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Researchers have determined the broad spectrum antibiotic drug Duricef is a better bet for curing strep throat and tonsillitis infections than penicillin. The bacteria that cause the two illnesses apparently...

When buying blankets, sheets, pillows, comforters and bedspreads, a little knowledge goes a long way toward creating that warm and cozy feeling. - Blankets: Thanks to modern technology, not only...

Many conservatives didn't want Billy Graham to accept Bill Clinton's invitation to pray at the inauguration. Behind the scenes, many liberals were probably nervous about what the world's most famous...

If you had told me that one day I'd be a grandmother with braces, I'd never have believed it," she said. According to statistics compiled by the American Association of...

With more than 1 million new cases of cancer being diagnosed annually in the U.S., sooner or later most of us will get the distressing news that a family member...

Perry Clark speaks in an endless succession of analogies, so it is only fitting we begin with one: Clark, the shepherd of Tulane's basketball resurrection, is like Bill Clinton on...

The stars are coming. Every four years, Hollywood flocks to Washington for the only social invitation that matters in January-the presidential inauguration. It's a mutual admiration society-celebrities admire the power...

The National Institutes of Health warns that young women who have been cured of cancer of the lymphatic system (Hodgkin's Disease) face a second threat, this time from breast cancer....

Medical researchers are encouraged by an experimental "eye sculpting" treatment that may soon replace eyeglasses for millions of nearsighted people. Called photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), the procedure is being tested by...

When Caroline Adams Miller was in ninth grade, she persuaded her family doctor to remove her tonsils. She had no throat soreness, no infection; her tonsils were perfectly healthy. Rather,...