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New Allergy Causes Trouble Swallowing
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWhen you think of allergies you probably think of sneezing and wheezing, but there's another type of allergy that's relatively new. It can make it painful to swallow. This allergy can affect your esophagus which is the tube that transports food to the...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Allergies, Wheezing, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Prebiotics in baby formula and eczema: mixed picture
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's some evidence to suggest that putting prebiotics in baby formula protects children against the skin condition eczema, according to a fresh look at past research. The theory is that babies who can't breastfeed can drink...Tags: Allergies, Wheezing, Eczema, Sydney (Australia), Dietary Supplements
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Twelve school football players die each year: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Each year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games, according to a new study that finds heart conditions, heat and other non-traumatic causes of death are twice...Tags: College Sports, Sickle Cell Disease, University of Pennsylvania, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Fair makes magic appear
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL – Visitors to this year’s fair are invited to “Experience the Magic” as part of its annual theme with special guests including multiple magicians and a hypnotist. Performances by Adam the Great, Godfrey the Magician and...Tags: Radio Industry, Entertainment
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Coastal Commission to review Newport lighthouse proposal
When Newport Beach city staffers head to San Diego on Wednesday for the March California Coastal Commission meeting, they plan to go big or go home when it comes to the 71-foot faux lighthouse the city hopes to build at Marina Park. Right now, said...Tags: Land Resources, Natural Disasters
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Asthma drug calms chronic hives, rashes
Sufferers of chronic hives and rashes could benefit from a commonly-used asthma drug, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Scientists found that a once-a-month dose of the drug omalizumab helped ease symptoms that standard antihistamines didn't....Tags: Novartis AG, Skin Rash, Symptoms, Genentech Inc., Medical Research
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Home Depot to pay $8 million to settle air-quality violations suit
The Home Depot USA has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of anti-pollution rules and laws prohibiting false and misleading advertising in connection with sales of paints and other coatings containing illegal smog-forming...
Tags: Agriculture, The Home Depot, Trials, Science and Technology, Air Pollution
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Mailbag: Even those without clout can dislike fire rings
I read Chris Epting's perspective on the beach fire issue this morning and I wanted to give you another perspective. I live in Huntington Beach about two blocks from the beach. I am not a "wealthy person" who is trying to keep others from beach...Tags: Allergies, Melville, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Population, Rentals
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at 85; Oscar-winning screenwriter
For years, people who read Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's novels assumed she was born in India. She wrote about swamis, social climbers, duplicitous landlords and other characters from the Indian bourgeoisie who inevitably found themselves colliding with...
Tags: India, Nazi Party, Awards and Prizes, Fiction, Shirley MacLaine
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Wildfire watch issued for Central Maryland on Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch across Central Maryland for Wednesday, warning of a risk of wildfire spread. With relative humidity down around 25 percent, gusty winds up to 30 mph and dry brush and twigs, the advisory is in...
Tags: Allergies, Weather Reports, Weather, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, National Weather Service
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Affordable housing is again a red flag in 'green' Marin County
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — After George Lucas abandoned plans to build a movie studio along a woodsy road in Marin County, he complained about the permitting process in a place so environmentally friendly that hybrid-car ownership is four times the...
Tags: Personal Income, George Lucas, Demographics, Frank Lloyd Wright, Global Warming
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The high cost of tailpipe emissions
It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Fred Upton, Gina McCarthy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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