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Obese Drivers at High Risk in Cars
KickingTiresA new study by the Emergency Medicine Journal finds that overweight drivers are between 20 and 80 times more likely to die in car crashes than individuals with a "normal" body mass index below 30. As if we needed more......Tags: Weight, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Medical Research, Disasters and Accidents
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Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament enters semi-finals
Dining@LargeThe Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament, which began in May with 16 Baltimore chefs taking on 16 Washingtonians in an "Iron Chef"-style competition, is down to the final four.The semi-finalists -- three classically trained men and one self-taught woman. --...Tags: Mount Vernon, Dining and Drinking, Breast Cancer, Fells Point, Education
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Ted Deutch, Ron Klein speak out against federal court ruling on stem cells
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsUpdated 12:05 p.m. U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Ron Klein, both Boca Raton Democrats, are speaking out on what they call the "urgent need" to lift a federal court injunction blocking federally backed embryonic stem cell research. They will be......Tags: Research, Politics, Diabetes, Medical Research, Science
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Dining Out For Life: good meals for a good cause
Dining@LargeOne week from today, you can dine out and consider it a good deed.Next Thursday, Sept. 23, dozens of area restaurants will donate at least 20 percent of their sales to Moveable Feast, a Baltimore nonprofit that delivers meals to......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Health
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'Project Runway' recap: Word to their mothers
Reality CheckJanell returns with a recap of the most recent Project Runway:Previously, a very long week ago (more or less, depending on when you cracked open the chocolate caramel popcorn and kicked back in front of your laptop because you don’t......Tags: HIV, San Francisco, Health, Michelle Obama, Clubs and Associations
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NFL goes pink for breast cancer awareness -- with mouthguards, too
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsIt would have been hard to miss the NFL fields and players awash in pink yesterday for the start of the league???s celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Players donned pink cleats, wristbands, chin straps, helmet decals and the quarterbacks......Tags: Football, National Football League, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Auction Service, Breast Cancer
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Report: Number of Teens in Fatal Crashes Plummets
KickingTiresThe number of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes fell by nearly a third between 2004 and 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. The spread of graduated driver licensing, which is now used in 49 states,......Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Internists, Health, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Pink sticks, pads, pediatrics and hashtag battles
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsNFL players have been sporting pink gloves, cleats, and even mouthguards this month to promote breast cancer awareness. This month is also Hockey Fights Cancer month in the NHL. This week, the Florida Panthers Foundation announced it had donated $400,000....Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, Disasters and Accidents
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Haiti facing hurricane conditions, 5-10 inches of rain
Maryland WeatherHaiti is under a Hurricane Warning today as Tropical Storm Tomas continues its slow turn in the Caribbean toward the vulnerable island nation. The warning means hurricane conditions - winds of 73 mph or more - are expected somewhere in the......Tags: Tropical Storms, Haiti, Meteorological Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, National Hurricane Center
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Florida Panthers using KG-Villanueva flap to support team???s fight against cancer
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsIn July, the Florida Panthers created a ???Seats Fit for a King??? season ticket promotion in honor of LeBron James??? old and new jersey numbers with $23 lower bowl and $6 upper level (per game) tickets. In September, they sold......Tags: Florida Panthers, Boston Celtics, Health and Medical Professionals, Detroit Pistons, Cancer
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Tomas spares Haiti, but cholera still a threat
Maryland WeatherHurricane Tomas passed to the west of the crowded Haitian capital Port au Prince over the weekend, mostly sparing the vulnerable earthquake resettlement camps. But local and international authorities continue to worry about the effects of heavy rains on...Tags: Haiti, Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Disasters and Accidents, Health
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35 under 35 fundraising finale at Maryland Science Center
Dining@LargeNormal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-...Tags: Gramercy, Maryland Science Center, Science and Technology, Science, Cystic Fibrosis
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