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San Diego’s Best U-T Readers Poll Nominees

It's time for our annual SD Best quest. The tradition continues in 2013 with an upgraded online platform and new, exciting categories. Once a year we reach out to our readers and ask for them to help identify the best of the best of everything in San Diego. From bowling alleys, beaches and buffets, to swap meets, night clubs and dive bars. Our readers nominated all their favorites, and the ...
Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide

Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of the federal menu-labeling requirements that will go into effect later this ...
Sex Trafficking Victim to Share Her Story

Hazel C. was the victim in a San Diego case which was delayed while the prosecution struggled to prove the trafficker knew his victim was a ...
Amber Alert Issued for Father with Infant Son

The father, an attempted homicide suspect, is believed to be heading towards La Jolla or Oceanside with his infant son in the car officials said ...
SDPD Officer Injured in Pacific Beach Crash

The officer used his radio to request an ambulance for himself officials said. Both drivers were transported to a nearby hospital for minor ...

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Movie Review

Murmur of the Heart (Le souffle au coeur) [DVD]

Writer/director Louis Malle once said, It is only when memory is filtered through imagination that the films we make will have real depth. With the possible exception of 1987s Au revoir les enfants, Murmur of the Heart, Malle's 1971 coming-of-age comedy/drama, ... ...

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SeaWorld-owned killer whale calf dies in Europe

Loro Parque said its killer-whale trainers had observed unspecified changes in Vicky's behavior in the days leading up to her death, prompting SeaWorld to dispatch its chief veterinarian from the United States to perform medical checks on the animal. Those vets are now performing a necropsy to determine the cause of death. Vicky was one of seven killer whales held at Loro Porque, all of ...
Cashner Padres look to keep rolling vs. Giants

The Padres' decision to move Andrew Cashner into the starting rotation at the end of April has definitely paid dividends. Continually making improvements through his 10 starts this season, Cashner has tossed six or more innings in each of his last seven starts, going 4-1 with a 3.17 ERA. He'll try to keep up that pace Tuesday as the Padres take on the Giants at AT&T Park. Cashner ...
Ashford University Asks Some Employees to Resign 

Bridgepoint Education Inc.'s for profit college Ashford University was denied accreditation. NBC 7 reporter Diana Guevara spoke to administrators about the ...
Dawn Blitz U.S. and Japanese storm island

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND -; A joint force of U.S. and Japanese infantry secured the airfield on a remote training range off the coast of San Diego Monday during the Dawn Blitz military ...
Prospect Quackenbush moved to Triple-A

Email SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres promoted one of their top relievers from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A Tucson on Monday. Right-hander Kevin Quackenbush, ranked by MLB.com as the ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

Hotel Review

The Strand Palace

I've stayed at this central London hotel many times, so was comfortable in telephoning direct for a reservation. It was ...

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Herpes virus exploits immune response to cause infection

The herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), which affects an estimated 50 to 80 percent of all American adults, exploits an immune system receptor to boost its infectivity and ability to cause disease, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues.

HSV-1 is a persistent and problematic pathogen. Typically, it infects victims through oral secretions (kissing, sharing a contaminated toothbrush) or through openings in the skin.

In healthy people, the result may be cold sores or fever blisters. In people with compromised immune systems, HSV-1 can pose more serious and chronic health problems.

It can spread, for example, to organs like the brain, lungs and liver, where the infection may become life-threatening. Some patients, such as those with atopic dermatitis - a common form of eczema that accounts for roughly 20 percent of all dermatologic referrals, are especially vulnerable to serious complications stemming from an HSV-1 infection.

Led by principal investigator Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and chief of UC San Diego's Division of Dermatology, the scientists found that HSV-1 launches an infection by binding to receptors on the surface of skin cells. ...