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    Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  1. Briefs: New Scientist

    Premium Health News Service
    MUMMIES WITH BROKEN HEARTS Heart disease is commonly thought to be a modern ailment, but evidence from ancient mummies suggests humans have had heart problems for thousands of years. Randall Thompson at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Heart Attack, Heart Problems, American Heart Association, Heart Disease

    2. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A Page of Books column

    The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    The gun-control controversy brings Glenn Beck back to bookshelves among new and upcoming titles about U.S. foreign policy, an unforgettable electoral battle settled in court, Europe and the world over the past 500-plus years, and how some less familiar...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Nazi Party, Book, Literature, Germany

    3. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. EDITORIAL: Thursday letters: Go meat free and live longer Thursday letters: Go meat free and live longer

    The State
    The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence that eating meat can cause killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Hazen's study...

    Tags: Internists, Carnitine (dietary supplement), Vegetarian Diet, Heart Failure, Internal Medicine

    4. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food & Drink,' 2nd edition

    In addition to my trusty &ldquo;The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary,&rdquo; <a href="http://global.oup.com/?cc=us" target="_blank">Oxford University Press</a> publishes countless specialized dictionaries &mdash; on modern slang, abbreviations, world place names, archaeology, music, politics, animal behavior &mdash; you name it.
    In addition to my trusty “The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary,” Oxford University Press publishes countless specialized dictionaries — on modern slang, abbreviations, world place names, archaeology, music, politics, animal behavior...
    5. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Unmaking Europe

    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes.
    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes....

    Tags: Cyprus, Market and Exchange, Italy, European Parliament, Angela Merkel

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Former NFL player Myron Rolle offers helping hands to Central Florida foster kids

    Most NFL players would struggle to call the end of their football careers at the ripe ol' age of 26 years old a blessing. But most athletes struggle to view sports through the lens of Myron Rolle.
    Most NFL players would struggle to call the end of their football careers at the ripe ol' age of 26 years old a blessing. But most athletes struggle to view sports through the lens of Myron Rolle. "I'm leaving the game with my hands fully healthy and...

    Tags: Florida State University, Football, Myron Rolle

    7. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Future of organs? Synthetic tissue built with 3-D printer

    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace damaged tissue in living organs.
    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace...
    8. Mar 4, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. UC Berkeley and UCLA ranked among top 10 universities worldwide

    L.A. NOW
    The University of California system once again scored very well in an annual reputational ranking of world research universities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain, with UC Berkeley and UCLA in the top 10, officials announced Monday.....
    9. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. No clear benefits for kids' blood pressure checks

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's no evidence that checking kids' and teens' blood pressure - and treating them if it's high - can reduce their heart risks in adulthood, according to a new analysis.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's no evidence that checking kids' and teens' blood pressure - and treating them if it's high - can reduce their heart risks in adulthood, according to a new analysis. What's more, researchers found blood pressure tests...

    Tags: Pediatrics, High Blood Pressure, Placebo, Family, Heart Disease

    10. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Baseball books cover the bases

    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it utilizes &mdash; that the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature."
    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...

    Tags: Baseball, Bud Selig, Antitrust Issues, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers

    11. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts

    Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts for decades, doctors found.
    Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Cardiologists, Oncology, Heart Attack, Cancer

    12. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Eric Garcetti invokes Latino-Jewish ancestry in mayor's race

    Working a recent breakfast gathering of business owners in Northridge, Los Angeles mayoral contender Eric Garcetti introduced himself in Hindi when a Sikh businessman approached.
    Working a recent breakfast gathering of business owners in Northridge, Los Angeles mayoral contender Eric Garcetti introduced himself in Hindi when a Sikh businessman approached. A few hours later, Garcetti donned a colorful Peruvian headpiece with ear...

    Tags: Local Elections, Thailand, Gloria Molina, Health Insurance Cost, Jan Perry

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