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No clear benefits for kids' blood pressure checks
ReutersNEW 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: Family, Pediatrics, Heart Disease, Placebo, Medical Specialization
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Oh the nerdity
The Baltimore SunW.H. Auden trawled the Oxford English Dictionary for old and obscure words, some of which he employed in his poetry. He was so fond of the OED that he often took a volume of it to bed at night. We here in Wordville understand that. Thus there is joy...Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, W.H. Auden
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Former Hopkins president Steven Muller dies
Steven Muller, former president of the Johns Hopkins University and a major figure in American higher education, died Saturday of respiratory failure at his Washington home. He was 85. A refugee as a child from Nazi Germany who went on to earn a...
Tags: NASA, Political Fundraising, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Nazi Party
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Disinfecting robots help prevent superbug infections at Hopkins
Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots.
It sounds more futuristic than...Tags: Anthony Harris, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Maryland, College Park, MRSA
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Review: Ruby Wax's humor is a state of mind
There may be people in L.A. who would find Ruby Wax's one-woman show, "Ruby Wax: Out of Her Mind," now at the Broad Stage's Edye Second Space, inaccessible. For example, those emotionally stable, positive thinkers who have never had a moment's self-...
Tags: William Shakespeare, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Apple iPhone, Entertainment
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Punked
Steampunk, we hardly knew ye. Just as the gadgety Victorian-industrial aesthetic becomes a household term ? to the point that paint company Sherwin-Williams declared a moody steampunk palette a 2013 trend ? its very popularity threatens to make brass...
Tags: Literature, Music, Justin Bieber, Alexander McQueen, Will Smith
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Following Blind Ideology Right Off Cliff
The Hartford CourantWe have gone over the fiscal cliff. The politicians jury-rigged a last-minute, temporary deal, but let's face it — we went over. The chattering classes are discussing the next big fiscal deadline in February, which is when the government hits...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Europe, United Kingdom, World War I (1914-1918), Wesleyan University
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Digest: Newly unveiled Spirit names Jorden first coach
Women's pro soccer Newly unveiled Spirit names Jorden first coach The Washington Spirit, the area's entry in the new U.S. league, revealed its identity Tuesday afternoon and announced that Mike Jorden will be its first coach. The club's website is...Tags: Lacrosse, Football, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference
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Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
World NowBurma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday.... -
Shinzo Abe, hawkish former Japanese leader, eyes return to power
World NowFormer Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected as head of the Liberal Democratic Party, a move that could pave the way for the hawkish politician to return as the nation's leader if elections are called this fall.... -
Caltech named best research university in the world -- again
L.A. NOWOnce again, the California Institute of Technology is ranked the best in the world. The Pasadena institution retained its ranking as the world’s best research university in the 2012-13 World University Rankings released this week by the Times Higher... -
Caltech tops list of world's universities
L.A. NOWThe California Institute of Technology once again tops the ranks of the world’s best research universities, while University of California campuses at Berkeley and Los Angeles maintained their top 20 positions despite massive state funding cuts to...
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