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McDonald's CEO retires
McDonald's  CEO Jim Skinner, who is credited with turning the fast food giant around, is retiring. His successor, company president Don Thompson, will become one of a small group of African-American CEOs at a major company. Skinner, 67, will retire...
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Cost of a good night's sleep
Tribune Media ServicesWhen it comes to sleeping peacefully at night, it's not so much about the money under the mattress as the money invested in the mattress — and in white noise machines, blackout shades and medicinal sleep aids. The long list of sleep-time...Tags: HGTV (tv network), Consumers, Insomnia, Medical Research, Science
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Dairy Focus: Is the cost of feeding frequency worth it?
Given the waning days of winter, one may conclude that dairy calves are beyond the added nutritional requirements of cold-weather feeding. Is this the time of the year that calf managers could start saving labor? The answer is "no." According to the...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk
WASHINGTON (AP)— Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.
Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965...Tags: Cirrhosis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Internists, Hepatitis C , Medical Procedures and Tests
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Scoreboard - Feb. 16, 2012
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Concordia-St. Paul at Mary, 6 p.m. (Midco Sports Net) Men's College Basketball-Northern Iowa at Virginia Commonwealth, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Columbia at Princeton, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Valparaiso at Loyola-Marymount, 8 p.m....Tags: Long Island University, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Clippers, Basketball, Central Connecticut State University
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Dogs get the flu, too
The DailyFido needs a flu shot. During this busy holiday season, as more pooches go to "doggie motels" while their owners travel, vets are increasingly offering vaccinations against a relatively new strain of canine influenza that induces coughing fits, fever,...Tags: Pets, Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Dog (animal), Viral Diseases and Infections
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Joe Paterno Says He Felt Inadequate to Handle Child Sex Abuse Allegation
CNNUNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. --Legendary football coach Joe Paterno, who was ousted from Penn State University over an alleged child sex abuse scandal, told the Washington Post he felt inadequate to deal with the initial allegation of abuse. Paterno, the all-...Tags: Politics, Graham Spanier, Sexual Misconduct, Justice System, Sex Crimes
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Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback
Among the hundreds of drastic and unproven weight loss plans, the controversial hCG diet may take the cake.
Discredited by researchers in the 1970s, the near-starvation diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks. At the same time,...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Human Interest, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Placebo, Headaches
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Income From 2 Sources
Times Staff WriterDr. Thomas J. Walsh, a physician-researcher for the National Institutes of Health, has added to his income and bolstered his lab with checks from drug companies, according to interviews and government records. The NIH would not comment on Walsh's...Tags: Government, Censorship, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Drugs and Medicines
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SEC rules could hurt Rick Perry's fundraising
Nearly two weeks after announcing his presidential bid, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has displayed Texas-size ambition and signs of early success in raising the large sums necessary for a national campaign. But unlike other candidates, Perry may not have ready...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Political Fundraising, Lobbying
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