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Store eases baby bottleneck
When Georgette Finnie e-mailed What's Your Problem? on Aug. 25, she was 9 months' pregnant with her first child. The expectant mom had done some research about the baby bottles she had received as gifts through her baby registry at Babies "R" Us. All...Tags: Product Recalls, People, Infants
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Acting out for brain health
Chicago Tribune reporterFor nearly 15 years, Helga and Tony Noice have been studying how acting skills can improve brain function in older people. They've documented that memory, comprehension and problem-solving skills all improve in people who apply mental exercises used...Tags: Crosswords, Celebrity, Retirement, National Institutes of Health
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Are you ready for Hanna?
Maryland WeatherOkay, so Hanna is not a hurricane. And it's likely to be weakened by the time it crosses the Carolinas and Southeastern Virginia and finally reaches Delmarva.No matter. Hanna will be a windy storm, with gobs of rain. The barometer has begun......Tags: Diseases, Disasters, Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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HIV-positive man sues McDonald's after firing
A former McDonald's employee filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully fired because he's a gay man with HIV. Daniel Carver, 46, alleges that what began as a lack of promotions and fewer hours escalated to...Tags: Diseases, Medicaid, Minority Groups, AIDS, Labor Legislation
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Outbursts cause anger—and guilt
Associated PressFARGO, N.D. — When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic...Tags: Diseases, Mental Illness, Reformed, Christianity, Illnesses
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Have a cavity? Come to Hungary!
Associated PressLONDON — The Hungarian dentist will see you now. In his inflatable office. Getting your jaw X-rayed by a foreign practitioner in a blowup tent may sound like a hard sell to British patients, but a group of Hungarian dentists is arguing otherwise....Tags: Dentistry, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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[CAL_BOLD]CLUB AT MORGAN HILL G.C. PATRIOT GOLF DAYS AUG. 29 - SEPT. 1[/CAL_BOLD] -- Club at Morgan will match $1/player that participates … benefits spouses and dependents of service members killed or disabled … event supports a...Tags: 2 Mile Run, Vince Carter, Private Health Care, Dwayne Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles
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Required tally of flu shots for health workers sought
Baltimore hospitals, doctors' offices and long-term care facilities would have to report the rates of influenza vaccination among their workers under new regulations being proposed by the city Health Department. Low vaccination rates among health care...Tags: Diseases, Employees, Hospitals and Clinics, Long Term Care, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Genome lights the way to cancer 'milestone'
Researchers cataloging the genetic codes of deadly human brain and pancreatic cancers say they have found several dozen defective genes that appear to work in concert to set off the tumor growth that eventually kills their victims. The team, at the Johns...Tags: Diseases, Death and Dying, Medical Specialization, Biology, Cancer
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FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
Associated Press Writer.ndtable { background-color: White; border: 2px solid #205483; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px; width: 505px; } .n4 { border: 1px solid #205483; margin: 1px 4px 1px 1px; paddingn: 1px 4px 1px 1px; font-size: 11px; font-family:Arial; text-align: left; } .ndtd1c {...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, National Government, Western Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Medical Research
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Associated Press WriterSubstandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of...Tags: Diseases, National Government, Medicine, Medical Research, Government
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FDA lists 20 drugs under scrutiny
From Chicago Tribune news servicesEli Lilly & Co.'s antidepressant Cymbalta and AstraZeneca PLC's antipsychotic Seroquel are among 20 drugs cited by U.S. regulators in their first quarterly list of medicines under investigation for potential safety problems. The list, posted Friday on...Tags: National Government, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, Medical Research, Government
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