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NIH targets all causes of sleeping infant deaths
Only 4 months and 4 days old, Becky Borchardt dozed off on her tummy on a couch at her child care provider's home. She never woke up. Since sudden infant death syndrome took Becky's life 21 years ago, her mother, Downers Grove resident Pam Borchardt, has...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Judges, Culture, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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The monster from the black energy drink can
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Monster Energy over reports that it was connected to five deaths over the past three years, including a 14-year-old girl who died of heart arrhythmia. Investors responded by dumping the company's stock,...
Tags: Energy Drinks, Starbucks Corp., Food and Drug Administration, Heart Attack
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Family sues energy drink maker over girl's death
The parents of a 14-year-old Hagerstown girl who died in December are suing an energy drink company in a California court, alleging that caffeine in the beverages contributed to her death, according to court records. A complaint filed Friday by Wendy...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Food Industry
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Calling Dr. Smartphone
The digital doctor will see you now. Just pull out your smartphone. Want to track your blood pressure? Make checking your pulse as easy as saying "cheese"? Figure out your eyeglasses prescription or diagnose an ear infection? "The smartphone is...Tags: Ear Infection, Science and Technology, Skin Rash, Electronics, Apple iPad
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Moderate drinking linked to abnormal heart rhythm
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with heart disease who drink, even moderately, may have a slightly increased risk of a common heart rhythm problem, a new study suggests. The study is not the first to link moderate drinking to the heart arrhythmia,...Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, Science and Technology, Stroke, Kidney Disease
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Q&A: Incubus singer Brandon Boyd
RedEye Sound BoardBrandon Boyd, a giant rock star for nearly the last decade and a half as singer and lyricist for Incubus, arrives in the Tribune Tower lobby by himself. No publicist. No manager. No entourage. Just a guy in a porkpie hat, comfortable doing an interview...Tags: Viagra (drug), Entertainment Events, Twitter, Inc., Social Media, Music Industry
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'Dancing With the Stars All-Stars' recap, Bristol Palin goes rogue
Here we go -- second week with these All-Stars. I hate Brooke's dress from mid-thigh down. It's like a cute dress got attacked by an unraveled loofah. Tom jokes that Pamela went home and left behind a "trail of body glitter." Melissa Rycroft & Tony...Tags: Entertainment Events, Fall Out Boy (music group), Apolo Ohno, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Queen (music group)
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When your surgeon isn't the one you expected
Some patients painstakingly vet their surgeons to find a highly skilled professional to perform their operation, only to discover later that they didn't get the person they wanted or expected. A different physician can step in for legitimate reasons,...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Government Health Care, Medicare, Trials, Cardiologists
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Please, newsmakers, he doesn't need this strain
Having been told by healthcare professionals to take it easy after recent medical challenges, is it safe for me to continue following the local news? It's not easy to keep your blood pressure under control while reading that former Bell Police Chief...
Tags: Jan Perry, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Government, AEG
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Family of Victim in Fatal Police Taser Incident File Federal Lawsuit
Content ManagerIn a lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in federal court in Philadelphia the family of Robert Neill, of Lancaster County, accused police of using excessive force which led to his untimely death. It began on November 6, 2010, at 4 o'clock in the morning when...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Trials, TASER International Incorporated, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)
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New book tries to explain the roots of hypochondria
What do Andy Warhol, Howard Hughes and Woody Allen have in common with Chicago drive-time disc jockey Roe Conn? They all are — or were — hypochondriacs. But they're not alone. Due to our increased access to medical information, we are...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Andy Warhol, Drugs and Medicines, Jaws (movie)
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Motorcycle Noise Pollution Runs Roughshod Over Nature
The Hartford CourantSay the word pollution and everyone seems to be against it. Oil-soaked seabirds. Blue-green algae. Mercury blowin' in the wind. Litter. The list is endless. Extend the concept of pollution to noise and the consensus breaks down. Motorcycle rights...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, University of Connecticut, Personal Weapon Control
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