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Is your kid really gifted? Probably not
August 28, 2008Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? Wow, clearly she's a genius! Or, um, maybe not.
Doctor dives in to repair Torres' shoulder
August 28, 2008A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.
Cells transformed in promising research
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Stars band together to fight cancer
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Health care company offers bike-sharing
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Families lose weight together at camp
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Eat your fluids to stay hydrated
August 28, 2008If your water bottle travels with you everywhere, sip on this thought: Drinking water isn't the only way to stay hydrated. Food can significantly affect your daily fluid needs.
Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance
August 28, 2008Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
Child killer Duncan gets death sentence
August 28, 2008
A federal jury recommended the death sentence for convicted child killer Joseph Edward Duncan III on charges related to the kidnapping and murder of Dylan Groene.
Factory had tension between union, immigrants
August 28, 2008
Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions.
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