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It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say
To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise.
That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health authorities step up their efforts to reduce the nation's girth.
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Teens and the morning after pill
Two weeks ago, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow 17-year-olds to buy the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B without a prescription and to consider allowing such purchases by younger girls as well. Previously, the...Tags: Social Issues, Health and Medical Professionals, Social Sciences, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Obama's inauguration speech, annotated
Tribune reportersA great speech doesn't speak only to the audience at hand, even if that audience numbers in the billions and engulfs the globe. A great speech also speaks to the past. For a better appreciation of Obama's address, we've highlighted passages in which...Tags: Heads of State, Delaware, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, World War II (1939-1945), Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009)
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Skin-Friendly Beauty Foods
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersThe best way to look healthy and attractive may not be inside a $100 jar of cream or under a surgeon's knife. Rather, what you put on your plate may be just as important as what you put on your skin. An increasing number of studies and clinical trials...Tags: Gum Disease, Nova Southeastern University, Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vitamin Therapy
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'The pill': 50 years after
It was supposed to make every child a wanted child, give women control over their bodies and grant couples worry-free sex.
Such were the aspirations of health professionals worldwide when the medication now known simply as "the pill" arrived on the...Tags: Acne, Education, Social Issues, World War II (1939-1945), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The questionable claims about resistant starch
Keep an eye out for claims that carbs are making a comeback.
A new diet book slated to hit stores this summer, "The Carb Lovers Diet," promises that eating carbohydrates is the key to weight loss and long-term health. The so-called secret: Eat not just...Tags: Education, Ice Cream, Weight Loss, Lifestyle and Leisure, Baton Rouge
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CoBank announces $5 million fund for U.S. ag research and education
DENVER - CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, announced today that it has committed $5 million to fund agricultural research and education at land...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, University of Colorado Denver, Education, Iowa State University
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College Plus: Doland native ready for challenge with move to coaching at Nebraska
When Ndamukong Suh speaks, apparently the Cornhuskers listen.
The former Nebraska All-American and current Detroit Lions defensive tackle put in his two cents about who the Cornhuskers should hire as their new men's basketball coach.
"A mutual...Tags: Detroit Lions, Ndamukong Suh, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Teaching and Learning
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Annual zero-tillage workshop set for Jan. 8-10 in Bismarck
The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association is holding its 35th annual workshop and trade show Jan. 8-10, 2013, at the Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. The theme for the 2013 workshop is “No-till: An Evolution Toward Sustainable Ag.” “The Man-...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Natural Resources Defense Council, Education
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Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot
Two men claim they've bagged Bigfoot, and they say they have the hairy corpse of the legendary creature stored away in a freezer.
Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer say they stumbled across the corpse in the woods of northern Georgia, across the country from the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Palo Alto (Santa Clara, California), Natural Resources, Georgia, Nature
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Hit with decision overload
Starbucks offers consumers up to 87,000 drink combinations. Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, offers up to 1,000 channels. Sirius offers 140 different satellite radio stations for your listening pleasure.
Americans have come to expect a...Tags: Utah, Satellite Technology, Groceries, Education, Columbia University
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Sex Addiction Divides Experts
![Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication," underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality series dealing with the subject.](http://www.healthkey.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-03/52540283-03091902-187105.jpg "Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication,\" underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality series dealing with the subject.")
Los Angeles TimesTiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication," underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality...Tags: Mental Health, David Duchovny, Tourism and Leisure, Psychiatry, Northwestern University
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