Living
Annual MetroEast PrideFest brings gay issues to forefront
Bruce Winter loved visiting his grandparents in Belleville because it was a break from the anti-gay bullying he faced growing up in St. Louis.
Living
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ANSWER MAN
Answer Man: Early settlers had good reason for being so strict
Q. I understand that Jamestown, Va., -- the first English settlement in the U.S. -- imposed a rigid code of behavior early in its history. Was there a name for this code and why was it needed? -- Carl Williams, of Fairview Heights
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HEALTH
China astronauts float water blob in kids' lecture
Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young people.
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HEALTH
Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky said Wednesday.
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HEALTH
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking.
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HEALTH
Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving
The mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation led to debate over how organs are allocated says she's improving after her double-lung transplant.
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HEALTH
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
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HEALTH
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude.
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EVENTS
What's Happening: Local events June 20-26
Spaghetti Benefit -- noon-7 p.m. Sunday, Troy VFW Post 976, 123 Market St., Troy. Spaghetti benefit for the Bethany Budwell Memorial Scholarship, dedicated to helping Triad cheerleaders attend an educational institution of their choice. Bethany was a Triad student and captain of the varsity cheerleading...
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TRAVEL
Digital Savant Micro: What is 'UltraViolet?'
(In this space every week, we'll define a tech term, offer a timely tip or answer questions about technology from readers.)


