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37 min ago | Bioscience Technology

Smoking, Osteoporosis Link Explained

As people age, bone tends to deteriorate faster, causing osteoporosis and other disorders.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Osteoporosis, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Biochemistry, Biology, Science

2 hrs ago | Salon

Why Metadata really is the message

Writing for Wired Wednesday, Matt Blaze, director of the Distributed Systems Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, lays out the best explanation I've seen so far as to why the NSA's hoarding of metadata is truly as - if not more - concerning than if the government were surveilling the actual content of our phone or online communications.

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6 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

AMA declares obesity a disease

The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Medicare

9 hrs ago | Sys-Con Media

Overture Names Christopher Swan Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Services

Overture , innovating at the metro edge for service providers and network operators worldwide, today announced the appointment of Christopher Swan to senior vice president of Global Sales and Services.

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Related Topix: Sales

13 hrs ago | CBS Local

SPCA Dogs Bring Welcome Stress-Free Moments To Local Hospital Workers

The Pennsylvania SPCA and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania are joining forces for a new program that is aimed at boosting morale and reducing stress among hospital workers.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

'Pretty Little Liars': Another Clue Into Alison's Death Is Revealed

The second episode of season four revealed a wavering future for one Liar, investigated a fishy death and the truth behind Wilden's disappearance.

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Related Topix: Pretty Little Liars, Entertainment, Television, Troian Avery Bellisario, Troian Bellisario, Pennsylvania, Ian Harding

NBC Philadelphia

Man Accused of Castrating a Paraplegic During Attack

Investigators say Edgar Bonilla, 41, attacked a paraplegic resident inside an assisted living facility shortly after 7 p.m. on the 6200 block of Eastwick Avenue.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania

Examiner.com

Keeping family peace

Dr. Avidan Milevsky, notable psychotherapist at Wellspring Counseling in Towson, Maryland, and Associate Professor of Psychology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is offering tips on how to keep the peace in your family this summer while out and about in the public eye while on your family vacation.

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Related Topix: Towson, MD, Psychology, Science, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Family, Parenting

MarketWatch

Will your next holiday be made in China?

As hotels and resorts fall over themselves to cater to the surge in cash-rich Chinese tourists with a taste for luxury goods and silver service, experts say U.S. travelers may also reap the benefits.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, China Travel, us Travel, Pennsylvania

MediLexicon

Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence In Animal Model

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 40,000 women in the United States will succumb to breast cancer this year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Genetics, Biology, Science

MyFoxPhilly

Homeowner Pistol-Whipped During Home-Invasion Robbery

It happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday when guys with handguns simply knocked on the door.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger

Mon Jun 17, 2013

NBC Philadelphia

Woman Who Survived Building Collapse Loses Both Legs

Mariya Plekan is still in critical condition, but she just hired the high profile law firm Kline & Specter to represent her in a civil suit.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Business Journal

Cal U launches new program to address manufacturing skills gap

While every university hopes to prepare its students to enter the workforce poised for success, California University of Pennsylvania noticed there was an area that was largely overlooked in higher education.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania

Noozhawk

Marymount Students Continue Success with High School, College Admissions

Marymount of Santa Barbara graduates heading off to college this year had great success in college admissions this spring.

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Related Topix: Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Boston College, Duke University, Rhodes College, United States Naval Academy

New Media Journal

Video: IRS Official Who Oversaw TEA Party Scrutiny Fired

Embattled IRS official Holly Paz is believed to have been fired from the scandal-ridden agency, indicating that the growing IRS scandal could end up implicating more IRS agents than previously thought.

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

India Talkies

Painkiller receptor variant developed - Indiatalkies.com

Los Angeles, June 17: Researchers have developed a variant of a major painkiller receptor that enables scientists to perform experiments previously deemed difficult or impossible, says a study.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Chemistry, Science

Chronicle.com

After One Door Slams Shut, Another Presidency Beckons

He has already presided over two colleges: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Dowling College, on Long Island.

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Related Topix: Princeton University, Dowling College, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Florida State University, Panama, World News, Central America

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Philly.com

Karen Heller: An Academic Turnaround

Seeking a respite from the relentless drumbeat of dire city school news, I headed to far South Philadelphia, in the shadow of the stadiums.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Reading, PA, Education Etc.

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Execs named by insurance company

Mayfield received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Breitbart.com

Study: Childhood Stress Alters Men's Sperm, Affects Their Children

Stress as a pre-adolescent or adult leaves a lasting impression on a dad's sperm that gives his kids a blunted reaction to stress, U.S. researchers say.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family