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1. Ancient bird fossil gives clues to evolution of wing shapes w/Photo

   Wednesday May 1 | UPI

   Well-preserved fossil feathers have brought an understanding of prehistoric wing shapes in ways not possible with bones alone, U.S. paleontologists say.

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   Related Topix: Science, Paleontology

2. Effects of bullying may last into adulthood

   Apr 12, 2013 | UPI

   William Copeland of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and colleagues studied 20 years of data on about 1,400 people who were tracked into their mid-20s. Copeland said bullied kids were more likely to have anxiety problems such as panic disorder as adults.

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3. Sign kills boy, airport officials meet

   Mar 23, 2013 | UPI

   The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport Authority met Saturday to discuss the death of a 10-year-old Kansas boy after a sign fell on him and his family Friday.

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   Related Topix: Overland Park, KS, Park, KS

4. Food allergies affect children's growth

   Feb 26, 2013 | UPI

   Study author Dr. Brian Vickery, a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Durham, N.C., and colleagues at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill reviewed the charts of children ages 1 month to 11 years who had visited outpatient clinics from 2007 to 2011.

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   Related Topix: Allergy and Immunology, Medicine, Celiac Disease, Health

5. 5 accidentally wounded at 3 gun shows

   Jan 19, 2013 | UPI

   Police said a security guard and two other people were wounded about 1 p.m. Saturday when a 12-gauge shotgun a man intended to sell at the Dixie Gun & Knife Show in Raleigh, N.C., discharged as it was being checked in, The News & Observer reported.

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   Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Wake County, NC, Wake Forest, NC

6. Exercise may cut heart failure depression

   Dec 19, 2012 | UPI

   Exercise, already known to help cancer survivors feel better, may help reduce depression among heart failure patients, U.S. researchers say.

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   Related Topix: Depression, Health, Duke University

7. 85% of couches contain flame retardant

   Nov 28, 2012 | UPI

   A U.S. study found 85 percent of couches and overstuffed chairs contained at least one flame-retardant chemical in the foam cushioning, researchers say.

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   Related Topix: Duke University, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA