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April 23, 2002


Getting back in the saddle A competitive cyclist braves danger when she races with the wind, but the pain she has experienced since she was mauled by a family's pet dog goes beyond the merely physical.
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[Times photo: Lara Cerri]


Dog do's and don'ts
Here are tips for avoiding dog bites from the American Humane Society of the United States and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Elijah Gosier
Too busy living to think about obituaries
A woman is incensed that a 7-year-old second-grader in St. Petersburg was arrested and cuffed, charged with destroying property after he acted up in school.

From the ashes, a new beginning
The owner of O'Hara's pub, just 150 feet from Ground Zero, defies the odds to resurrect his business after Sept. 11.

PULSE: A weekly guide to health and medicine

Take cover
Those years frying in the sun as a teenager gave you a golden tan -- and a jump on contracting skin cancer. But playing it safe in the sun now can help.

So what's the harm if the damage has been done?
Scientists believe ultraviolet rays inflict a "double whammy" to the skin's DNA.

Boosting chances for conception
Biological constraints on childbearing continue to be stretched by improved technology. A Tampa seminar will examine some of these and present other options to those dealing with infertility.

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