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Maine Kids-Kin (Capital Weekly)
BANGOR According to Barbara Kates, director of Maine Kids-Kin, it s not uncommon for the program to receive calls from desperate grandparents raising grandchildren who think no one else knows what they re going through.

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Birkie kids camp offered (Sheboygan Press)
Conserve School, located in Land O Lakes, will sponsor a nine-hour environmental education camp for children in grades K-6, called Camp Birkie for Kids, at this years Birkebeiner cross country ski event.

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Survey: Kids Frown on Clowns (NPR)
Researchers have finally hit on the essential truth previously known to horror film makers: Clowns are not necessarily funny. Britain's University of Sheffield wanted to find a way to improve the children's wards of hospitals. They conducted a survey of 250 kids who disapproved of using clowns.

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Sickle Cell Disease Pain Prevalence And Severity Higher Than Previous Estimates [Includes Video] (Medical News Today)
According to a new prospective study of pain in adult patients with sickle cell disease, the prevalence and severity of pain is appreciably higher than previous studies had suggested. In this latest study, researchers looked at the diaries of 232 patients; they all had sickle cell disease.

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Stem cell research aims to tackle Parkinson's disease (EurekAlert!)
Scientists in Sweden are developing new ways to grow brain cells in the laboratory that could one day be used to treat patients with Parkinson s disease, an international conference of biologists organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) was told last week.

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Diet recipes full of flavor, low on fat (Carroll County Online)
Diet month is before us, and I want to persuade you that just because these dishes will be lower in fat, cholesterol and calories, they're still going to be full of flavor.

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UK: Coca-Cola to stick with Diet Coke 'hunk' (Just Drinks)
Coca-Cola has dismissed recent media reports suggesting it plans to drop its 'hunk' from this year s Diet Coke advertising campaign in the UK.

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Baby Sitter Charged With Murder in Death of Hartford Toddler (New York Times)
A baby sitter who told the police that she tied a toddler in a sleeping bag and ran through her apartment with him slung over her shoulder as part of a game was charged with murder.

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My Vintage Baby (MVBY) Removes 70 Percent Of Corporate Debt From Its Balance Sheet. (Centre Daily Times)
My Vintage Baby, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: MVBY), a unique children's apparel company, announced today that its founding investors and directors have forgiven $565,455 in principal and interest debt owed to its organization. This debt compromised the initial working capital that the founders loaned the company at its inception in 2001. In a separate action, the Company announced the repayment of …

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Evidence Found For Genes That Affect Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's Disease (Medical News Today)
Through one of the largest studies yet of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their brothers, sisters, and children, researchers at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville have found strong evidence that genes other than the well-known susceptibility risk factor APOE4 influence who is at risk for developing the neurodegenerative disease later in life.

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Minshuto to make Diet a battlefield over gas tax (Asahi.com)
In an attempt to force a Lower House election, opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) will make gasoline prices the main issue in the ordinary Diet session scheduled to begin today.

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Study Finds Diet And Lifestyle Critical To Recovery (Medical News Today)
Diet and lifestyle may play a much more significant role in a person's ability to respond favourably to certain drugs, including some cancer therapies, than previously understood, say scientists.Writing in Nature Genetics, University of Manchester researchers have shown how the nutrients in the environment are critical to the fitness of cells that carry genetic mutations caused by diseases.

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Jennifer Lopez plans baby shower (The Arizona Republic)
Jennifer Lopez has planned a baby shower for January 22. The 'Do It Well' singer is due in March to give birth to her first child with husband Marc Anthony. She reportedly has booked 'The Private Roof Club in New York's Gramercy Park Hotel for the special event later this month.

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Older baby boomers caught all the breaks (USA Today)
In a generation as sprawling as the baby boomers, you're bound to notice some big differences. And the main difference is probably this: The older boomers, exemplified by the 62-year-olds who will start retiring this year, occupy a demographic sweet spot that most younger boomers can't match.

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Women's tennis prepares for Georgia Invite (The Reflector)
With just a week of practice behind them since returning from break, the Mississippi State women's tennis team faces its first test of the new year this weekend in the Georgia Invitational. As part of a four-team contingent along with Kansas State, Troy and Georgia, the Lady Bulldogs travel to Athens, Ga.

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