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ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed "Let's do this" when told that her hands and remaining foot would have to be amputated, her father said on Friday. Andy Copeland, Aimee Copeland's father, wrote in a Facebook posting that...(more)
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Shoppers at farmers' markets may come across green garlic, which has been harvested early, before the cloves have matured. The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers five new ways to cook with green garlic.
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Is there any summer activity manlier than slapping a thick steak on the grill and chowing down? According to a new study, nope. The report published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people associate meat with masculinity, a fact that may make healthier, vegetable-heavy...(more)
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A Waukegan, Ill., man avoided prison time for a January 2008 do-it-yourself surgical procedure in which he sewed together part of his son’s buttocks, the Lake-County News Sun reported. Randy Swopes, 52, took a plea deal that offered him two years of probation and 250...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents swear by fish oil as a treatment for the "tics" caused by Tourette's disorder, but so far the research evidence is slim.
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Congrats to the following winners of our giveaway for the launch of Schemer!
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study. "We were definitely pleased by the size of...(more)
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At the end of his career, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer has reached a painful conclusion: “I believe,” he wrote in a letter, “I owe the gay community an apology.”
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Profanity in teen novels varies greatly from book to book, but new research found that characters who do use foul language tend to also be the most popular, attractive and rich, according to new research published in the journal Mass Communication and Society.
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Medellín, Colombia, once famed for murder and cocaine, is now drawing notice for its ambitious urban projects, many aimed at easing life in the city’s slums.
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Twice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/ZHQD . Address: 284 Collingwood St., San Francisco Asking...
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FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who eat a lot of "bad" saturated fat may hurt their overall brain function and memory over time, Harvard University researchers report.
