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New urine test technique helps detect breast cancer
A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer - and determine its severity - before it could be detected with a mammogram. A study to confirm this technique's effectiveness is under way at Mercy Breast Center in Springfield, Mo. Dr. Yinfa Ma, Curators' Teaching Professor of chemistry at Missouri S ...
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Bradford placed in position to succeed
Rams quarterback Sam Bradford (8) passes to wide receiver Tavon Austin (11), covered by cornerback Trumaine Johnson, during practice on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Rams Park in Earth City. Photo by Huy Mach, ...
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Westbrook to see Dr. Andrews
St. Louis Cardinals' Jake Westbrook signs autographs during warm-ups for a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny ...
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Haas Perry will play together in final round
Professional golfer Jay Haas hits out of the sand on the seventh hole during the third round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club on Saturday, May 25, 2013, in St. Louis. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, ...
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Strauss Better late than never for tireless Spittle
More than 100 people visited the Stray Rescue of St. Louis' Memorial Day Weekend Adoption Special, and several animals were adopted. The ...
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Movie Review
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is premised on the not entirely incorrect notion that audiences will accept beautiful movie stars doing virtually anything as long as they look good doing it. The film gives us two prime specimens of movie star attractiveness in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ... ...
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Williams returns to scene of first-round loss
Following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she's "been through so much in my life," Serena Williams could not find anything positive to take from the experience.For the first -- and, so far, only -- time in her career, Williams lost her opening match at a Grand Slam tournament. Not merely that, but a woman many ...
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Indy drivers have a tough act to follow
They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.Sato pulled out of line, dipped inside of Dario Franchitti and tried to pounce as they headed into the first turn. Scott Dixon watched and waited from ...
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Two players multi-HR games not enough for Astros
For the first time in nearly eight years, two Houston Astros had multi-homer games.Jason Castro and Matt Dominguez each belted two home runs for the Astros. It was the first time two Houston teammates have had multi-home run games since July 25, 2005, when Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman each had two.The firepower wasn't enough to keep pace with the Oakland Athletics in an 11-5 loss on ...
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From the editor Parenting columnist opens the conversation
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has been named the next editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Post-Dispatch publisher Kevin Mowbray said Friday, May 4, 2012, that current editor Arnie Robbins was stepping ...
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Nats bullpen fails again in 5-3 loss to Phillies
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen (22) sits in the dugout after the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Washington. Storen gave up two runs. The Phillies won 5-3. (AP Photo/Alex ...