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Stop apologizing for things you're not really sorry for.
Sorry to bring up a touchy subject as we kick off a new year -- oh, wait... no, I'm not! As the warmth of the holidays fades and winter deepens, many of us take time to reflect on, and even attempt to change, unhealthy behavior. To further the discussion, I began this column with the word I'd like to explore: "Sorry." Are you really sorry when you say you're sorry, or are you big enough to actually apologize only when a real apo...
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01-27-2012 09:40:35 PM
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What do puppies, piggies and birds that use Twitter have in common? They're all going to be a part of the Puppy Bowl, a Super Bowl alternative which celebrates cuteness over gridiron prowess.
With Super Bowl XLVI barely a week away, some fans are already asking, "Are you ready for some football?"
If you aren't, then get ready for some puppies. Puppy Bowl VIII, which will air on Super Bowl Sunday on Animal Planet, is the cutest bowl you've seen since, well, Puppy Bowl VII.
During the ...
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What's causing the mysterious tic-like illness affecting 15 students at LeRoy High School in New York?
The famous environmental activist Erin Brockovich is aiming to get to the bottom of it.
USA Today reported that Brockovich -- the woman who linked cancer cases with toxic drinking water in California, spurring a 2000 movie starring Julia Roberts -- is going to launch her own investigation into the cause of the illness that has now affected 14 girls and one boy at the school.
Brockov...
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Because Cyrano weighs more than 20 pounds, amputating his cancer-weakened leg was out of the question. So the tubby tabby's owners turned to doctors and engineers at North Carolina State University to get him back into mice-catching trim.
On Thursday, the 10-year-old cat from Upperville, Va., received what doctors believe is the first feline total knee replacement in the U.S.
"This is the most complex implant that NC State has made and really, in all honesty, t...
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Whether or not you get a diagnosis of obesity may come down to more than numbers on the scale -- it may actually be about what your doctor's weight is.
A new study conducted by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that when a doctor had a normal body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height) they are more likely to talk to their patients who are obese about weight loss (30 percent of normal-weight doctors, compared with 18 percent of obese or overwei...
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