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Feet welcome multitude of fungi
Here's a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a typical person's heel, along with 60 between the toes and 40 on the toenail. Altogether, the feet are home to more than 100 types of fungus, more than...
Tags: Dermatologists, Penicillin (drug), Medical Specialization, Viral Diseases and Infections, Athlete's Foot
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Science and Technology, Military Aircraft, Military Equipment, Armed Forces
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Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, dies at 82
Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native and the 1964 U.S. Open golf champion, has died. He was 82. Matt Venturi says his father died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after a two-month battle with a spinal infection, pneumonia and...
Tags: U.S. Open (golf), PGA Tour, Human Interest, Pneumonia, NASCAR
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Mapping of zebra fish DNA expected to benefit humans
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how genes drive human biology and disease — and they've done it by mapping the DNA of a tiny, decidedly non-human creature known as the zebra fish. In a study published Wednesday by the...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Science, Medical Specialization, Biology
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Doctor who lost license offers drug advice to FDA
L.A. NOWAt a hearing this week in Bethesda, Md., on reducing fatal prescription overdoses, a federal panel heard from an East Bay man identified as a “clinician” that the real problem was that some doctors weren’t prescribing enough drugs.... -
Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, International Military Interventions, Armed Forces
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Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at 88; war hero
When Daniel K. Inouye was 17, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An aspiring surgeon, he spent much of the next week helping care for the wounded at an elementary school in his native Honolulu. He wanted to enlist immediately but couldn't. Japanese...
Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, George Washington, Elections, Weaponry, Joe Biden
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House Republicans call off vote on 'Plan B' fiscal cliff plan
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders abruptly called off a vote Thursday night on their "Plan B” tax proposal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, which ran into stiff resistance from the party's right flank. A tight vote on a preliminary...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Elections, Plan B (drug), Court Preliminary, Barack Obama
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Councilman mulls turning old parking meters into 'donation meters'
L.A. NOWA Los Angeles City Council member has asked staff to look into whether the city could use old parking meters as donation boxes for homeless services, as Denver, Baltimore, Las Vegas and other cities have done. L.A. is expected to...... -
Sharp words ahead of 'Plan B' tax vote
WASHINGTON – As the House prepared to vote Thursday on Speaker John A. Boehner’s tax plan, party leaders blamed each other for the stalemate as little progress is made to prevent falling off the “fiscal cliff,” the automatic tax...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Elections, Plan B (drug), Personal Income, Barack Obama
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Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; etiquette expert, author, columnist
Letitia Baldrige, an etiquette maven who served as social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and later wrote books and a syndicated column advising readers on good manners in contemporary America, has died. She was 86. Baldrige died Monday at...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Lifestyle and Leisure, Philosophy, Rome (Italy), Dining and Drinking
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Navy dog-handler from San Diego dies from Afghanistan combat injuries
L.A. NOWA Navy dog-handler from a San Diego command on deployment to Afghanistan has died of combat injuries, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday....
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