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Merion won this poignant U.S. Open, even if Phil Mickelson didn't
ARDMORE, Pa. — It is hard to know whether this year's U.S. Open golf tournament will be remembered for Justin Rose's victory or Phil Mickelson's defeat. Rose is 32 years old, an Englishman born in South Africa, who was a prodigy as early as 17...
Tags: Charl Schwartzel, The Open Championship, Bubba Watson, Masters Tournament, Justin Rose
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A transcendent perch in the Silver Lake Hills
Every house is a reflection of its owner. Some owners are just a bit more complicated than others. Tim Tattu is still settling into his new house, designed by Los Angeles architect Tom Marble in the steep hills overlooking the Silver Lake Reservoir. It is...
Tags: Buddhism, Rentals, Architecture, Palliative Care, Arts and Culture
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Smarter CT scanning of kids would prevent 3,020 cancers each year
Approximately 3,020 cancers could be prevented each year if doctors were more judicious about ordering CT scans for kids, according to a new study. A CT scan is essentially a series of X-rays combined to give physicians a three-dimensional view of a...
Tags: Cancer, Science and Technology, X-rays, American Cancer Society, Radiology
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Financial help for patients fighting cancer
After finding a lump in her breast, Laura Wells had to wait nearly six months before getting a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. The 46-year-old Costa Mesa woman was uninsured and working part-time when she discovered the lump in 2007. She worked for...
Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Issues, Lymphoma
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Arkansas pipeline spill casts shadow over Keystone XL
MAYFLOWER, Ark. — On warm spring evenings, North Starlite Drive buzzed with children. They cycled around the cul-de-sac at the end of the wide, block-long road, shot baskets in driveways and inevitably wound up on the swing set and trampoline behind...
Tags: Science and Technology, TransCanada Corporation, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Justice for Carousel
Royalene Fernandez thought her dream had come true when she bought her house on Panama Avenue in Carson. Palm trees lined the street just a few miles from the beach. Royalene and her husband had saved every dime to buy their home and were thrilled when...
Tags: Migraine, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Skin Cancer, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Memorial Day: Tokens of rememberance
My son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan, was killed in Helmand province in August 2009. In the days and weeks that followed, my wife, Carla, and I spent a lot of time with the 100 or so Marines who served with him. We asked them what they needed...
Tags: Afghanistan, Human Interest, Memorial Day
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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach
Marissa Eve Ayala, who first drew national attention more than two decades ago as the child who was born to provide her sister a life-saving bone marrow transplant, graduated from Cal State Long Beach this week with a degree in speech pathology. ...
Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, Ceremonies
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Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...
Tags: Education, Drugs and Medicines, Newspaper and Magazine, Endometrial cancer, Health and Safety at School
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continues to promote a healthy, active lifestyle
Over the weekend, Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led a processional on a one-mile walk outside of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Abdul-Jabbar's Final Four Dome Dribble Fueled by Powerade was part of his campaign to encourage fun, healthy and...
Tags: National Basketball Association, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Jimmy Kimmel, Los Angeles Lakers, Lymphoma
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Living near traffic linked to increased cancer risk in children
Researchers have already uncovered worrying signs that exposure to traffic – and the vehicle emissions that come with it – can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma and autism. Now comes evidence that it may make children more...
Tags: Cancer, Science and Technology, Asthma, California Department of Transportation, University of California, Irvine
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Robert Guerrero knows pressure, and it's not fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Robert Guerrero is from Gilroy, California's garlic capital of the world. His greatest fight stages have been in San Jose and Ontario. And his most compelling pre-fight publicity stop was on evangelist Pat Robertson's "700 Club."...
Tags: Human Interest, Boxing, Personal Weapon Control, Super Featherweight Boxing, Gun Control
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