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- Couple adopts infants with special needs -- 88 of them
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 04:09 PMThe labor of love started in Florida even before Camille Geraldi, a nurse, met her husband Mike, a pediatrician.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today is International Widows Day and these are their stories
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 10:51 AMFrom a Syrian refugee to a military widow in the United States, these are their stories of loss, grief and survival.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bloomers to bikinis: Bathing suits through history
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 05:49 AMDo you prefer a one-piece or a string bikini? Swim trunks or a snug Speedo? Whatever you select, your choice isn't made in a vacuum under the florescent lights of a fitting room.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Call the librarian: Unlikely heroes of US opioid crisis
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 06:26 AM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DNA unlocks secrets of ancient Egyptians
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 07:14 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - San Francisco moves to ban sales of vaping flavors, menthol cigarettes
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 11:47 AMSan Francisco city supervisors approved this week an ordinance to ban the sales of flavored vaping liquid.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What an autopsy may (or may not) have revealed about Otto Warmbier's death
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 08:53 PMWhat happened to Otto Warmbier while he was in North Korean custody is a mystery. And it's likely to remain that way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CDC panel again advises against FluMist
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 04:37 PMShots will continue to be the main option for the upcoming flu season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CDC panel again advises against FluMist
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 06:47 PMShots will continue to be the main option for the upcoming flu season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Too much texting could be a pain in the wrist, experts say
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 01:13 PMDo your thumbs need a tune-up after too much texting?
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- Couple adopts infants with special needs -- 88 of them
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 06:47 PMThe labor of love started in Florida even before Camille Geraldi, a nurse, met her husband Mike, a pediatrician.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sheriff to shorten sentences for inmates who rescued fallen deputy
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 09:02 PMInmates in Georgia are getting their sentences shortened for helping a sheriff's deputy who collapsed while on security detail.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Shop brews opportunity for people with disabilities
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 04:33 PMCoffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, North Carolina, Bitty & Beau's Coffee is known for its warmth.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Saving the twins: Rehab and health scares for once-conjoined twins
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 11:42 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flawed gun data lead to wrong conclusions, researchers say
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 06:47 PMResearchers and some media reports have suggested a so-called "medical triumph" is happening in American hospitals because homicide rates have decreased despite a rise in gun violence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hummus with pine nuts recalled over possible listeria contamination
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 12:30 PMThree brands of hummus produced by House of Thaller are being recalled for potential listeria contamination.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Teens are still having sex, most use contraception
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 12:19 AMAmerican teens' sex habits and contraceptive use haven't changed much over the past decade, according to a new report from the National Survey of Family Growth, which is administered by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Guy takes bare-legged stand against office shorts policy, and men rejoice
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 03:12 PMUnless you are a professional basketball player or a postal worker, shorts for dudes are usually not in the office dress code. But what about the rest of the working malekind, whose poor legs are doomed to be imprisoned in pants during the long, sweaty summer months?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rep. Steve Scalise upgraded to fair condition
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 01:19 PMHouse Majority Whip Steve Scalise is in "fair condition" as he continues to heal from his gunshot wounds, according to hospital statement released on Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EU court: Vaccines can be blamed for illness without scientific evidence
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 03:13 PMThe Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Wednesday that courts may consider vaccines to be the cause of an illness, even in the absence of scientific evidence confirming a link.
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- Alabama high school's conservative summer reading list stirs controversy
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 02:54 PMAmong the titles in the Spanish Fort High School teacher's list: "Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder: Savage Solutions," "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" and "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and their Assault on America."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why confusion leads seniors to turn down home health care
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 05:39 AMThe 84-year-old man who had suffered a mini-stroke was insistent as he spoke to a social worker about being discharged from the hospital: He didn't want anyone coming into his home, and he didn't think he needed any help.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today is International Widows Day and these are their stories
Friday - 06/23/2017 - 12:47 PMFrom a Syrian refugee to a military widow in the United States, these are their stories of loss, grief and survival.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flawed gun data lead to wrong conclusions, researchers say
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 05:08 PMResearchers and some media reports have suggested a so-called "medical triumph" is happening in American hospitals because homicide rates have decreased despite a rise in gun violence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Students in Wisconsin could be expelled for speaking out
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 03:39 PMUnder a new piece of legislation that passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly on Wednesday night, students who disrupt speeches on campus at University of Wisconsin schools could be suspended, or even expelled, for speaking out.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ancient Egyptian's wooden toe is sophisticated prosthetic
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 09:38 AMA wooden big toe that enabled a priest's daughter to walk around 3,000 years ago has been found to be even more complex than researchers believed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Can sitting cancel out the benefits of exercise?
Thursday - 06/22/2017 - 06:02 AMYou've probably heard the trendy phrase that "sitting is the new smoking." Although it's an exaggeration to equate the two behaviors -- nothing comes close to smoking in its many ruinous and deadly effects on the body -- research does show that prolonged sitting may be harmful, even if you exercise regularly.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Where in the world will the next emerging disease appear?
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 03:03 PMSome of the world's worst diseases -- think Ebola or AIDS -- start in animals, jump the hurdle of species to enter humans and then get passed from person to person.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Missouri files suit against opioid manufactures
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 02:36 PMMissouri has filed suit against three pharmaceutical companies for allegedly violating the state's Medicare fraud and consumer-protection statutes by "misrepresenting the truth" about opioids, Attorney General Josh Hawley said Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Missouri files suit against opioid manufactures
Wednesday - 06/21/2017 - 04:47 PMMissouri has filed suit against three pharmaceutical companies for allegedly violating the state's Medicare fraud and consumer-protection statutes by "misrepresenting the truth" about opioids, Attorney General Josh Hawley said Wednesday.
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