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College presidents earn top dollar

The salaries of college administrators have risen 35 percent over a decade, as tuition prices have spiked.

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2 local teens compete in Intel Science Talent Search

Alexa "Lexy" Dantzler, a student at Bishop O'Connell High School, and Samuel Zbarsky, a student at Montgomery Blair High School, are finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search.

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RXTimerCap aims to save lives, health care costs

One man claims that changing something as simple as the top of a medicine bottle will result in hundreds of billions of dollars in health care savings.

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How June Cleaver maintained a healthy weight

A new study gives women insights into how the number of hours they spend on house work might be affecting their waistlines.

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Special sunglasses may help color blindness

A research company called 2AI is working on a pair of glasses that can fix color blindness when worn.

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Salt, beets, molasses, cheese: A recipe for clear roads

Innovative winter weather road treatments give a new meaning to "getting food on the road."

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Higher insurance costs most likely for young drivers after tickets

Insurance rates are more likely to rise for younger drivers who get traffic tickets than for drivers over 50, a survey conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com finds.

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Scientists unravel clue about the common cold

Scientists may have unraveled one of the great medical mysteries of all time: who gets the common cold and why.

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Back up: Flu can travel up to 6 feet

If you're avoiding cozily snuggling up this Valentine's Day because of the flu, there may be bad news. Keeping your distance may not be enough.

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Baby boomers have worse health than parents' generation

Despite modern society's fascination with gyms, fitness studios and personal trainers, baby boomers are in a worse state of health than their parents were at the same age.

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