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HEALTHBEAT: July 1 brings changes to way diabetics on Medicare purchase blood testing supplies

WASHINGTON - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.
An only child raising an only child explores the scientific, cultural scrutiny of singletons

NEW YORK, N.Y. - No kids, one kid, four kids: There's no end to the debate over why people decide on a certain number.
Gelatin prints, other creative crafts can chase away kids' summer doldrums

For a lot of kids, summertime beckons with temptations — to sleep in late, watch too much TV, swim, roam.
Canada-U.S. team develops promising 'sharp-shooter' drug aimed at several cancers

TORONTO - A Canadian-U.S. team of researchers has developed a new "sharp-shooter" drug they hope will be a breakthrough in treating several types of cancer.
'Sartorial but slouchy': British luxury brand Burberry showcases latest menswear in London

LONDON - British luxury brand Burberry has showcased its latest menswear designs in London after a decade in Milan.
Starbucks to post calorie information nationally ahead of federal regulation

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.
Study shows commonly prescribed statin drugs and some antibiotics can interact

TORONTO - A new study confirms that statin drugs and some antibiotics can interact badly.
Exhibit: How 'Pipe Dreams' of tobacco riches built up Louisiana from 1717 to 1731

NEW ORLEANS - In the early 1700s, France sent thousands of colonists and slaves to Louisiana in the belief that tobacco would refill a treasury drained by wars. That period of envisioning the state as a promised land is the focus of "Pipe Dreams," an exhibit opening Tuesday and running through Sept. 15 at the Historic New Orleans Collection.
Is legal pot ready for a "Starbucks" brand? Activists say no, but a businessman tries his luck

SEATTLE - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country.
Study finds high rate of mental illness in Calgary homeless population

CALGARY - A study has found there is an overwhelmingly high rate of undiagnosed and untreated psychiatric illness among Calgary's homeless.
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This week the summer solstice means the start of summer and the barbecue becomes king, while salads become his queen.

Travel: Mexico’s Mazatlan is getting its mojo back

The bull fight held during Carnaval, featuring world-famous “rejoneador,” Pablo Hermosa de Mendoza, is the spectacle that packs the arena.

Steele: Take part in xeriscaping contest

All residential properties in the Central Okanagan with any water-wise/xeriscape landscaping are eligible to enter contest.

Motoring: Kia reaches for the top

Kia Cadenza is considered a “near luxury” sedan with a similar size and a host of features found in the Mercedes E-Class or Audi A6.

Motoring: Audi’s electrifying supercar whirrs away into history

After spending untold millions of development dollars, Audi has decided not to put its super sportscar into production.

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