Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

I will explain what autoimmunity is, how inflammation spirals out of control, describe some of the underlying causes for these fires in the body, and provide you with nine steps to cool the fires.

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Superbrakes for Civilians? The Cost Is the Obstacle

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

FOR more than 30 years, Formula One racecars have benefited from powerful brakes that vastly outperform the systems available on any showroom model. The gap may be narrowing, though: high-tech materials similar to those on the racetrack began showing up in exotic sports cars about 10 years ago, and some luxury models now offer them as well.

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Obituaries 7-30-10

Friday, July 30th, 2010

West Barnstable Raymond Jacob Aittaniemi, 83, of West Barnstable passed away peacefully July 23, 2010, at his home, with his family around him. Mr. Aittaniemi lived his entire life on the family farm on High Street.

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Start your engines: Model Railroad Museum throwing a birthday bash

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The San Diego Model Railroad Museum celebrates 30 years of tiny-train fun Saturday with a big celebration. This is obviously good news to Thomas the Tank Engine-loving families everywhere, but you dont necessarily have to be a railroad enthusiast to enjoy the festivities.

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Mpls. officials meeting with anti-violence group

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Minneapolis city officials are meeting Thursday with members of CeaseFire, an anti-violence group from Chicago.

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China denies forcing foreign firms to transfer technology

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Beijing on Thursday denied US charges that it forces foreign firms to hand technology over to Chinese rivals as the price of entry to its huge market, saying its policies are in line with global rules.

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Les Cockrell: Railroad history chugs into library

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Area train buffs should find plenty to interest them Saturday when Denton's Emily Fowler Central Library hosts presentations on the history and future of railroads in Denton County. "We'll have three different things going on that day," said Laura Douglas, special collections librarian.

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Getting more by doing less

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

An intense daily workout routine can pay bigger dividends with a little rest and variation

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Highlights of the NTSB report

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Here are the key points in the National Transportation Safety Board's report. A summary will be available on the NTSB's Web site, , http://www.ntsb.gov . The full report won't be available for several weeks. National Transportation Safety Board - Transportation - Aviation - Accidents - Specific Crashes

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Electric fault, oversight blamed in DC subway crash

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Safety investigators on Tuesday blamed a 2009 Washington, D.C. subway crash that killed nine people on faulty track electronics but also said the region's transit agency lacked a safety culture.

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