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Deputy Who Tried to Smuggle Heroin in Burrito Gets 2 Years
KTLA NewsDEL AIRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who pleaded no contest to smuggling drugs into a courthouse jail in a burrito has been sentenced to two years in jail. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded no contest to one count of bringing drugs...Tags: Prosecution, Organized Crime, Prisons, Heroin, Prosecution
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Estrogen helps nighttime hot flashes, not sleep
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who wake up at least three times during the night from bothersome hot flashes wake up less when they take estrogen, but the quality of their sleep remains the same, according to a new study. "There may be a benefit for...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Physical Conditions, Menopause, Medical Specialization, Physical Conditions
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Paula Deen's diabetes: Blaming the victim?
As Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen certainly knows by now, people with Type 2 diabetes are routinely blamed for causing their disease by eating junky food and making unhealthy lifestyle choices. Known for high fat recipes that raise the risk for...Tags: Insulin, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chemicals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Albert Einstein
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FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock
Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Agriculture, Staphylococcal Infection , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Thump thump...your heart needs some lovin'
![Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is <a title="HHM" href="http://www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/">Heart Health Month</a>, and by getting a massage and eating more garlic, you're just taking care of your heart. Chicago's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine suggests 10 holistic health tips from Traditional Chinese Medicine for a healthy heart and long-term well-being. Here's to keeping your heart thumpin'.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67786426-02145055.jpg "Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is <a title="HHM\" href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/\">Heart Health Month</a>, and by getting a massage and eating more garlic, you're just taking care of your heart. Chicago's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine suggests 10 holistic health tips from Traditional Chinese Medicine for a healthy heart and long-term well-being. Here's to keeping your heart thumpin'.")
Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is Heart Health Month, and by getting a massage...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Institutes of Health, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Behavioral Conditions
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Addiction, Health Organizations, Quitting Smoking, Heroin, Chemicals
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University Sells 'Plan B' Pill in Vending Machines
![SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Students at a college in Pennsylvania can now buy Plan B -- the so-called "morning-after pill" -- as easily as they buy sodas or a bag of chips.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67907319-07055402.jpg "SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Students at a college in Pennsylvania can now buy Plan B -- the so-called "morning-after pill\" -- as easily as they buy sodas or a bag of chips.")
KTLA NewsSHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Students at a college in Pennsylvania can now buy Plan B -- the so-called "morning-after pill" -- as easily as they buy sodas or a bag of chips. The emergency contraceptive is now available in vending machines at Shippensburg...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Plan B (drug), Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Chronic conditions' toll tallied
The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic illnesses that are not only a drag on sufferers' time and energy, but on the nation's pocketbook. The Institute of Medicine on...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Schizophrenia, Macular Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes
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Why we're fat, Part 2: Heredity plays role in how easily we gain — and lose — weight
For the many Americans genetically programmed to add pounds, the effort to lose weight can seem doomed from the get-go. Mix in other factors no one can change — age, race, birth order — and the struggle becomes even tougher.
Though innate...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Genetics, National Institutes of Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Biology
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Philharmonic's 20th season: Broadway, opera, Swingerhead and the circus
Next season, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will offer two operas, welcome back Andrew Lane and Michael Andrew, collaborate with Orlando Shakespeare Theater and turn its attention to Broadway.
And hang on to your programs: The Phil will also...Tags: Music, Tony Awards, Culture, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Alternative therapies for PTSD
![<span style="font-size: small;">When you think of soldiers, you probably don't picture a group of men doing yoga. But it's one of the interventions for veterans with PTSD.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/214737780-09131342.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">When you think of soldiers, you probably don't picture a group of men doing yoga. But it's one of the interventions for veterans with PTSD.</span>")
When you think of soldiers, you probably don't picture a group of men doing yoga. But it's one of the interventions for veterans with PTSD.
The Veterans Administration is trying alternative therapies like yoga and acupunture to help patients rely less...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Yoga, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Small Wonders: Morality just a matter of chemistry?
Good and Evil. Nurture versus Nature. Survival of the nicest or survival of the fittest. Morality: our conformity to the rules of right conduct and virtue. It’s long been territory only for philosophers, theologians and newspaper columnists...Tags: Testosterone, Ethics, Vaccines, Polio, Disease Prevention
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