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Consumers should be careful when microwaving because bacteria can hide in cold spots
AP Business WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if it's not done properly. That message has been slow to catch on, despite a spate of illnesses last year from improperly microwaved frozen...Tags: Electrical Appliance, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Product Recalls, Tennessee, Colleges and Universities
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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine today for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: Cancer, Diseases, Ronald Reagan, Maryland, AIDS
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Halloween sugar fest causes fright for parents, but fear not: Trickery helps in moderation
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ It wasn't the gruesome costumes or gory masks turning up at Lisa Bruno's front door that spooked her on Halloween. It was the pudge lurking beneath the costumes. "The kids were just so huge," Bruno says. So five years ago, she was scared...Tags: Los Angeles, Toy Industry, Halloween, Family, Religious Festivals
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October 6: School athletics, eating out smart, offsetting taxes, Chinese chocolate
School athletics without burden Despite acknowledging that every cent raised by the West Islip Coaches Association has been used to supplement budget appropriations and pay for athletic expenses in the district, the article "Popped on vending" [News,...Tags: Melville, Islip, Layoffs and Downsizing, Albert Einstein, West Islip
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Nation's largest autism walk at Jones Beach
Special to NewsdayIn 2003, Cindy Wittels watched as her year-old son Tyler began to "disappear." First, he lost his language. Then he stopped responding to his name and making eye contact. Soon after, Tyler was diagnosed with autism. Since then, Wittels, 42, of Port...Tags: Diseases, Health Organizations, Long Island, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Labor Legislation
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Hedgehogs and hamsters and lizards, oh, my!
CHICAGO - Warning: Young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets - or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter - because of risks of disease. That's what the nation's leading pediatricians' group says in a new report about...Tags: Pediatrics, Diseases, Health Organizations, Animals, Medicine
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81 disabled athletes battle rain in 5K run
lidesk@newsday.comRain was bouncing off the parking lot pavement as 81 competitors converged on Sunken Meadow State Park for a Sunday morning 5K run. And for the first mile of the race, runners faced wind and what one runner described as a "treacherous downpour." "The...Tags: 5K Run, Mario, Long Island, Sunken Meadow State Park, Athletes
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CDC study finds increase in flu deaths in children who also had dangerous staph infections
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot. The number of deaths wasn't high — 73 during the 2006-07 flu season...Tags: Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Health Organizations, Medicine, Medical Research
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German, 2 French share Nobel medicine prize for discoveries of HIV, cervical cancer virus
Associated Press WritersSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases. French...Tags: Cancer, Diseases, Ronald Reagan, Maryland, AIDS
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Verifying ADHD supplements' effectiveness is still several studies away
Special to The TimesThese are fidgety times for America's children. Roughly 1 in 12 kids ages 6 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, more commonly called ADHD. Add the undoubtedly huge numbers of kids who are simply restless and easily...Tags: People, Pediatrics, Medicine, Children, Arizona
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Acid reflux disease hits Americans hard
Special to The TimesIT WAS 1972 when a visibly uncomfortable man leaned over the side of his bed bemoaning his indulgence with the phrase, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." This Alka-Seltzer commercial was an early and memorable marketing effort to show how a simple...Tags: Medicine, Surgery, North Carolina, Colleges and Universities, Massachusetts
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Check your doctor's background online
South Florida Sun-SentinelCindy Bucholz usually pores over a doctor's background when making an appointment, but she forgot to do the homework before seeing a new ear specialist last year. She did not like his approach to her problem, so she later checked him out and found he had...Tags: Maryland, Medicine, Florida, Medicare, Boynton Beach
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