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Janet Winston stands in her rose garden in Eureka, Calif. Testing revealed she is allergic to numerous substances, including linalool. Winston still can handle roses, which contain linalool, but she can't wear perfumes and cosmetic products that contain the compound. Alexandra Hootnick hide caption

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Bill Of The Month: A $48,329 Allergy Test Is A Lot Of Scratch

A California college professor never imagined that trying to figure out what was causing her rash could wind up costing so much.

Janet Winston stands in her rose garden in Eureka, Calif. Testing revealed she is allergic to numerous substances, including linalool. Winston still can handle roses, which contain linalool, but she can't wear perfumes and cosmetic products that contain the compound. Alexandra Hootnick hide caption

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Bill Of The Month: A $48,329 Allergy Test Is A Lot Of Scratch

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Beastie Boys (L-R) Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz perform at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Rap, Buddhism And Broken Radiators: The Beastie Boys Have A Story For Everything

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Tony Evers, Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, faced a primary opponent who was further left and does not take up all the far-reaching policy positions of Bernie Sanders. But he has embraced the progressive banner, and Sanders has his back in a campaign to unseat GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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As More Democrats Embrace 'Progressive' Label, It May Not Mean What It Used To

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A woman prays before a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Synagogue Shooting Follows Historic Rise In Anti-Semitic Incidents And Online Attacks

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in January. The House Intelligence Committee chairman is locked in a fierce re-election battle. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Devin Nunes' Re-Election Tests Whether All Politics Are Now National

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