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UK researchers testing product that can freshen breath, lower cholesterol

Who hasn't longed for a product that gives you fresh breath, a healthy mouth and — lower cholesterol?

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Merlene Davis: University of Kentucky grad pushing hard for empowerment program

The idea of replicating a Pittsburgh empowerment program in Lexington has been bandied about for more than three years.
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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
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Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation

Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders - proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded - decided whether to make sure their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation.
HEALTH

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.
HEALTH

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
HEALTH

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
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New rice contamination reported in China

Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
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After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.