All Stories from July 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Europe's economic confidence slides in JulyJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - BRUSSELS — The EU's executive branch reports that economic confidence fell in July, as hope declined in industry and the services sector. The European Commission said Mo...
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Exercise may improve memory, researchers sayJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Simple exercise, such as walking and resistance training, improved thinking and memory in older adults in several new studies that suggest physical activity should be a ...
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Vietnam surprises nearly everyone by considering same-sex marriageJul 30, 2012 5:58 am - HANOI, Vietnam — Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend’s hand, and the two gaze into each other’s love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding — ...
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Mysterious nodding disease hits UgandansJul 30, 2012 5:55 am - KITGUM, Uganda — Augustine Languna’s eyes welled up and then his voice failed as he recalled the drowning death of his 16-year-old daughter. The women near him looked aw...
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Hunter searches for inventions in IndiaJul 30, 2012 5:50 am - SEHORE, India — It’s 110 degrees, and Prof. Anil Gupta has been hiking the scorched plains of central India for hours. But he smiles widely as he enters a tiny village i...
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Doctors’ patient connections can affect careJul 30, 2012 5:24 am - Although the image of the lone physician motoring down back roads for house calls or tending to a waiting room full of patients in a quaint office might be charming, the...
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Protecting kids from whooping cough starts with vaccineJul 30, 2012 5:11 am - ATLANTA — Whooping cough was once a terrible menace to U.S. children, with hundreds of thousands of cases reported annually. Then a vaccine drove cases down, and the ill...
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Studies show placebo remedies often effectiveJul 30, 2012 5:10 am - Sugar pills deserve more respect. That’s the conclusion of international researchers who examined how scientists treated placebo medications in comparison with the “acti...
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Romney: Anyone who overpays taxes unqualified to be presidentJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney says that if he paid more taxes than were required, he wouldn't be qualified to be president. The U.S. presidential candidate tells ABC News that...
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Dawn Patrol: Libertyville boy’s tubing death; Final Five’s got talentJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - Libertyville boy, 10, dies after tubing accident Police continue to investigate the death of 10-year-old Libertyville resident Tony Borcia, who was killed when he f...