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Plant foods have been associated inversely with colon cancer. Since a major focus of this study was to identify components of plant foods which may account for their association with colon cancer, nutrients which are commonly found in plant foods also were evaluated. A population-based case-control study was conducted in Northern California, Utah, and the 'Twin Cities' area of Minnesota (United States). Complete data were available from interviewer-administered questionnaires on 1,993 cases and 2,410 controls. Higher intakes of vegetables (for highest relative to lowest quintile of intake) were associated inversely with colon cancer risk: the odds ratio (OR) was 0.7 for both men (95 percent [CI] confidence interval = 0.5-0.9) and women (CI = 0.5-1.0). Associations were stronger among those with proximal tumors. Total fruit intake was not associated with colon cancer risk although, among men, higher levels of whole grain intake were associated with a decreased risk (OR = 0.6, CI = 0.4-0.9 for older men); high intakes of refined grains were associated with an increased risk (OR = 1.5, CI = 1.1-2.1). Dietary fiber intake was associated with a decreased risk of colon cancer: OR = 0.5 (CI = 0.3-0.9) for older men; OR = 0.7 (CI = 0.4-1.2) for older women; OR = 0.6 (CI = 0.4-1.0) for men with proximal tumors; OR = 0.5 (CI = 0.3-0.9) for women with proximal tumors. Other nutrients, for which plant foods were the major contributor -- such as vitamin B6, thiamin, and niacin (women only) -- also were associated inversely with colon cancer. Neither β-carotene nor vitamin C was protective for colon cancer. Adjustment of plant foods for nutrients found in plant foods or for supplement use did not appreciably alter the observed associations between plant foods and colon cancer.

On March 1, the state Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the owner of the plant, Zion Bullitt Avenue LP, to the delinquent tax sale of the property in 2012.

A local business has stepped in to buy the private company managing Westmoreland Manor, the county's nursing home, fined by the state and federal governments after inspections found deficiencies last year. The facility has registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurses' aides on staff, he said, with 12 to 20 residents receiving skilled nursing care and the vast majority requiring a lesser level of care.

Tay Waltenbaugh, director of the Westmoreland Community Action, which has programs to help 36,000 low-income residents in the county, said, \"So many people already get in touch with us who have problems paying their water bills.

The Ligonier Township authority has about $6 million in debt, mainly for the Darlington sewage treatment plant and a recently completed Laughlintown sewage project.

The biggest items in the budget are for human services, such as programs for children and youth, and for public safety, including the county jail, courts and the 911 center.

edited by blazinaWestmoreland County voters returned control of the county board of commissioners to the Democrats on Tuesday after only four years of a Republican majority - and the top vote getter was a political newcomer.