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Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health
ATLANTA (AP) — Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the results show that...Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Largest study on cellphones and cancer finds no link
LONDON (AP) — Heavy cellphone users worried that they might be setting themselves up for cancer can breathe easier. The biggest study to look for any connection has found no link. It followed more than 350,000 people for about a decade and says...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Brain, Cancer
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Mystery of buried skeleton solved
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — The mystery surrounding a skeleton discovered buried in a South Chapin Street backyard this month has been solved. Not only did several people know the skeleton was already buried in the yard, there was actually a burial ceremony in...Tags: Services and Shopping, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Archaeology, Rentals, Arts and Culture
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Light drinking linked to slight breast cancer risk
CHICAGO (AP) — A study suggests that women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face a slightly higher chance of developing breast cancer when compared to women who don't drink. The study involved more than 100,000 U.S. nurses. The link...Tags: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, American Medical Association
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Teenager's new valve holds promise for others with heart defects - including her own sister
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterWhen Courtney DeGraff was born 19 years ago, doctors quickly discovered that her heart was riddled with problems. Pediatric heart surgeons at what’s now called Riley Hospital for Children at University Health decided to wait a few months to...Tags: Halloween, Heart Surgery, Human Body, Heart and Circulatory System, Cardiologists
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Indiana lawmakers to study legalizing marijuana
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — State lawmakers will soon begin studying whether Indiana should amend its drug laws to decriminalize marijuana, create a medical marijuana program or make other changes.
The Post-Tribune of Merrillville reports that the...Tags: Criminals, Lawyers, Laws, Diseases and Illnesses, Justice System
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Football's concussion problem: What if the game is doing irrevocable harm?
South Bend Tribune Staff Writer(First of two parts) They crash together with ferocity. Helmets collide. Teeth clench. Feet pound. It is practice day for the Granger Rocket Football league, and the gathered boys - ages 9, 10, 11, 12 - are going through the standard tackling and...Tags: NFL Pro Bowl, High School Sports, Murder, Health, College Football
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Researchers win in lawsuit over brain collection
ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman who contends that researchers removed her late husband's brain without her consent has lost her lawsuit. A jury in York County Superior Court ruled 7-2 Monday in favor of the Stanley Medical Research Institute...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Schizophrenia, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Health
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Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are. The study — by the AARP, the government and...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Stress, Infertility, University of Pennsylvania, Health
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80 percent of U.S. boys use condoms the first time
CHICAGO (AP) — A surprising 80 percent of teenage boys say they are using condoms the first time they have sex, a government survey found in a powerful sign that decades of efforts to change young people's sexual behavior are taking hold.
But...Tags: Politics, Birth Control, Rutgers University, Family Planning, National Government
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Archaeologists investigate discovery of skeleton
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - A group who spent a recent afternoon hoping to find antiques buried deep in the ground such a bottles or old coins were, instead, greeted by a human skeleton. One that possibly could have laid undisturbed for more than 100 years. The...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Energy Resources, NBC (tv network), Natural Resources
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CDC: Add $2 per shot for excessive drinking
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study calculated societal costs from binge and...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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