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Dan McGrath of Body Solutions Announces Winners of Atlanta Weight-Loss Contest
ATLANTA, GA, March 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Over Valentine' s Day, Atlanta personal trainer and weight-loss expert , Dan McGrath of Body Solutions, challenged sweethearts across the city to nominate themselves or a loved one for a complimentary three-month Atlanta weight-loss program .
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Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective?
New chemotherapy agents for metastatic colon cancer improve patient survival but are costly, says a new study.
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Ga.students send differing messages
University of Georgia student Eli Gaultney, 20, right, holds up a sign while demonstrating against state budget cuts to education on Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.
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Ga. House blocks graphic crime photos
The House voted unanimously today to block distribution of crime-scene photos that show dismembered body or the victim's genitals.
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Imaging fat layer around heart can help predict disease
Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according to research by cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine.
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St Patrick's Day in Atlanta: Things to do with kids
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Atlanta with events geared just for kids. alispagnola.com While most St.
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CNN Going All-HD By Late Spring
CNN's daytime programming is finally getting the high-def treatment. The news network later this spring will debut a high-definition studio in Atlanta, marking the final phase in its conversion of all domestic programming to HD.
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Two years on, hotel's missing windows still a reminder of twister
More than 1,800 windows and counting. That's how many glass panels have been replaced so far at the iconic Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel in downtown Atlanta, two years after a twister hopscotched its way through the area.
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State Hopes to Add Bus Routes Between Clayton County and Atlanta
A last-ditch effort is in the works to try to save bus service for thousands of Metro Atlanta commuters.
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Students Rally to Save Colleges from Cuts
About 400 people, mostly students, gathered on the steps of the State Capitol Monday to speak out against budget cuts that target higher education.
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I-20 Wrong Way Wreck; Marine Killed
Charges are pending against an elderly Carroll County man who allegedly drove the wrong way on I-20 Saturday afternoon, causing a deadly head on crash that claimed the life of a young Iraqi war veteran.
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A Doctor Who's Just What the Audience Ordered
Dr. Sanjay Gupta may be CNN's chief medical correspondent, but he's a doctor first.
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Batter up: Atlanta Braves ticket deals on deck for 2010 | Home show discount
AP photo. Braves take batting practice before a spring game. You think it's too expensive to go to a pro sports event in this town? Well, that doesn't really apply to the Atlanta Braves , who have rolled out a ton of deals that makes a day at the ballpark affordable for most anyone.
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Child Predator To Serve 10 Years In Prison
A 32-year-old Kentucky man will serve 10 years in prison after he was convicted of traveling to Georgia to have sex with a minor.
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Four more years of Atlanta airport slowdown
A traffic slowdown at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport could last for four more years.
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Airport Check-in: Flier traffic falls at most U.S. airports
New government data confirm yet again that 2009 was a year that airports would rather forget.
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Lawmakers rush to beat 'crossover day' deadline
Legislators will take a day off today and return to session over the final four days of the week as they rush to beat an internal deadline to keep their bills alive.
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Charges pending against Saturday's wrong-way driver
Charges are pending against a man who drove the wrong way on I-20 near Six Flags on Saturday, killing one person and severely injuring another.
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Pittsburgh Steelersa Ben Roethlisberger Hires High-Profile Atlanta Lawyer For Sexual Assault Case
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a high-profile Atlanta defense attorney as police investigate a Georgia woman's claim he sexually assaulted her.
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