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Report cites health risks of 'cinnamon challenge'
The cough-inducing effects of taking the "cinnamon challenge," in which thrill-seekers try to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without water in less than a minute, can be seen all over the Internet. Some health experts have voiced concerns over the dare...
Tags: Pediatrics, Asthma, Pat Quinn, Education, University of Miami
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Beijing's polluted air provides Jerry Brown a political opportunity
BEIJING -- The local media have given it a name: "Beijing Ke," or the Beijing Cough, defined by the China Daily as "a bout of persistent dry cough or throat tickle because of Beijing's poor air quality." Earlier this year, the local air-quality...
Tags: Politics, Beijing (China), Government, Executive Branch, China
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Lil Wayne seizure puts spotlight on rappers' use of 'sizzurp'
The powerful narcotic popped up on the cultural grid around the turn of the millennium. A Texas producer-remixer named DJ Screw paid homage to its woozy, heavy-lidded high by dramatically slowing down beats and vocals to replicate the drug's sleepwalker...Tags: T.I., Substance Abuse, Beyonce, Entertainment, Personal Weapon Control
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What's Going Around: Bronchitis
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Bronchitis, a very persistent cough, is popping up around the Ozarks this week. When someone comes down with bronchitis their airways are inflamed making it hard to breath. Patients could have a fever along with shortness of...Tags: COPD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Persistent strain of TB claims victims on L.A.'s skid row
Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease. The Centers for...
Tags: Substance Abuse, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV, Health and Safety at Work, Health
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What's Going Around: Upper Respiratory Illnesses
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comMt. Vernon, MO. - If you have a cough that won't go away, a sore throat or stuffy nose you probably have an upper respiratory infection or illness. That's What's Going Around this week. Most upper respiratory infections are a virus and more often than...Tags: Common Cold, Headaches, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Sore Throat
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Renewed pertussis threat in Northern Michigan comes with expanded recommendations
The number of pertussis cases, otherwise known as whooping cough, are rising nationally, and cases locally in 2013 are up as well. Pertussis can be unknowingly spread to others, especially infants and young children, to whom it may be deadly....
Tags: Health Insurance, Drugs and Medicines, Diphtheria , Chemical Industry, Tetanus
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Bill restricting bullet sales clears first committee
One of the most far-reaching gun-control measures proposed this year in California cleared its first hurdle Tuesday after its author said it is needed to address an "epidemic of gun violence’’ in the United States. The legislation by...
Tags: Politics, Nancy Skinner, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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'American Idol' recap: Devin Velez heads home
Poor Devin Velez. He didn't deserve to get kicked off "American Idol" just yet – certainly not before that cheesy amateur Lazaro Arbos -- but that's what the "Idol" voters did Thursday night. And the judges, who can't use their one save of the...Tags: Katharine McPhee, Music, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj
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Doctor explains sizzurp's powerful high -- and deadly side effects
Sizzurp, purple drank, lean -- that cough-syrup-laced concoction of many names -- has been gaining popularity in hip hop culture and notoriety as more celebrities fall prey to its effects. Rapper Lil Wayne was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai last week,...Tags: Heroin, Antihistamines, Morphine (drug), Promethazine (drug), Lil Wayne
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Mail Call - Feb. 26
“This being Presidents Day and all, I got a little tidbit for everybody. My wife, my wife’s great-great-great aunt was Mary Todd Lincoln. So she’s got the Lincoln blood through her. Fascinating, isn’t it? She’s related to the...Tags: State of the Union Address, Annapolis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations
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Lil Wayne reportedly leaves hospital after nearly weeklong stay
Lil Wayne was reportedly released from an L.A. hospital Monday after a nearly weeklong stay that set off a social media frenzy regarding the rapper's health. Mack Maine, president of Lil Wayne's record label, wrote late Monday on Twitter that the rapper...Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Music, Social Media, Lil Wayne, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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