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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.
Hundreds of mothers in Denmark hold breastfeeding protest outside Copenhagen's City Hall

COPENHAGEN - Hundreds of Danish mothers have held a breastfeeding protest outside Copenhagen's City Hall after customers at a cafe told a woman suckling her baby in public that it was disgusting.
Grow-at-home mushroom kits create DIY fungi farmers

BERKELEY, Calif. - College students Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were just a few months short of careers in corporate banking when they learned in a class lecture that it was possible to grow gourmet mushrooms on leftover coffee grounds.
Poor preschooler eating habits can raise cholesterol, set stage for heart disease

TORONTO - A new study suggests that preschoolers' eating habits could put them at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life.
Website helps Parkinson's patients avoid protein-medication interaction

TORONTO - Parkinson's medication and protein don't get along.
Earliest known MERS outbreak, in Jordan, infected at least 10 people

A retrospective study has shown that the earliest known outbreak of the MERS coronavirus infected at least 10 people.
Police looking into Nigella Lawson throat-grab pics, husband says incident was 'playful tiff'

LONDON - British police say they are investigating after a newspaper published photos of Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef's throat.
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U.S. authorities estimate that about 31 per cent of all U.S. honey bee hives ceased functioning during the year 2012

Silver Star Mountain Bike Park in Vernon is gearing up for opening day of the summer season on June 27.

Artisan cheese maker promising to use the beautiful setting of Therapy Vineyards to teach you to make a range of cheeses in your own home.

Summerland's Local Lounge • Grille cooks up new chef

Local Lounge • Grille in Summerland continues “eat local, drink local, be local” approach to gastronomy, welcoming chef Lee Humphries

Oliver postcard contest winners chosen

Stunning skies, colourful vineyards and serene settings all capture Oliver in a snapshot.

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