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Bartoli withdraws from Eastbourne

Marion Bartoli of France has withdrawn from the Eastbourne grass-court tournament with a viral infection, giving No. 2-seeded Li Na of China a walkover into the quarterfinals.Bartoli, the 2011 champion, reached the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Monday.Later Wednesday, 2012 runner-up Angelique Kerber of Germany was paired against 2010 champion Elena ...
Billikens hope to build off soccer trip to Spain

For a soccer fan, it would be a trip of a lifetime.A week in Spain, immersed in soccer. Attend a Spanish first division match, sit in on practice sessions of two Spanish first division clubs and tour the training facility of the World Cup champion Spanish national team and Estadio Santiago Bernabeau, home of Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid.For members of the St. Louis U. soccer team, it was a ...
Shaky start odd finish for Cards

Cards adjust Memphis rotation for Wacha Righty made first Class AAA start Tuesday since being returned and will be part of a modified six-man rotation to control his ...
Salmonella scare leads to pet food recall

(KSDK) -- Natura Pet is recalling multiple brands of dog and cat food and treats after a positive test for Salmonella. According to the FDA, the recall involves Innova, Evo, California Natural, Healthwise, Karma and Mother Nature dry food and treat Brands. No canned foods were affected. There have been no reported cases of illnesses. For more ...
Metro East home burns to ground overnight

East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) - Fire investigators continue to search for the cause off a blaze that gutted a vacant home on the extreme east end of East St. Louis early Wednesday. Firefighters from several metro east fire agencies responded to the fire at the unoccupied residence in the 1200 block of Imogene. A trailer home located nearby was occupied, but was not damaged in the blaze and the ...

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Back to School [DVD]

In Back to School, comedian Rodney Dangerfield essentially plays a softer variation on the role of Al Czervik, the character that made him famous in Caddyshack (1980). In both roles he plays an extremely wealthy character who refuses to pla ... ...

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Vacant home in Cahokia damaged by fire

Cahokia, IL (KSDK) - Firefighters battled an overnight fire in Cahokia that left the house in ruins on the ground. The call came into fire officials around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home in the 100 block of Fourth Street, just west of the site of several other fires in vacant homes last month. No injuries reported and the exact cause for the blaze remains under ...
Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal will be seeded No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.The All England Club released the seedings Wednesday for this year's championships, with the top five in the ATP rankings remaining in their positions.Djokovic is No. 1, followed by Murray, Federer, David Ferrer and Nadal.Nadal, who was ...
Man United to begin title defense at Swansea

Manchester United will begin the defense of its Premier League title under new manager David Moyes with an away match at Swansea.Moyes' first home game in charge of United comes the following weekend against Chelsea, which also has a new manager in Jose Mourinho.Mourinho's first match in his second spell with Chelsea is at home to newly-promoted Hull.Looking to reclaim the title from ...
Oil rises near $99 a barrel before Bernanke speaks

Benchmark oil for July delivery rose 48 cents to $98.92 per barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 67 cents to close at $98.44 a barrel on the Nymex on ...
Air France-KLM orders 25 of Airbus wide-body A350

LE BOURGET, France -; Air France-KLM is ordering 25 Airbus A350 jets, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week is key to plans to expand long-haul ...

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Vegetable oil helps lower heart disease risk

Researchers from University of Missouri have suggested that a person can attain a heart-healthy diet by using soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils.

Kevin Fritsche, along with Guy Johnson, an adjunct professor of food and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, conducted one of the most thorough studies on linoleic acid (LA) questioning whether this fatty acid promoted inflammation in humans.

When the evidence from numerous clinical trials was gathered and examined, Fritsche said it was clear that LA consumption did not promote inflammation in healthy people.

Fritsche and Johnson reviewed 15 clinical trials that studied nearly 500 adults as they consumed various forms of fats, including vegetable oils.

The researchers could find no evidence that a diet high in linoleic acid had any links to inflammation in the body.

Due to this discovery, the researchers say that it is important to continue following the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the American Heart Association to use vegetable oil when cooking and consume between two and four tablespoons of vegetable oil daily to reach the necessary amount of linoleic acid needed for a heart-healthy diet. ...