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Dawn Turner Trice: A visit to the herbalist to talk about the flu
Apparently your tongue speaks volumes about your health without you saying a word. And this is why Lisa Lau, a Chicago herbalist, recently had me saying "Ahhhh." But that was as far as the examination went with Lau, whose clients call her "Dr. Lisa."...
Tags: Vitamin C, Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Eastern Medicines, Flu
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Anthem's mail-order policy may have crossed a legal line
Anthem Blue Cross may be breaking California law by requiring some policyholders to buy their prescription drugs from a single mail-order pharmacy, according to the state attorney general's office. Anthem, the state's largest for-profit health insurer,...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Prescription Drugs, Healthcare Provider, Justice System
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A case for Tim Raines and Hall of Fame
I don't envy the job the Baseball Writers' Association of America members have in choosing the 2013 Hall of Fame class. This year they must contend with the "steroid ballot" as names such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa...
Tags: Roger Clemens, Diseases and Illnesses, Rickey Henderson, San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds
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Church cookie sale
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church will hold its annual holiday cookie sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be a variety of cookies and candy to purchase. The cookies will be bagged six per bag and customers can mix and match a...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sandwiches, Soups, Holidays, Foods and Beverages
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Hockey tournament will take fight against MS to ice
Lots of folks will be heading to south Bethlehem for Musikfest and the shows at SteelStacks next weekend. Some of those folks may also want to stop at the Steel Ice Center near SteelStacks where the Hockey Fights MS organization is running women's and...Tags: High Schools, Personal Service, High School Sports, Musikfest, Luis Gonzalez
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Latest salvo fired in 'Mommy Wars'
Cal ThomasVirtually everything said and done in a presidential election year distorts the truth, much like concave and convex mirrors in a carnival attraction alter one's true reflection. That kind of distortion occurred in the recent dustup over whether women who...Tags: Breast Cancer, Joe Biden, Republican National Conventions, Dan Quayle, Cal Thomas
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When administrations implode
Victor Davis HansonAdministration meltdowns are hardly novel. In almost every presidency there comes a moment when sheer chaos takes hold, whether self-induced or as a result of an outside crisis. Vietnam had effectively destroyed Lyndon Johnson by 1967. Watergate...Tags: Joe Biden, Petroleum Industry, Religion and Belief, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
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Exercise: Do what you can do, not what you can't
It's not always easy to follow that classic advice, "Stand on your own two feet."
That's where Mike Alalof comes in. He's a 58-year-old bodybuilder and former prizefighter. And he says you can get a great workout by sitting down.
"My big shtick is...Tags: YouTube, Montgomery County (Maryland), Ellen Warren, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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The 'hot mess' of politics
A delightfully useful and versatile term has been floating around a lot lately: "hot mess." Usually it refers to a person, often (but not always) a woman, whose behavior is exceedingly self-destructive but who remains exceedingly compelling nonetheless....Tags: Britney Spears, Diseases and Illnesses, Charlie Sheen, Sex Crimes, Herman Cain
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Car Show for a Cause
A great turnout at the Valley Collector Car Club's annual benefit show in July raised $9,000 dollars that the club will donate to 17 local charities. The Simsbury-based club had an estimated 2,500 spectators at its Annual Charity Benefit Car Show on July...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Simsbury, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Charity
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Orlando kicks out nonprofits for no good reason
In the past two weeks, we've learned that Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Hall are booting out nonprofits from one side of the city to the other — literally.
First came news that the city was ready to kick a horse-riding program for the...Tags: Charter Schools, Health and Safety at Work, Education, Career and Workplace, Public Officials
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Daughter whose father died of multiple sclerosis has a reason to walk the talk
HealthAmy Bendekovits has a personal reason to promote next month's benefit walk for multiple sclerosis. The Northampton native lost her father to the disease three years ago, just before graduating high school. Now a Tourism and Hospitality Management...
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