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Whole grains linked to lower prediabetes risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults, according to new research. Swedish residents who ate food containing more than 59 grams --...Tags: Medical Research, Roger Clemens, Education, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists
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UPDATE: Notre Dame women's basketball: Irish land top recruit Turner
South Bend TribuneManvel (Texas) High School girls basketball coach Bryan Harris was at an open gym when he saw 6-foot-3 Brianna Turner on a side court with his 12-year-old son, Gregory. “Gregory called out to her, ‘I dare you to dunk it,’”...Tags: University of Houston, College Sports, Miami Hurricanes, Florida State University, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Authors M-Q
Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say.” Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is...Tags: Saveur, Fiction, Chicago Restaurants, New York Observer, Rutgers University
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Teacher instills a love of words, but the lesson is about life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school year. Holmes gazes out at his class, his...Tags: University of California, Don Drysdale, Stanford University, Politics, Los Angeles Times
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Rising obesity rates imperil health gains
Americans have increased their life expectancy by cutting back on cigarettes, but the pounds they're packing on mean that, ultimately, they could lose ground.
A New England Journal of Medicine study published Wednesday looked at previous national...Tags: Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Obesity, Education, Diseases and Illnesses
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Op-ed: The importance of mental health in schools
More than a month after the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., mental health professionals stated that psychological disorders often emerge before people enter high school; however, only a small percentage of students ever receives necessary intervention...Tags: Gun Control, Health and Safety at School, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Teachers
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Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine's $70 million is USC's latest celebrity coup
Tommy Trojan is tapping the entertainment industry -- again. In years past, the University of Southern California has received large gifts from Hollywood moguls to support its academic programs. In 2006, George Lucas donated $175 million toward the...
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Touchstone gives young playwrights a stage
Touchstone Theatre Ensemble member Emma Chong has been a part of the company's Young Playwrights Festival for more than four years. Chong says she still gets excited when she sees the faces of those elementary and middle school children come alive as they...Tags: Louis B. Mayer, PBS (tv network), Fiction, Off-Broadway Theater, Trips and Vacations
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Robin Abcarian: Ongoing Arnold-Maria saga entering new chapters
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, California's most, ah, colorful former first couple, were back in the news last week. Using his own life as an example of the American Dream, Schwarzenegger argued for immigration reform during a panel...Tags: Politics, Feminism, Government, Alzheimer's Disease, NBC (tv network)
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Restaurant, retail jobs at issue in immigration legislation
The bustling fast-food restaurant on Chicago's Far South Side where Maria Torres works is the type of business that could be a proving ground for immigration reforms being considered in Congress. Torres, 52, who cooks and cleans at the restaurant, said...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Chicago Restaurants, Politics, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Employment
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Metra riders subjected to high amounts of diesel soot
Day after day, thousands of commuters are breathing high levels of toxic diesel pollution trapped in Chicago's two major rail stations and even inside the trains they ride, a Tribune investigation has found.
Testing by the newspaper found the amount of...Tags: Commuting, California, Environmental Politics, Justice System, Trips and Vacations
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My son, the chef
Special to The SunAs Ted Stelzenmuller was getting ready to open his new restaurant in Canton last year, he met with a lawyer to go over paperwork. The lawyer offered a story about his own restaurant experience. "The first thing he said was, 'I grew up in restaurants....Tags: Maine, Michael Jordan, Justice System, Dining and Drinking, Federal Hill
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