A 14-year-old boy died after he had an allergic reaction to his first dose of acne medication, BBC News reported. Shaun Jones, a rugby player from Rhydyfelin in Pontypridd, England, developed difficulty breathing and collapsed after he took the pills. His family described the medication as an “antibiotic” acne treatment. …
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Going to the gym, playing an instrument, doing yoga may be beneficial to your mind and your body, but could be harming your vision, Australian researchers report. “Yoga head stands, weightlifting, sleeping face down, playing instruments like the trumpet and swimming laps are some of the many ways of causing …
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A passenger jet coming in to land at Heathrow Airport had a near miss with a UFO, according to newly-released British Ministry of Defense files. The captain of the Alitalia airliner was so concerned he shouted “look out” to his co-pilot after seeing the brown missile-shaped object shoot past them …
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LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson’s lawyer has told jurors the former football star’s effort to get items back from two sports memorabilia dealers was a mistake but not a crime, saying that “being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a criminal.” In closing arguments Thursday, the prosecution said Simpson …
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NEW YORK – Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury. Remarkably, the monkeys regained use of paralyzed muscles by learning to control the activity of just …
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SEATTLE – A CNN-owned Web site called iReport.com, which publishes reports written by ordinary citizens, said Friday it will give the Securities and Exchange Commission information about the author of an item that claimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. The early morning report, which Apple Inc. …
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Vito Fossella went on trial Friday on the drunken-driving charges that exposed an extramarital relationship, sidetracked a promising political career and could lead to time in jail. Fossella, the lone Republican in Congress from New York City, was arrested just after midnight on May 1 in suburban …
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LOS ANGELES – DJ AM was back on the decks for the first time since surviving a fiery plane crash. The visibly scarred celebrity disc jockey, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, joined Jay-Z at a special concert Wednesday celebrating the reopening of the Hollywood Palladium, the historic venue which …
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The small Caribbean plane that vanished into thin air Monday with 11 passengers was taken by an ex-Navy cadet who was previously investigated for drug and human trafficking into the United States, according to a representative for the airline. Luis Irizarry, a lawyer investigating the disappearance for the plane’s carrier …
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HAVANA – A country that shunned Christmas for decades is now looking to cash in on the holiday season, promoting an online shopping site designed to let Cubans overseas buy everything from flowers to flat-screen TVs for delivery to relatives on the island. Spanish-based Grupo Excelencias teamed with Cuba’s communist …
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