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NEWS ABOUT: Peanuts

Peanuts stories: 6 news summaries

 Exposure May 
 Tame Peanut Allergy 

Some children allergy free after new treatment

Mar 16, 09 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peanut allergy treatment may be just a few years away, now that preliminary studies have discovered that some children can develop tolerance with minute doses of peanuts under careful clinical supervision, say researchers. Peanut and tree nut allergies limit the diets of 3 million Americans, the New York Times reports.... More »

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food • study • allergy • Peanuts • food allergies

Schroeder 'Played' Real Beethoven 

Schulz's love of classical music came through in comic

Jan 14, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The written notes that rose over Schroeder's piano weren't just doodles, scholars studying Peanuts tell the New York Times. Charles Schulz loved classical music as much as his Beethoven-obsessed character and carefully transcribed notes from real Beethoven scores to provide a soundtrack for every comic strip in which Schroeder was... More »

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classical music • Peanuts • comic strips • Charles Schulz • Beethoven

(AP) - Here's a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year—along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish—may help undo a collection of risk factors for heart disease, the AP reports. Spanish researchers found that adding nuts worked better... More »

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health • diet • Peanuts • heart health

 Peanuts Animator Dies

Bill Melendez was also 'voice' of Snoopy

Sep 4, 08 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creator of the Charlie Brown TV specials and movies, one of the most popular animation franchises in entertainment history, has died at the age of 91 in Santa Monica, reports the Los Angeles Times. Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez brought the Peanuts characters to the screen and was the... More »

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Peanuts • Charlie Brown • Snoopy • Bill Melendez • Disney Studios • National Cartoonist Society • A Charlie Brown Christmas • A Boy Named Charlie Brown • Snoopy, Come Home • Charles Schulz

Peanut Allergies Hit Younger Kids

Serve plain jelly sandwiches at lunch until youngsters turn 3, researchers suggest

Dec 3, 07 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Peanut allergies are showing up earlier in young children, researchers said today, cautioning parents to keep the legumes out of toddlers' diets. Older kids "can tell you right away if their mouths feel funny,” one doctor explained. The median age of a first reaction is now 14 months,... More »

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medical research • Peanuts • food allergies • ground nuts • tree nuts

Good Grief! Peanuts Writer Was Depressive

New biography
depicts buried rage
of comic artist

Oct 13, 07 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Shulz hid his dark side amid tales of Charlie, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy, according to a new biography. Snoopy's romance was secretly Shulz's extramarital affair, and Charlie Brown was victim to the very buried rage that Shulz took out on others. An old pal confirmed this dark portrayal, writing... More »

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Vietnam • depression • Coca Cola • biography • cartoonist • Peanuts • Schulz • Charlie Brown • Snoopy • Linus • Great Pumpkin • Eisenhower

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