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A bittersweet glass
They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls. If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine...
Tags: Glioma, Cancer, AutoNation, Social Issues, American Idol (tv program)
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Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.
Nurse practitioner Matt Tomlin steps into a small patient exam room, logs on to a computer and pulls up a formidable list of ailments for the 57-year-old woman sitting in front of him. Hypertension. Diabetes. Congestive heart failure. Obesity. Anxiety...
Tags: Obesity, Asthma, Personal Income, Social Issues, HIV
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Advisory panel moves to make HIV testing routine
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel has called for routine HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, a change that could help reduce some of the stigma about getting tested for the sexually transmitted infection that causes AIDS. The draft...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV Treatment, Viral Diseases and Infections, Internal Medicine, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Cost becomes bigger question in treating heart disease
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The cost of treating heart disease has become a key factor in decisions by U.S. cardiologists grappling with the nation's No. 1 killer. Record prices for drugs and devices, reduced reimbursement by insurance plans and the...Tags: Germany, Stroke, Cardiologists, Barack Obama, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The heart of an athlete
Christopher Storm was a high school freshman running track when doctors found an abnormality in his heart. Part of the muscle was thicker than it should have been, making it harder for it to send blood to the rest of his body. The condition, known as...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, Prostate Cancer
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Chick-fil-A president's words on gay marriage spark tempest
Faith Loudon plans to eat at as many local Chick-fil-A restaurants as she can manage on Wednesday — at least six. Other Marylanders, meanwhile, are vowing to donate the amount it would have cost them to get a chicken meal from the fast-food chain to...Tags: Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Charity
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Follow your heart to the career of your dreams
There is no shortage of stories, speeches, quotes and advice about the value of following one's dreams. In his 2005 commencement speech to Stanford University, the late Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, said, "...Most important, have the courage to follow your...
Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Arts, Photography, Trips and Vacations, Advertising
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Two in running for Petoskey school board seat
PETOSKEY -- Voters in the Petoskey school district will decide on a candidate to fill the remainder of an unexpired school board term in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election. Ralph Tramontini, who taught foreign language and coached tennis in the district prior...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Costa Rica, Politics, Conservation, Tennis
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Could Sandy postpone Election Day?
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. It could take days to restore electricity to...Tags: New York City, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Bob McDonnell, Politics
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Chanel No. 5's heavy notes of Brad Pitt tickling the wrong senses at the moment
If you close your eyes, the ad for Chanel No. 5 from 30 or so years ago was larded with the very same kind of gibberish found in today's much-ridiculed spots with Brad Pitt. "I am made of blue sky. And golden light. And I will feel this way forever," a...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Brad Pitt, The New York Times, Rihanna, Leo Burnett
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Best literary bets Humanities Festival
The literary events at the Chicago Humanities Festival are illustrative of the festival's sprawling theme, “America.” A diverse array of voices, perspectives and characters will illuminate the American experience. And for those whose passion...
Tags: Harold Washington Library Center, The New York Times, New York City, Culture, Goodman Theatre
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PASSINGS: R.G. Armstrong, Norman Alden, Ted Hinshaw, Neil Reed
R.G. Armstrong Actor a favorite of Peckinpah R.G. Armstrong, 95, a veteran character actor who started his career in the 1950s on Broadway, segued to television, then solidified his standing as a favorite of filmmakers Sam Peckinpah and Warren Beatty,...Tags: College Basketball, Back to the Future (movie), Basketball, Parkinson's Disease, Sam Peckinpah
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