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PASSINGS: Dolph Briscoe Jr., Dwight Armstrong
Dolph Briscoe Jr.
Rancher was governor of Texas
Dolph Briscoe Jr., 87, a rancher who was governor of Texas during oil and gas boom years in the 1970s, died Sunday at his home in Uvalde, Texas, after a lengthy illness, a family spokeswoman said.
As...Tags: Family, Regional Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Government, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Fess Parker dies at 85; actor played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV
Fess Parker, whose star-making portrayal of frontiersman Davy Crockett on television in the mid-1950s made him a hero to millions of young baby boomers and spurred a nationwide run on coonskin caps, died Thursday. He was 85.
Parker, who played another...Tags: Viniculture, Walt Disney, John Ford, Television Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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The myth of ripped muscles and calorie burns
Whenever I hear about some amazing way to boost resting metabolism, my male-bovine-droppings detector goes berserk. Take the perennially popular one stating that 1 pound of muscle burns an extra 50 calories a day while at rest — so if you gain 10...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Body, Muscle, Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Experimental drug is combating hepatitis C in chimps, researchers say
An experimental antiviral drug that works by a different mechanism than existing drugs has been shown to suppress hepatitis C in chimpanzees and is already being tested in human clinical trials, researchers reported Thursday.
The new agent is a so-called...Tags: Liver, Social Issues, Hepatitis, Genes and Chromosomes, Liver Cancer
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Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
Tribune staff reporterLike a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...Tags: Medical Specialization, Family Planning, Human Body, Testosterone, Headaches
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Face time with MyClyns anti-germ spray
If you've seen the television ad for the anti-germ spray MyClyns, you no doubt remember the pivotal scene: A mom and her two kids sit at a dinner table, the little boy coughs on his sister and mom heroically grabs the spray bottle of MyClyns. Against...Tags: HIV, Flu, Drugs and Medicines, Jeffrey Kahn, Los Angeles Fire Department
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Grand dream loses sheen in glare of daylight
Larry Eisenberg had a vision. "Amazing," he called it. "Spectacular."
The Los Angeles Community College District would become a paragon of clean energy. By generating solar, wind and geothermal power, the district would supply all its electricity needs....Tags: Credit and Debt, Road Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bankruptcy
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Zinc may ward off viruses but there are dangers
With at least two flus and plenty of colds, coughs and sore throats circulating this season, some Americans are turning to zinc to ward off viruses.
Lozenges, supplements and nasal sprays that contain the mineral claim to boost immunity, and there is...Tags: Cancer, Fiction, Urinary System, Diets and Dieting, Prostate Cancer
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Book review: 'The Science of Kissing' by Sheril Kirshenbaum
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's late at night and you're finishing a truly golden date. You drank Manhattans and discovered that you both geek out about B-horror films and the collected works of Philip K. Dick. To top it off, you can't stop staring into each other's eyes. When...Tags: Human Interest, Science, Human Body, Oxytocin (drug), Testosterone
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Gold Derby nuggets: Emmys present and future | Natalie Portman Oscar-bound? | Tonys still without a date | 'Gone With the Wind' costumes saved
Gold Derby⢠In a provocative piece, Joel Keller wonders "when does a comedy stop being a comedy?" As a starting point, he uses this frank admission by "Nurse Jackie" star Edie Falco as she picked up the best comedy series actress Emmy: "Oh, this is the most... -
Did CBS President Les Moonves take a shot at Katie Couric?
Show TrackerDoes Les Moonves have a beef with Katie Couric? The Daily Texan reports that the CBS honcho took a swipe at the anchor on Monday. "There is nothing that Katie Couric is saying that everybody doesnât know already,â he told...... -
Composer Daniel Catan takes on the Frank Capra classic 'Meet John Doe'
Culture MonsterHaving already adapted one film for the operatic stage -- "Il Postino," currently playing at the Los Angeles Opera -- composer Daniel Catán is set to repeat the task with a new work based on the 1941 Frank Capra classic......
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