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Plans shelved for coal export terminal in Oregon
SEATTLE — The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the...
Tags: Coal, Environmental Pollution, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral
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The virtues of spit
Anyone who has ever had an infant who uses a pacifier has confronted the situation: Baby lets binkie fall out of mouth. Binkie hits ground. Baby commences crying. Question arises: How to restore the pacifier to a hygienic state before returning it to baby...
Tags: Family, Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Allergies, Physical Conditions
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El Centro Outpatient Clinic observes World Asthma Day 2013
Staff WriterSonia Barragan, from El Centro, attended the World Asthma Day celebration with her son, daughter and two grandsons because they all have the disorder. “I came to the event to gain more information,” said Barragan. Barragan’s...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Allergies
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Dangers of secondhand smoke are many
County coronerSince I wrote about the harmful effects of smoking in April, I thought this would be a great time to cover the facts about secondhand smoke. Many people think this is just a political issue about who had the right to smoke, and who has the right to a...Tags: Heart Disease, Pneumonia, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Commentary: Saving public from wood fires is not a local issue
The big news Friday morning was a proposed mayors-only meeting with South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. The purpose: a roll-up-our-sleeves discussion relating to the fire rings. The AQMD meets...Tags: Elections, Public Officials, Government, Lung Cancer, Politics
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Go suck on a pacifier? Adults' mouth bacteria may help babies
Forget boiling, or antiseptic wipes: The best way to clean a Binky may be putting it in your own mouth. A parent who sucks on a baby's pacifier to clean it is loading it up with hundreds of good types of bacteria that live in the adult mouth. That...
Tags: Science and Technology, Allergies, Physical Conditions
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Riding metal's rails with the blues aboard
South Bend TribuneMaybe it’s the slow- driving distorted guitar line on “Foxhole.” Or the way that freight train groove turns into a free-for-all of distortion and wah-wah that takes you back to “Iron Man.” If you wager that The Midnight...Tags: Robert Johnson, Music, Music Industry, Muddy Waters, Entertainment
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Heart Disease, Health, Stroke, Pharmaceuticals
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Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Media Industry, Autism, Justice and Rights, Culture
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...Tags: Tobacco Products, CVS Corp., American Heart Association, Health and Medical Professionals, Services and Shopping
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Challenges, changes and controversies: ECRMC deals with evolving medical climate
Staff WriterHealth care reform, budget cuts and ever more stringent governmental regulations are what El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer David Green finds as the main challenges the hospital faces. “So what are we going to have to do...Tags: Broken Bones, Government Health Care, University of Chicago, Finance, Employment
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Brawley among the most polluted cities according to state report
Staff WriterRelatively high pesticide use, asthma rates and contaminated bodies of water give Brawley the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted areas in California, according to a recent report by a state environmental health agency. Pesticide...Tags: Poverty, Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution, Social Issues, Environmental Issues
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