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The Doctor's Corner: Put down the death sticks and live longer
Is 56 the new 76? We read that 60 is the new 50. In pursuit of that concept, I was recently fortunate to experience a dynamic therapeutic massage at the hands of talented, strong Hollee Neff in a lovely studio at Second and Mermaid streets in downtown...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Human Body, Heart Disease, Behavioral Conditions, Small Businesses
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Corona del Mar Today: Port Theater could reopen in April
The Port Theater, which has been closed since 1998, could reopen in time for the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival's opening in April. Dennis Baker told members of the Corona del Mar Residents Assn. board at a meeting on Thursday that a film festival...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, John Wooden, Facebook, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Steinberg: Braun has work to do
Consider the curious case of Ryan Braun, 2011 National League Most Valuable Player. He was found to have violated Major League Baseball's drug policy by testing positive for high levels of testosterone last year. The league disciplined him by...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Baseball, Ryan Braun, Radio, Ryan Leaf
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Reel Critics: Silent movie era revisited in 'The Artist'
French director Michel Hazanavicius is the moving force behind the innovative and highly regarded new film "The Artist." He's fashioned a dazzling wonder of modern cinema using the surprising format of black-and-white silent movies. The packed audience...Tags: Adultery, John Goodman, Celebrities, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Academy Awards
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Steinberg: Athletes must be role models
Sports sections today read like the business section of the newspaper, or even worse the crime beat section. Since I have spent almost 40 years advocating the concept of athletes serving as role models and triggering imitative behavior, it is...Tags: Matt Leinart, Behavioral Conditions, Spring Training, Celebrities, Babe Ruth
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Community Commentary: Plastic surgery may hide the pain inside
At what price is beauty? One of science fiction's most enduring themes involves a future world where everyone looks perfect but no one is happy. One old "Twilight Zone" episode involves a young woman refusing to select the "model" body in which she'll...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Augmentation, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cosmetic Procedures
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A sobering last call for alcoholic
The numbers are mind-boggling.
About 520 arrests in Newport Beach. At least 277 cases filed against him by prosecutors in Orange County. Plus an unknown amount in Hawaii, Los Angeles or any of the other places he landed after a stint in jail or rehab....Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Movies, Reggae (genre), Prisons, Alcohol Addiction
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Thursday's Calendar
THURSDAY Substance Abuse Prevention The OC Substance Abuse Prevention Network holds its annual Showcase of Community Agencies at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and costs $15. Friendship Bench...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Kurt Vile and the Violators (music group), Behavioral Conditions, Museums, Colleges and Universities
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Editorial: Eating together can keep kids off drugs
Parents, we get it. You're busy. You work. You commute. The kids are in school. They're in sports and activities. But you need to make time to eat dinner together. This most traditional of activities, according to dependency experts, can help stave off...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Mesa Musings: There's something missing in Denmark — God
I've reached that stage in life where almost everyone I meet looks like somebody I used to know. I'm getting old. Hedy and I recently returned from a Baltic cruise. We saw lots of doppelgängers aboard our cruise ship. It became a game. Someone would...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Europe, International Travel, Russia
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Hunt: 'I accept and honor the city attorney's decision'
The Newport Beach city attorney's office has terminated a contract with former City Attorney David Hunt's new law firm following his second arrest in less than two years, city officials said Tuesday.
Hunt was arrested Friday night on suspicion of drunk...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Police Arrests, Drunk Driving
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Apodaca: Find opportunities to talk with your kids about drugs
Several years ago, when my older son was in seventh grade, he casually mentioned that a girl who sat next to him in one of his classes was "always high." We had spoken previously about drugs. I had warned him before he started middle school that in the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Heroin, Drug Use, Chemicals, Landforms
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