German Skier, Italian Bobsledder Fail Doping Tests
A German skier and Italian bobsledder have been kicked out of the Sochi Games after testing positive for banned substances, according to their countries' Olympic Committees. Germany's Evi … And insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and human growth …
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King of Cool
6, 1951, Burroughs, a keen marksman, shot and killed his common-law wife, Joan, in a drunken game of William Tell. Burroughs never deceived Joan; she knew he preferred the “real … Delicate, funny and uncannily intelligent, Joan was also an alcoholic …
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Heroin Epidemic: Man's suspected overdose death shines light on treatment …
Wirtz's plunge into addiction, rise into recovery, fall into relapse and slip into death follow a sickeningly familiar path for those who know heroin's power, and it raises questions about the availability and complications of long-term addiction …
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