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Local advocate for disabled dies
2/11/2012 11:30 PM
Jones Thomas Bowen, one of Aiken's most passionate advocates for the disabled and for the prevention of disabilities, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at age 51. According to Tri-Development Center execu ...
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USCA honors fallen officers
2/11/2012 11:30 PM
The USC Aiken athletic department and USCA Department of Public Safety honored the memories of Aiken Department of Public Safety Master Officer Scotty Richardson and Master Cpl. Sandy Rogers on Saturd ...
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Teachers pleased with performance of area science teams
2/12/2012 12:33 AM
Between two South Aiken High Science Bowl teams and one from North Augusta High, just one player had previous experience, yet the teams made a good showing in a regional meet at USC Aiken on Saturday. ...
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Area couples take advantage of FAMCO Date Night
2/12/2012 12:33 AM
The Family and Marriage Coalition of Aiken Inc. set the stage for romance Friday night with a special Date Night event for married couples on the occasion of National Marriage Week USA. FAMCO provided ...
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MathCounts winners move to state level
2/11/2012 11:33 PM
Kennedy Middle School edged St. Mary Help of Christians for first place in the regional MathCounts contest Saturday, but both teams qualified for the state championships next month. St. Mary eighth-g ...
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Group plans new school for students with dyslexia
Associated Press 1/30/2012 11:52 AM
MARIETTA, Ga. — A group of Georgia parents and educators plans to open a school this fall that would serve elementary and middle school-aged children who have dyslexia. The Marietta Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/AdP84S ) that plans call ...
Longmont students test positive for tuberculosis
Associated Press 1/26/2012 11:06 AM
LONGMONT, Colo. — Public health officials have ordered more testing after several Longmont High School students tested positive for the tuberculosis bacteria. Officials will test about 140 more students who shared just one class with a student ...
What cures your cold can also hurt pets
By SUE MANNING Associated Press 1/23/2012 11:51 AM
LOS ANGELES -- If you are too cold to be outside without a coat, your dog probably is, too. If your cat eats just one of your acetaminophen cold or flu pills, it could be fatal. Those are just a few of the tips experts offer to keep pets safe this wi ...
Losing by not winning
By Brian Parr brianp@usca.edu 1/23/2012 11:51 AM
It's that time of year again. The new season of The Biggest Loser is on TV, inspiring numerous weight loss challenges in the community. These programs are a popular way to get started losing weight with friends or coworkers. The contest atmosphere an ...
Health Check: Picking a therapist
McClatchy-Tribune 1/23/2012 11:51 AM
"Being in therapy is great," comedian Caroline Rhea once joked. "I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date." It's not a bad analogy - the dating one - when you're setting out to find a therapist. You want some ...
US argues it is immune from STD experiment lawsuit
By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press 1/10/2012 9:48 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama administration argued Monday that Guatemalans unknowingly exposed to sexually transmitted diseases by U.S. researchers in the 1940s cannot sue the United States, no matter how shameful and unethical the studies were. In ...
Closing of 259 USDA offices raises safety concerns
Associated Press 1/10/2012 9:42 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The U.S. Agriculture Department announced Monday it will close nearly 260 offices nationwide, a move that won praise for cutting costs but raised concerns about the possible effect on food safety. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsac ...
America hits the brakes on health care spending
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press 1/10/2012 9:42 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday. Experts debated whether it's a ...
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
By BEN FOX Associated Press 1/10/2012 9:33 AM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Suleiman al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other prisoners in a seemingly permanent state of limbo five years after he was cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay. "I wonder if the U.S. government wants to keep us here forever," ...
2 SD centers can intervene in abortion law dispute
Associated Press 1/9/2012 12:17 PM
SIOUX FALLS — A federal judge is allowing two pregnancy help centers to intervene in a court battle over a requirement in South Dakota that women seeking an abortion wait 72 hours. Planned Parenthood has sued the state to stop the law that the ...
A simple way to jump-start your dieting
By BRIAN PARR Feature columnist 1/9/2012 12:16 AM
If you are finding that the diet you recently started is difficult to follow, you are not alone. Most weight loss diets require that you change the foods you eat, sometimes dramatically. This can create challenges in preparing meals at home, ordering ...
Man recovering step at a time from virus ailment
Associated Press 1/6/2012 11:06 AM
ORLINDA, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee man doesn't remember the mosquito bite that infected him with the West Nile virus. But Robert Allen recalls every faltering step on his road to recovery. Allen, who lives in Orlinda near the Kentucky border, ...
FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press 1/4/2012 1:54 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration says it will limit the presence of one type of antibiotics in meat, saying they could increase human resistance to the drugs. The agency said Wednesday it will restrict the use of cephalospor ...
Here's what to expect from a fitness test
By BRIAN PARR brianp@usca.edu 1/1/2012 11:53 PM
Before you start an exercise or weight loss program, you may want to have a fitness test to evaluate your current status and to examine improvement as you progress through the program. If you join a gym, a fitness assessment may be required. This is ...
Whooping cough cases confirmed at NC grade school
Associated Press 12/29/2011 11:20 AM
GRAHAM, N.C. — Alamance County health officials are contacting parents and employees at one elementary school who had contact with three students now diagnosed with whooping cough. Officials say they got the first report of a student with the a ...
Venezuela to remove breast implants for free
Associated Press 12/29/2011 10:48 AM
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela is offering free surgeries for women to remove faulty French-made breast implants, the country's top health official said. Health Minister Eugenia Sader said women with implants made by the now-defunct French company P ...
Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press 12/28/2011 9:45 AM
CHICAGO -- Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation's 1-year-old health law requires most insurance ...
Washington State considers adding ADD to medical pot list
Associated Press 12/21/2011 3:11 PM
SEATTLE — State officials will consider a request to allow medical marijuana for people with attention deficit disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The petition is the latest attempt to add mental illnesses to Washington's list of quali ...
Some cereal no more healthy than Twinkies or cookies
By Andrea Walker McClatchy-Tribune 12/19/2011 12:30 AM
If you're feeding your kids Honey Smacks or Apple Jacks for breakfast you might as well just give them a chocolate chip cookie or Twinkie, according to results from a nutritional analysis of kids' cereals. The Environmental Working Group analyzed 84 ...
The working weight loss equation: Move more, eat less
By Ellen Warren McClatchy-Tribune 12/19/2011 12:03 AM
You finally decide to get off the couch and start an exercise program. You faithfully go to the gym, walk in the neighborhood, swim, bike - whatever - and your weight stays stubbornly the same. Or, even worse, you put on a few pounds. Obesity expert ...
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- State approves $13.5M for road work in city
- Pacer hoops squads look to erase bad memories
- LETTER: Create jobs instead of slamming unions
- Could the USC-Clemson rivalry game ever go away?
- OPINION: Statehouse tackles 'honest-to-goodness red-blooded battle'
- South Carolina baseball program reaching new heights
- SC AG sues over rejected voter ID law
- New equipment allows larger planes to land at Aiken airport

