jaaskelainen parrying Phillips ' shot , the ball being headed back across goal and Larsson having his effort disallowed for offside . Sturridge continued to cause problems for the Blues with another shot from the edge of the area , but soon after it was Jerome shaping to shoot , Gretar Steinsson just getting in to nod the ball away . From the resulting corner , Jerome set up Johnson , whose attempt was pushed around the post in fine style by Jaaskelainen . Four minutes later , though , the hosts had a second goal as Gardner played a delightful one-two with Jerome before slamming the ball beyond Jaaskelainen and in off the post . McLeish shuffled his pack , introducing Keith Fahey and David Bentley for Bowyer and Stephen Carr , but with 20 minutes remaining , Bolton got themselves back in the game . Skipper Davies chested the ball down for Elmander , who leapt to connect with it and power into the net . Wanderers boss Owen Coyle , who had already brought on Lee Chung-yong for Tamir Cohen , added further attacking options from the bench in the shape of Ivan Klasnic and Matthew Taylor for Martin Petrov and Fabrice Muamba , while McLeish did likewise by throwing on top scorer Nikola Zigic for Jerome . Bolton 's search for an equaliser showed little sign of bearing fruit until the dying moments , when Birmingham were once again indebted to the efforts of their goalkeeper . Foster first tipped a backwards header from Davies behind for a corner , and then produced an even better save to push Steinsson 's header over the bar . There was time for one last nodded effort by Gary Cahill before the final whistle which Sturridge could not stretch to reach .

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