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Smoking: New ways to quit
By now, even the tobacco companies agree: Smoking is bad for your health -- very bad, in fact. Cigarettes are the most hazardous, but cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco also contribute to tobacco's terrible toll. And secondhand smoke is an important...Tags: Cancer, Healthcare Policies, Government Health Care, Death and Dying, Sleep Disorder
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Folk singer Odetta, who influenced legions of musicians, pushed for civil rights, dies at 77
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Odetta's monumental voice rang out in August 1963 when she sang "I'm on My Way" at the historic March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. She had hoped to perform again in Washington next month when...Tags: Los Angeles, Death and Dying, Prisons, Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Clinton
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American folk music legend Odetta dies at 77
The Associated PressOdetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital, said her manager of 12 years, Doug Yeager. She...Tags: Los Angeles, Death and Dying, Prisons, Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Clinton
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American Folk Music Legend Odetta Dies At 77
Associated PressOdetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tuesday night, said her manager, Doug Yeager. With her booming, classically trained voice and spare...Tags: Los Angeles, Bob Dylan, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Newspapers, Prisons
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Woman convicted in child's death failing treatment
Vernice Harris, a Baltimore woman convicted of manslaughter in the methadone poisoning of her 2-year-old daughter Bryanna, is failing the drug and alcohol treatment program that she was ordered to complete as part of her probation. A status hearing...Tags: Crimes, Bipolar Disorder, Prisons, Punishment, Emergency Incidents
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Connetquot mothers of crash victims share similar pain
jennifer.sinco-kelleher@newsday.comThe two mothers have never met. Their sons graduated from Connetquot High School in June, played on the lacrosse team together and died in separate crashes while driving on the same stretch of a Ronkonkoma road. For one mother, the pain is new and the...Tags: Death and Dying, Road Accidents, Migraine, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents
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Hard ciders: the sweet taste of fall
This is the season when food and wine articles in the national media suggest that the advent of colder weather calls for seasonal dishes (daubes, pork roasts, apple desserts) and richer, heftier wines (Zinfandel, Barolo, Port) to stave off winter's chill....Tags: Los Angeles, Apple Cider, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beverage Industry, Dining and Drinking
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Hard lessons for a lifelong capitalist
''Capitalist, 1792. One who has capital, esp. one who uses it in business enterprises …'' -- The Oxford Universal Dictionary, Third Edition The habit of acquiring capital at a tender age to support the enterprises of life quickly becomes an addiction....Tags: Hyde Park, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Addiction, Wachovia Corp.
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Study: 1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, many more drink or do drugs
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. The disorders include...Tags: Social Sciences, People, Northern Illinois University, Adults, Illnesses
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A roundup of editorials from Michigan newspapers
Block pathways to protect Great Lakes Many Michigan residents are aware of the damage caused to the Great Lakes by the more than 150 nonnative species that have made their way into the lakes' watershed over the years. Millions of dollars have been...Tags: Court Administration, Justice System, Natural Resource Industry, Building Material, Christianity
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Woman convicted in daughter's death is failing drug program
Vernice Harris, a Baltimore woman convicted of manslaughter in the methadone poisoning of her 2-year-old daughter Bryanna, is failing the drug and alcohol treatment program that she was ordered to complete as part of her sentence. A status hearing...Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Society, Murder, Emergency Incidents
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Phone therapy effective in retaining patients
Although a clinician and patient usually meet in person during psychotherapy sessions, they can also talk by phone. Now an analysis of 12 studies concludes that although phone psychotherapy may only be half as effective as in-person therapy for treating...Tags: Medical Specialization, Northwestern University, Preventative Medicine, Diseases, Medicine
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