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Relationships help you live longer, enjoy life more
Q: Is it true that having good relationships increases your chance of living longer? A: Since the late 1980s, studies have suggested that this is true. People who enjoy close relationships with family and friends are more likely to live longer than...Tags: Brigham Young University , Physical Fitness and Exercise, Boston
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Dodge skin irritation from problem plants
You probably learned about the risks of poison ivy a long time ago, but as you spend more time in the garden this spring, be aware that many other plants can cause a rash. Learn which plants are the common offenders and how to take precautions against...Tags: Steroids, Folklore and Mythology, Allergies, Dermatologists, Arts and Culture
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Five questions with ... Chad Barnhill
Moving to Maryland has been a learning experience for Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino that will fill the sweeping vacant lot currently greeting drivers coming into the city on Russell Street. At home within the walls...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Politics
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2 teens raped as evidence sat
Tribune reporterThe state crime lab notified Chicago police in June 2008 that DNA evidence linked three brutal rapes in the city, but it was not until this summer that detectives reinterviewed the victims and gathered vital information leading to an arrest. During the...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Murder
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Miracle worker in the school kitchen
On a recent winter day at a Chicago public high school, "fish tacos" were on the lunch menu.
"Look at this," one student grumbled, flicking at a stiff flour tortilla on her tray. "They give us this with fish sticks and call it a fish taco. That ain't...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Lifestyle and Leisure, Food Industry, Apple Crisp
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Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...
Tags: Leukemia, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Biotechnology Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Lilly Eli & Co, Cephalon Incorporated, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Internists
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The best weight-loss strategy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs a nation, we are obviously getting fatter and fatter. Not only are we ever more confused about how to lose weight, we're particularly fuzzy on the question of how big a role exercise plays and whether we just have to count calories. So, here's the...Tags: Weight Loss, Hormones and Metabolism, Science and Technology, Social Issues, Drugs and Medicines
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Should you switch when acid blockers seem so similar?
Q: I've been taking over-the-counter Prilosec for acid reflux. I saw an advertisement for Zegerid claiming it had an extra additive. However, the main ingredient, omeprazole, seems to be the same? Should I switch? A: You are correct. The ingredients...Tags: Internists, Prilosec (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Omeprazole (drug)
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Navigating kids' unequal abilities
When Fran Pitre's twin daughters were 12 years old, they tried out for the softball team, confident they would both make it. Unfortunately, one girl made the team — and the other was named the statistician. Pitre, a mother of three sets of twins...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), McGraw-Hill Incorporated
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In 1800s Williamsburg, 'Cheap Store' made black merchant rich
Like many other small towns across the rural South, Williamsburg spent most of the late 1800s struggling to recover from the catastrophic effects of the Civil War. Abandoned by many of its residents after Federal troops occupied the area in May 1862,...
Tags: James City County, Business, Woodbridge, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Chronic Lyme disease: A dubious diagnosis
Dr. Bernard Raxlen arrived at Manhattan's glamorous Gotham Hall on a cool autumn night in 2008 to receive a humanitarian award.
With a lime-green Lyme disease advocacy ribbon pinned to his dapper black suit, Raxlen joined partygoers sipping martinis...Tags: New York City, Metal, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Manhattan (New York City), FBI
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