Sunday, December 6, 2015

Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far Plus 4 More Stories

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The Salt

Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far

August Engelhardt believed coconuts were a nutritional and spiritual panacea. So in 1902, he sailed to the South Pacific to start a utopian cult that survived only on the fruit. It ended calamitously.

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Science And Medicine

Rethinking SIDS: Many Deaths No Longer A Mystery

For years, little was known about why babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep. But now, many of these deaths are believed to be preventable accidents caused by unsafe sleep practices. That's led some to question whether the term sudden infant death syndrome is still relevant.

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The Two-Way

San Bernardino Shootings: What We Know, One Day After

Police said they discovered a stockpile of ammunition and explosives inside a house connected to the suspects, husband and wife Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who were killed in a shootout Wednesday.

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The Two-Way

What We Know About The Alleged Planned Parenthood Shooter

Robert Dear lived off the grid, and those who knew him described a troubled man who preferred solitude. Police say Dear opened fire at a Planned Parenthood center, killing three and wounding nine.

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Shots - Health News

Loneliness May Warp Our Genes, And Our Immune Systems

Loneliness takes a toll on many aspects of health, in part because it activates a fight-or-flight immune response. That may have helped ancestors survive lonely exile, but can slowly kill us today.

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