All Stories from December 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013Dec 31, 2012 5:50 am - WASHINGTON — Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his “full weight” behi...
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Oil steady as ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline approachesDec 31, 2012 5:50 am - LONDON — Oil prices were little changed Monday as a U.S. budget deadline neared with rival politicians still at odd over key issues. Benchmark oil for February delivery ...
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Tribune leaves bankruptcy after 4 yearsDec 31, 2012 5:40 am - Tribune Co. emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring Monday, more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection. The reorganized company is starti...
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Obesity decreases among preschoolersDec 31, 2012 5:04 am - Obesity rates fell among U.S. preschool-age children in 2010, reversing a trend of the past decade, according to the first national study to spot a decline in the condit...
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More drugs adversely affected by grapefruitDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - Twenty years ago, Canadian researchers discovered that grapefruit interferes with the body’s metabolism of certain drugs, including the immunosuppressant cyclosporine an...
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Glasses can correct blurred vision caused by astigmatismDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I wear corrective glasses for astigmatism, but I don't really understand what astigmatism is. A. Astigmatism means that the cornea of the eye has an irregular...
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Vision loss increases among Americans as diabetes rates riseDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - The number of Americans with vision loss not correctable by glasses is rising, caused in part by increasing diabetes rates, a study found. The rate of non-refractive vis...
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Casual talk with colleague may have saved nurse’s lifeDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio — It started with a headache and pain in Olivia Cox’s shoulder, arm and back. Cox, a longtime surgical nurse at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, ...
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Sudden cardiac death less likely following exercise, study findsDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - People who have heart attacks during or shortly after exercising are three times more likely to survive than those who have cardiac arrest unrelated to working out, rese...
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Even larger cities begin to see shortage in doctorsDec 31, 2012 5:00 am - Mary Berg is paying the price for a shortage of U.S. doctors that by most accounts is about to get much worse. After finding out in 2006 she had a rare and deadly gastro...