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Woman swallows tapeworm to lose weight

Forget the gym, she swallowed a parasite

Aug 21, 2013

A woman was so desperate to lose weight that she decided -- without medical advice to do so -- to go to extreme measures and swallow a parasite -- a tapeworm, to be exact. It was so confusing to her physician that he had to actually call the health department to figure out how to treat the woman.

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NTSB preliminary report outlines key moments before UPS crash in Kentucky

The Nov. 4 crash near Sandy Springs-based UPS’ cargo hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport killed the three pilots on board and 11 people on the ground.

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Man convicted of murdering Cherokee firefighter, wife as they watched TV

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Report: Georgia unauthorized immigrant population reaches nearly 500,000

Georgia now has the nation’s sixth largest population of unauthorized immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

Atlanta airport’s troubled Concourse C food court gets new management

OHM Concession Group will take over the Atlanta airport's Concourse C food court, as well as restaurants in Concourses B and F.