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Opinion: If Passover is the question, Shavuot is the answer
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover.
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Tom Powers: For Twins pitching, it's now all about trade deadline
The numbers don't lie: 7 starts, 33 innings, 46 hits, 8.37 earned-run average. Oh wait! Those are Nick Blackburn's numbers. The Twins still are counting on him. Sorry, I'll start over.
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VA testing whether meditation can help treat PTSD
Seeking new ways to treat post-traumatic stress, the Department of Veterans Affairs is studying the use of transcendental meditation to help returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans Affairs’ $5.9 billion system for mental-health care is under sharp criticism, particularly after the release of an inspector general’s report last month that found that the department has greatly ...
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COMMENTARY: Reproductive Health: Sidelined but irrepressible
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - When the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill (House Bill 4244) made it past Committee on Population in the Philippines early in 2011, legislators and civil society organizations supporting RH were ecstatic. They had reason to be, for after 14 years of being bottled up in committee, the RH bill had blasted its way to the plenary and appeared to have the momentum.
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PASSOVER AND SHAVUOT: What’s the Question? What’s the Answer?
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover.
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Reproductive Health: Sidelined but irrepressible
When the Reproductive Health Bill (House Bill 4244) made it past Committee on Population early in 2011, legislators and civil society organizations supporting RH were ecstatic. They had reason to be, for after 14 years of being bottled up in committee, the RH bill had blasted its way to the plenary and appeared to have the momentum.
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Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.
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Coffee drinkers live longer, big study finds; regular and decaf are equally good
MILWAUKEE - One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.
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Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Live Longer
The study of 400,000 people is the largest ever done on the issue.
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