All Stories from March 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Too many colonoscopies for older adults?Mar 25, 2013 6:00 am - Older U.S. adults may get too many colonoscopies, costing Medicare an estimated $500 million a year and putting patients at an increased risk of side effects such as ble...
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Egypt raises customs on luxury importsMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - CAIRO — Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hiked customs rates on dozens of “non-essential” imports as part of the government's efforts to increase revenues to re...
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Frogs with salmonella could still be in homes, CDC warnsMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - They live underwater, eat bloodworms and are promoted on pet websites. But African dwarf frogs can carry salmonella. An outbreak tied to the frogs sickened nearly 400 pe...
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Ford India apologizes over Berlusconi bondage adMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - MUMBAI, India — The Indian unit of Ford Motor Co. has apologized for advertisements decried as demeaning to women, including one depicting Italy's former Prime Minister ...
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'Fittest Losers' find baggy pants worth the effortMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - From the beginning of the Fittest Loser Challenge, change has been priority one for the contestants and bringing about that change has been the prime focus for their tra...
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Cyprus bailout deal prompts investors reliefMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - LONDON — Investors breathed a sigh of relief Monday after Cyprus clinched a bailout deal with international creditors that will prevent it becoming the first country to ...
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Weight slump over for most community teamsMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - For most people, pants falling down is the stuff of nightmares. The Community Challenge teams see it as tangible proof that they are making a real change. A member of th...
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Dell board considers 2 new buyout offersMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - ROUND ROCK, Texas — Michael Dell may have to hike the price he's willing to pay if he wants to take the computer company he founded private, thanks to competition from t...
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Solve disease outbreaks at home with CDC appMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - ATLANTA — You may not be a disease detective, but now you can play one at home. The nation’s public health agency has released a free app for the iPad called “Solve the ...
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Chronic fatigue is often a sign of depressionMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - Q. I was recently diagnosed with depression. It turns out that depression has likely caused the fatigue I've been unable to shake for the past few months. What's the...