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Alaska Airlines pilot found dead near I-5 died of natural causes
The 55-year-old veteran Alaska Airlines pilot found dead on a 5 Freeway offramp in Burbank in October died of natural causes, authorities said Thursday. The man — Lee Morris of Richland, Wash. — died of atherosclerotic heart disease, said Los...
Tags: Heart Disease, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Heart Attack, Google Inc., Bob Hope
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Hospital guild celebrates anniversary
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Guild celebrated its 65th anniversary with a luncheon featuring a history lesson and lively music on Nov. 19 at Lakeside Golf Club. President Kathleen Marsden and event co-chairwomen Karen Barragan and Terry...Tags: Dean Martin, St. Joseph Medical Center, Health, Healthcare Provider, Frank Sinatra
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Legendary guitar maker dies
Travis Bean, a life-long Burbank resident who revolutionized guitar manufacturing with his aluminum-necked instruments, died on July 10 after a nearly two-decade battle with cancer. He was 63. Bean broke into the electric guitar manufacturing business...Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Jerry Garcia, Documentary (genre), Human Interest, Christianity
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CV can't hold off Burbank
LA CRESCENTA — Conflicting school colors blended into a unified shade of pink for Tuesday afternoon's Pacific League girls' volleyball game between Burbank High and host Crescenta Valley. The Bulldogs and the Falcons both donned pink jerseys for the...Tags: Breast Cancer, Sarah Brown
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Susan Georgino elected to airport authority
Longtime Burbank resident and former Director of Burbank's Redevelopment Agency Susan Georgino was elected with the full of support of the city council support to replace Charles Lombardo to the Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena Airport Authority. Lombardo...Tags: Prostate Cancer
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Resident builds wheelchair ramp for neighbor
The two cement steps leading to Mary Jane Cannon’s front door in the 1300 block of Fairview Avenue are no more than 18 inches high. With her folding aluminum ramp — she has been in a wheelchair since a car accident at the age of 16 —...Tags: Health, Cancer
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Blood drive organized to help children
When 5-year-old Matthew Fernandez’s leukemia diagnosis because public in April, Michele Ramos knew she had to do more than just help the family with groceries. “You cannot help but look your children in the eyes and wonder if this could have...Tags: Social Issues, Human Body, Human Interest, Blood, Univision (tv network)
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Aktion Club enjoys annual convention
September was the month that the Burbank For Fun Kiwanis Aktion Club joined a lot of other Aktion Clubs at Wonder Valley for their annual convention. This event continues to grow exponentially every year. It is a great time for learning and renewing...Tags: American Red Cross, Relay for Life, Health, Cancer
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Specialty food store set to open
Pam MacDonald’s answer to the scarcity of gluten-free products will open its store doors in three weeks on West Magnolia Boulevard. When it opens, it will become the largest such store in the nation, representatives said.
Pam MacD’s Gluten...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Human Interest, Health, Abdominal Pain, Celiac Disease
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Saint Joseph's turns to the East
It is now East meets West for cancer patients at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, which recently started offering acupuncture and other supplementary treatments through a new educational partnership.
Interns from Emperor's College of...Tags: Health Treatments, Health, Acupuncture, Science and Technology, Healthcare Provider
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Transplants give Burbank woman the gift of life
Monica O'Brien is celebrating the gift of life.
The 33-year-old Burbank resident has survived three liver transplants and despite the odds, gave birth to a daughter in July.
O'Brien was born with hepatitis C but wasn't diagnosed until after high...Tags: Human Body, Medical Procedures and Tests, Internists, Social Issues, Diabetes
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Sudsy soiree
The seventh-annual "Evening with the Stars Celebrity Gala" was a soap-opera fan's wildest dream come true.
For a $100 donation to the La Crescenta-based Desi Geestman Foundation, guests mingled with daytime's stars from "Young & the Restless", "The Bold...Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Chemotherapy
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