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Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
MIAMI (AP) — Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins. Peanut, who was diagnosed with...Tags: Cancer, Pumpkin, Apple iPad, Oncology, Chemotherapy
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Pediatrics report details risks from energy drinks
CHICAGO (AP) — Energy drinks are under-studied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens, warns a report by doctors who say kids shouldn't use the popular products. The potential harms, caused mostly by too much caffeine or similar...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, American Academy of Pediatrics, High School Sports, Elections, Health
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Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say
When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Artists, Arts and Culture, Justice System
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Students launch teen driver safety website
South Plantation High School students unveiled a website last week that encourages young drivers to avoid distracting behaviors, such as texting, while behind the wheel. The website builds on a 20-page book written by the school's journalism students...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Google Inc., Health and Safety at School, Elections, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Local student to talk weight loss on 'The View'
Kaci DeWitt-Rickards remembers being a chunky kid with a steady diet of Burger King chicken tenders, vanilla milkshakes and Papa John's pizza. By her sophomore year in college at the University of Miami, her adolescent pudge had ballooned into a...
Tags: Weight Loss, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Therapy, Burger King, Drugs and Medicines
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Family-Friendly Exhibits
MODERN MEALS: REMAKING AMERICAN FOODS FROM FARM TO KITCHEN
May 17-August 18. Guests will be able to examine how Americans began eating foods that were mass-produced in the first half of the 20th century. The exhibit includes images and artifacts that...Tags: Everglades, Arts and Culture, Taipei 101, Miami Beach, Art Basel Miami Beach
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Natural skin care's promises are only skin-deep
Despite your good intentions, buying skin care products labeled "organic" or "natural" doesn't always translate to a healthier body or planet. Many such products still contain the chemicals you're trying to avoid. And even if a product is bursting...
Tags: Allergies, Energy Resources, Health and Beauty Products, Consumers, Physical Conditions
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South Florida outdoors calendar
May 17-18: Fishing hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on the first day of the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. Weigh-in is 2-6 p.m. at the Alsdorf Boat Ramp Park on 14th Street in Pompano Beach. Fishing May 18 is 7 a.m.-noon followed by the weigh-in from noon-2 and...Tags: Pompano Beach, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Miami Beach
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Bourbon tasting at Steak 954 for UM neurology department fundraiser sells $1,000 tickets
If you've been waiting for a chance to sip on the nearly unattainable 23-year-aged bourbon made by Pappy Van Winkle, Steak 954 at the W Fort Lauderdale will offer it to you on May 23, but it will cost you a stack. The tasting lineup is filled with old...
Tags: Steaks, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale, Foods and Beverages
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Boynton Woman's Club awards five scholarships
The Boynton Woman's Club has awarded scholarships to five local high school seniors. All residents of Boynton Beach, the recipients will attend Florida colleges in the fall. "What was so impressive about this year's group was how prepared each student...Tags: Soccer, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, University of Central Florida, Palm Beach State College
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Hurricane Club travels to Boca on community tour
The University of Miami Hurricane Club's 2013 Spring Tour traveled to Boca Raton recently for a luncheon at the City Fish Market restaurant. Head football coach Al Golden and athletic director Blake James were in attendance. Golden addressed the crowd of...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach County, Atlantic Coast Conference, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Sanford Burnham picks 5 collaborators
With a focus on cancer, diabetes and obesity, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona has picked the first five research groups that it will collaborate with to advance drug discoveries. The scientific teams will be part of the Florida...
Tags: Orlando, Drugs and Medicines, University of Central Florida, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes
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