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Study provides more evidence that flu travels through the air
A new study has found more evidence that people may catch the flu through airborne particles and not just direct or indirect contact with a person who has the virus. The study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health also found that when...
Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Lil Wayne seizure puts spotlight on rappers' use of 'sizzurp'
The powerful narcotic popped up on the cultural grid around the turn of the millennium. A Texas producer-remixer named DJ Screw paid homage to its woozy, heavy-lidded high by dramatically slowing down beats and vocals to replicate the drug's sleepwalker...Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Maxwell, Interior Policy, Disc Jockeys
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Man charged after high-speed pursuit in Va., W.Va.
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comPolice said a 22-year-old man who led them on a high-speed pursuit in Virginia and West Virginia late Monday night and early Tuesday morning later admitted that he was fleeing in a pickup truck that he stole from a hospital in Maryland. Matthew Michael...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Montgomery County (Maryland), Medical Procedures and Tests, PCP
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Snapshot of every AFC team's cap space and needs
Sun SentinelAllow the Sun-Sentinel to provide a snapshot of every NFL team's cap space situation as of March 5, and position needs as we prepare to begin free agency. We'll start with the AFC teams since it is close to home. Keep in mind that every team's cap...Tags: Dustin Keller, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Mario Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Dodgers' Kenley Jansen has a healthy outlook
addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); SAN DIEGO — Kenley Jansen should be able to attend his newborn daughter's graduation and wedding ceremonies. No longer does the Dodgers'...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Petco Park, San Diego Padres, Sports, Kenley Jansen
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Beijing's polluted air provides Jerry Brown a political opportunity
BEIJING -- The local media have given it a name: "Beijing Ke," or the Beijing Cough, defined by the China Daily as "a bout of persistent dry cough or throat tickle because of Beijing's poor air quality." Earlier this year, the local air-quality...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Beijing (China), Politics, Environmental Pollution
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What's Going Around: Upper Respiratory Illnesses
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comMt. Vernon, MO. - If you have a cough that won't go away, a sore throat or stuffy nose you probably have an upper respiratory infection or illness. That's What's Going Around this week. Most upper respiratory infections are a virus and more often than...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Headaches, Viral Diseases and Infections, Stuffy Nose
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My Story of the Fantastically Unimpressive Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward has been in the news lately for a silly flare-up over his self-aggrandizing misrepresentation of an innocuous email sent by Gene Sperling regarding the sequester. I won’t re-litigate the whole mess here (and if you want a solid recap,...
Tags: The New York Times, News Media, John Cook, Government, The Washington Post
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Bill restricting bullet sales clears first committee
One of the most far-reaching gun-control measures proposed this year in California cleared its first hurdle Tuesday after its author said it is needed to address an "epidemic of gun violence’’ in the United States. The legislation by...
Tags: Nancy Skinner, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Politics, Gun Control
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'American Idol' recap: Devin Velez heads home
Poor Devin Velez. He didn't deserve to get kicked off "American Idol" just yet – certainly not before that cheesy amateur Lazaro Arbos -- but that's what the "Idol" voters did Thursday night. And the judges, who can't use their one save of the...Tags: Entertainment, Randy Jackson, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, Music
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Doctor explains sizzurp's powerful high -- and deadly side effects
Sizzurp, purple drank, lean -- that cough-syrup-laced concoction of many names -- has been gaining popularity in hip hop culture and notoriety as more celebrities fall prey to its effects. Rapper Lil Wayne was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai last week,...Tags: Flu, Promethazine (drug), Lil Wayne, Antihistamines, Morphine (drug)
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What's Going Around: Bronchitis
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Bronchitis, a very persistent cough, is popping up around the Ozarks this week. When someone comes down with bronchitis their airways are inflamed making it hard to breath. Patients could have a fever along with shortness of...Tags: COPD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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