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Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New studies show the toll that stress can take on the heart. Researchers have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, in New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and...
Tags: Cardiologists, High Blood Pressure, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Medical Research
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Obama outlines private-public project to study the brain
Making good on a promise first hinted at during his State of the Union speech in February, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled the broad outlines of a scientific initiative aimed at mapping the human brain. The project's ambitious goals include...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Congress, Government, Parkinson's Disease, David Geffen School of Medicine
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Indiana man gets 50 years for killing girlfriend with baseball bat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran who pleaded guilty to beating his girlfriend to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday after apologizing to his victim's relatives. Anthony Ochs, 40, wept at times as he...
Tags: Punishment, Trials, Sports, Iraq War (2003-2011), Baseball
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Obama's BRAIN Initiative to cost far less than Human Genome Project
President Obama’s brain-mapping initiative, for which he has proposed $110 million in federal funding for 2014, will focus how on how the brain is affected by conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and autism; how it produces...
Tags: Howard Hughes, Government, Autism, National Government, Finance
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One-on-one with WSBT: Plane crash survivor struggling to cope
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Two weeks after a plane hit her home, a South Bend woman is still struggling to deal with what happened. Diana McKeown is now dealing with bills, insurance companies and psychological issues. Even though she’s taking it day-by-...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Broken Bones, Insurance, Lifestyle and Leisure, Air and Space Accidents
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Obama's big brain project, scanned
President Obama on Tuesday announced the "BRAIN Initiative" to map the human brain. "As humans we can identify galaxies light-years away, study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven't unlocked the mystery of the 3 pounds of matter than sits...Tags: Barack Obama
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After 2 years behind bars without trial, N.M. man to get $15.5 million
A New Mexico man who spent nearly two years behind bars without trial will receive a $15.5-million settlement because a federal jury decided that his rights to adequate medical attention and due process had been violated. During the time Stephen Slevin,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, ABC (tv network), Health
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'Survivor' FVF Recap: Tubby Lunchbox
WDBJ7 BloggerIt’s Night 16 and Bikal has voted out Matt. Julia has PTSD symptoms and says she almost peed herself. Michael is playing it cool. He tells the favorites that he understands their play. His strategy is to build trust and friendships with Corinne....Tags: Sculpture, Wrestling, Politics, Arts, Elections
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Those who suffer need treatment; most don't deserve indictment
This story was originally published February 10, 2013. The Virginia Tech shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, was diagnosed with severe social anxiety disorder as a teenager. In Aurora, Colo., the defense attorney for the accused shooter James Eagen Holmes,...Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders
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Battling his demons from an old war, he goes the extra mile for vets
CALAVERAS COUNTY — The Walking Man of Murphys, as he's known along a certain stretch of California 4 in Gold Country, sings. Loudly. "You've lost that loving feelin' …," the ex-Marine croons, his off-key notes traveling across traffic...
Tags: Auction Service, U.S. Marine Corps, Disneyland Park
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Forcing the feds' hand on marijuana [Blowback]
In opposing HR 689, a bill by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to federally reclassify marijuana as most other legal prescription drugs and remove oversight from the Drug Enforcement Administration and give it to the states, The Times states in its Feb. 28...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Government, National Government, Lou Gehrig
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Lessons from a 'Top Chef'
Around this time last year, Beverly Kim was something of a minor television celebrity on "Top Chef." Several Saturdays ago, we found Kim calling out dinner orders from a cavernous and modern West Town kitchen, a space that would be the envy of every...
Tags: Top Chef (tv program), Beverly Kim, Michelin Group, Teaching and Learning, Dining and Drinking
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