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  • Panel says fish OK during pregnancy

    Report at odds with previous government recommendations


    Published on: 10/04/07 The Washington Post

    WASHINGTON — In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week to ensure optimal brain development of their babies.

  • Category 5 mix

    Published on: 09/05/08

    'Boy, with a name like Ike, you know that hurricane's going to beat some people up," says a co-worker.

  • 'Where's Your Jesus Now?' author's new book asks

    Special to the Ledger-Enquirer

    New book stresses Christ's love, mercy and grace


    Published on: 09/06/08

    She has friends who have buried children, and her own child was briefly paralyzed at age 3. She's in regular contact with victims of crime and disease, and in 2003 she boarded a plane to Vietnam to make peace with her deceased father killed in the war.

  • On the rocks: Fall drinks

    Published on: 09/03/08 McClatchy-Tribune News Service

    No matter that the calendar says it's summer until mid-September - the first blooms of vibrant goldenrod have already signaled that autumn is just about here. And with that, naturally, comes the sneezing and snuffling of fall allergies, but a colorful fall cocktail is just the remedy to chase the sniffles away.

  • Camo for chemo

    Cancer survivor spreads Chemoflage Inc. to help women stay positive through treatment


    Published on: 07/27/08 akennedy@ledger-enquirer.com

    When Cookie Aftergut was treated for breast cancer five years ago, she didn’t have ready access to information outside of her drug and radiation therapies — information such as sound nutrition, exercise, makeup and scalp care for when her hair fell out.