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Paralympic swimmer sets sights on gold
For 30 minutes they swim together, two strangers lapping the pool in adjacent lanes at the Merritt Athletic Club in Towson. Finally, the older woman climbs out and slumps on the deck, in awe of the teenager still plugging away. "She just keeps going,...Tags: ESPN, Olympic Games, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Family, Multi-Sport Events
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Malnutrition: an old stain on the new India
Los Angeles TimesSitting in the basket of a hanging scale, 20-month-old Deep Kumar epitomizes the silent but monumental crisis gripping this country: The needle stops at 14 pounds. A healthy child his age ought to weigh nearly twice as much. But very little about Deep...Tags: Economy, Dietary Supplements, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Productivity, Illnesses
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Future bright for fortunetelling in Vermont town
Associated PressBehold, the future is being revealed and it looks bright for fortune-tellers, clairvoyants, tarot card readers and anyone claiming to contact spirits in this corner of northern New England. Soothsaying might still be banned in some parts of the country,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Therapies, Metal and Mineral, Fraud, Local Authority
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Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug
Associated PressWhat does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? In the case of Genentech Inc.,...Tags: Medicine, Diseases, Geriatric, Trials, Cancer
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Viewpoint: 'McCain the maverick' no longer exists
Sen. John McCain has an impressive personal story. Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese for 5 1/2 years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," he showed great courage, resilience and reservoirs of strength. It is the central narrative of his life, a...Tags: Sarah Palin, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Barack Obama, Family
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Adopting HIV-positive children
Associated PressSolomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV. As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year,...Tags: Diseases, Private Health Care, Diplomacy, Family, AIDS
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Daughter, 17, is too young to stay alone in hotel
I'm sending my 17-year-old daughter to college. She is an experienced traveler and needs to stay in a hotel for a couple of nights, but I have been told that hotels will not rent to a 17-year-old. Is that legal? Can anything be done? Even though your...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Therapies, Rooms and Sublets, Tourism and Leisure, Rentals
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Meds can be a brain drain
Consider supplements if you're on medications that can sap the brain of nutrients. Common cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor or Mevacor deplete one of the brain's critical antioxidant protectors called coenzyme Q10 and put...Tags: Medicine, Western Medicines, Diseases, Dietary Supplements, Migration
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Advise, console
AMERICA is awash with the news that, wait for it: Teenagers get pregnant. From the fictional worlds of the movie "Juno" and the TV series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," to the reality-based worlds of celebrity and politics—with the...Tags: Sarah Palin, Family Planning, Family, Medical Specialization, Reproduction
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2 Americas, a world apart
Tribune correspondentsST. PAUL—The America here has no suffering middle class to speak of, just like the America in Denver barely sweats terrorist threats. In Denver's America, George Bush is the president, he's a Republican, and almost everything is his fault. In St....Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Political Candidates, Democratic National Conventions, Religious Leaders
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A Charity Fails Families Of Fallen Firefighters After 9/11
Courant Staff WriterOn a mild day in late November 2001, Stephen Careaga stood under the brick façade of a storied New York fire station, an unlikely benefactor from the Pacific Northwest who traveled to Manhattan with a cashier's check for nearly $4 million. Three miles...Tags: Public Relations, Law Enforcement, Software Industry, Disasters, August
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Robot magnifies success in delicate medical procedures
Cox News ServiceATLANTA—Hunched over a huge gray console that looks like a giant video game, Dr. Nikhil Shah presses his face against the viewfinder of a da Vinci robot, eyes glued to a 3-D image of the gooey insides of a man's abdomen. His forefingers and thumbs...Tags: Diseases, Surgery, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Henry Ford
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