HOLMDEL, N.J. It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the American Dental Association […]
August 2016
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Battle within tiny Indian Muslim sect on circumcising girls
MUMBAI, India When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and forth on how she feels — sometimes within the same sentence. The slender 50-year-old doctor defends what is widely known as female genital mutilation within her small, prosperous Shia Muslim sect in India, saying it’s a mild version that amounts to […]
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Experts see Iranian link in attempt to hack Syrian dissident
PARIS Syrian opposition activist Noura Al-Ameer was combing through her emails late one night when a message caught her eye. The sender was “Assadcrimes” and he promised information about Iranian meddling in the Middle East. But the email seemed odd. Al-Ameer turned to her husband, cybersecurity trainer Bahr Abdul Razzak, in their small, book-cluttered home […]
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Chinese human rights activist gets suspended sentence
TIANJIN, China A Chinese court issued a suspended three-year prison sentence to a human rights activist charged with subversion of state power after a brief trial today, the first publicly acknowledged hearing in a secrecy-shrouded yearlong case involving hundreds of rights activists. The official Xinhua News Agency said a court in the northern city of […]
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Red Sox win on another late homer
SEATTLE Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel was supposed to get a “soft” outing in his return from left knee surgery, according to manager John Farrell. It didn’t work out that way. Mookie Betts homered to lead off the ninth inning, Kimbrel got his 18th save in his return from the disabled list and the […]
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Benintendi called up to Red Sox from Sea Dogs
SEATTLE The Red Sox are calling up top prospect Andrew Benintendi from Double-A Portland, giving the big club a boost in the outfield hours after the non-waiver trade deadline passed. Benintendi is expected to arrive before Boston’s game Tuesday night at Seattle, Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski said after a 2-1 win […]
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Lucroy traded to Brewers
ARLINGTON, Texas For the second year in a row, the Texas Rangers added a top player who had already nixed a deadline deal to another team. The AL West-leading Rangers acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, a day after the two-time All-Star catcher blocked a trade that would have sent him […]
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Duffy dominates for Royals
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Danny Duffy pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and had a franchise-record 16 strikeouts to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Duffy (7-1) flirted with the Royals’ first no-hitter in nearly 25 years before giving up a line-drive double to Desmond […]
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U.S. basketball blows by Nigeria in final Rio tune-up game
HOUSTON There were no bumps on this road to Rio. Next up for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team is the trip to Brazil, where the Americans think they can play even better now that they’re done having to go place to place. “As a team, I think you’re going to see a much different […]
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‘Wake up!’ David Ortiz records calls for Boston kids
BOSTON Nothing like a pre-dawn phone call from Red Sox slugger David Ortiz to get you out of bed in the morning. At least that’s the idea behind a Boston Public Schools initiative that starts next month, when middle- and high-school students will be able to sign up for wake-up calls from Big Papi. “Wake […]