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Making Sense Of Avascular Necrosis
FoxCTAvascular Necrosis (AVN) is a condition that affects an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 new people each year, worldwide. It appears in the ends of the "long" bones of the body, bones such as the femur and humerus. As a result, AVN can be diagnosed in the...Tags: Bones and Joints, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Shoulders, Knees
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Push to bring farm-fresh food to schools faces hurdles
TALLAHASSEE — Floridians — especially children — don't eat nearly as many fresh fruits and vegetables as nutritionists say they should. And there are lots of reasons why. Some children simply want pizza and french fries with their...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Health, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Students, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Whole Foods stops selling fish and seafood deemed to be imperiled
More grocers and restaurants in South Florida are taking steps to use sustainable seafood, trying to help overfished species replenish and fish-farms to operate in eco-friendly ways. Whole Foods Market stopped selling "red-listed" seafood deemed to be...Tags: Aquaculture, Conservation, Earth Day, Services and Shopping, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Absenteeism allegations dog Noem
SIOUX FALLS - Republican Rep. Kristi Noem is calling ''hogwash'' on allegations that she's slacking off in Washington by missing committee meetings, saying that she simply hasn't ''mastered the art of being in two or three places at the same time.''...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Democratic Party, Newspaper and Magazine, Parties and Movements
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Report outlines strategy for New River improvements
Staff WriterCALEXICO — It’s been a public health issue for half a century. It’s been thought to have caused cancer. It’s been known as the most polluted river in the nation. The murky green water that runs through the border and into the...Tags: Mexico, Natural Resources, Water Supply, Breast Cancer, Environmental Politics
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Tobacco taxes are great, but Proposition 29 stinks
Yes, our freeways and surface streets are crumbling. But the next time your front wheel hits an enormous pothole, you can remember with pride that California is the world leader in one form of highway maintenance: paving the road to hell with good...Tags: Christopher Reeve, Research, University of California, Berkeley, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Parkinson's Disease
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Growing profits ...
It's hard to imagine a duller subject than crop insurance, and that suits the farm lobby just fine. If the facts about the billions of taxpayer dollars being wasted on this boondoggle were widely known, no one would stand for it.
Perhaps because it's...Tags: Prices, Lobbying, Insurance, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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Exclusive: Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad
ReutersLONDON/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries to snuff out a 15-month-old uprising. Trade...Tags: Lebanon, Food Industry, Turkey, European Union, Exports
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Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to cap wildfire liabilities in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to limit the amount of money government agencies can recoup for battling wildfires and restoring damaged public lands. The proposal would prevent agencies from seeking payouts several times larger than the...
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Reuters Science News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current science news briefs. Italy doctors save baby with smallest artificial heart ROME (Reuters) - Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the...Tags: Satellite Technology, South Africa, Science, Australia, Science and Technology
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Reuters Health News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current health news briefs. Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into...Tags: Overweight, Gil Kerlikowske, Food and Drug Administration, Stroke, Family
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CORRECTED-INTERVIEW-USTR Kirk to quit in January, upbeat on EU-US trade
Reuters(Drops line in third graph saying it was first time Kirk announced plans) * Kirk says wants to spend more time with family * US eyeing "comprehensive" trade pact with EU * Aircraft spat to be kept on separate track By Axel Threlfall PARIS, May 24...Tags: Europe, European Union, Contracts, U.S. Cabinet, London School of Economics
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