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Study: Eating Lots of Fruits and Vegetables May Help Asthma Sufferers

Eating lots of fruits and vegetables may help reduce asthma symptoms, according to a recent study. But if you're one of the 25 million Americans with the breathing disorder, the take-away message is not that you should rely solely on dietary improvements. "One of the dangers here is that people pic ... More >>

3 Cups of Coffee a Day Could Stave Off Dementia

Not only can coffee keep you more awake and alert during the day, it may keep your brain functioning longer over your entire life (which it might also prolong, as we reported earlier). New research suggests that drinking about three cups of coffee per day might stave off Alzheimer's in older adults ... More >>

Concussions Take a Terrible Toll on America's Young Athletes

Billy Cottrell's SUV-Arson Conviction May Be Vacated

Billy Cottrell in 2003​The L.A. Times is reporting that the U.S. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion, still unpublished, that may vacate the 2005 conviction of Billy Cottrell, the brilliant Caltech math instructor convicted of vandalism and arson charges in the 2003 attacks ... More >>

Mayo Clinic Scores Over Cedars-Sinai

The lesson for Los Angeles residents from a recent Rochester Post Bulletin story, carried by AP, might be, "Don't hold the Mayo Clinic." When President Obama touted the nonprofit clinics as a health-care provider he'd like to imitate nationwide as part of his health-care reform plans, the Post Bulle ... More >>

Neurologist Conclusively Proves Snoop Dogg Has Smoked Himself "Retarded"

After an intense scrutiny of the video for "Sensual Seduction" confirmed what a battery of MRI exams had already hinted at, neurologist Gerald Schwartz of The Mayo Clinic has decisively concluded that the rapper, Snoop Dogg, has smoked himself "retarded." "Retarded isn't a term we even use anymor ... More >>