Flight attendant denied tobacco industry liability for lung disease
Marie Fontana, a flight attendant awaiting a lung transplant, failed to prove the tobacco industry caused her emphysema and chronic bronchitis from smoky cabin air aboard TWA flights 1973 to 1996. A jury ruled the industry not liable after a three week trial.
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Florida College newspaper seeks Earnhardt photos
A Daytona Beach judge weighs press access to autopsy images and tests constitutionality of a new law. The UF newspaper seeks release of Dale Earnhardt autopsy photos despite a prior sealing compromise with Orlando Sentinel. Teresa Earnhardt objects. Jurors viewed a Candace Newmaker rebirthing therapy video. two therapists face reckless child abuse charges.
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Slain Officer Family Sues Prison System
The family of Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins, 29, filed a 500000 claim against the state prison system alleging negligence led to a prison break that caused his death during a December 24 sporting goods store robbery. The spree followed a six week manhunt after seven inmates escaped a south Texas maximum security prison, with six captured in Colorado and one dead by suicide.
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Teen pleads guilty in pizza driver murder case
The second of three teenagers accused of fatally beating a pizza delivery driver pleaded guilty to murder and robbery in Schenectady. Theodore Haynes, 17, faces a sentence of zero to life in prison. Isaiah Curry, 15, already pleaded guilty and awaits 10 years to life. The trio lured Hassan Noorzai to a vacant apartment with a bogus order and beat him with baseball bats stealing $15.
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High heel study finds chunky styles harm knees as stilettoes
The Lancet reports that wide three inch heels, like narrow stilettos, apply equal knee pressure, both worse than walking barefoot. Researchers led by Dr. Casey Kerrigan warn continued wear raises inner knee stress by about 26 percent, increasing arthritis risk.
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Gene linked to anorexia study finds appetite gene variant
Researchers from Germany and the Netherlands report that 11 percent of anorexia patients carry a variant form of the agouti-related protein gene, more than double the rate in those without the disorder. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggests genetics and environment drive eating disorders and hints at potential drug targets.
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