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One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: The Washington Post, Genetic Condition, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Affairs
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Staying upbeat: 8-year-old DJ doesn't let muscular dystrophy stop him
Justin Lopez, aka DJ Ju5tin, has trouble speaking and reading. But the 8-year-old has found a way to express himself: blending beats at his mixing board. The Bethlehem boy was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as glycogen storage...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Univision (tv network), Disc Jockeys, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Parkinson's patients dance -- and pirouette
BOCA RATON — Can ballet classes diminish Parkinson's Disease symptoms? Some patients are reporting improved balance and fewer tremors after an hour and a half of ballet stretching, toe-pointing and gentle dancing in a new program at Boca Ballet...
Tags: Entertainment, Boynton Beach, Entertainment Events, Health Treatments, Brooklyn (New York City)
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A politician-doctor's long life of service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterFor Hoosiers, there will never be another "Doc" like Dr. Otis R. Bowen. Remembered both personally and in stories likely to be retold to generations to come, the former Indiana governor grew to become one of the state's most beloved politicians. A...Tags: Indiana University, Ball State University, Indianapolis 500, Elections, Taxation
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FDA fast tracks AbbVie hepatitis C drug
Tribune reporterAbbVie said Monday that its new hepatitis C drug regimen has been given a breakthrough therapy designation by the Food and Drug Administration, putting it on the fast track for potential approval in the United States. A breakthrough therapy...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Trials, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Wheezing, Pacific Alliance Corporation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Asthma
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WWE, Susan G. Komen team up for Mother's Day
The successful relationship between WWE and Susan G. Komen will continue, as a special Mother's Day campaign has been launched. “Make Mom Proud” is an awareness campaign to support the fight against breast cancer. The TV and digital...
Tags: Mother's Day, John Cena, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Medical Research, Breast Cancer
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Alzheimer's conference teaches patients, loved ones to 'Care and Conquer'
Gordon Broom was 55 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Or was he 56? He says he can't remember. Broom, 61, of West Palm Beach, is one of 450,000 people in Florida with the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. "When I first got the...
Tags: Alzheimer's Association, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Alzheimer's Disease
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Listie man's legally blind journey testimony to God's glory
Daily American Staff WriterAfter spending decades working in the deep coal mines in Somerset County, Johnny Fritz began driving truck for Pile's Concrete Production Co. of Friedens in 2005. The Somerset County native had no way of anticipating that two years later he would drive...Tags: Religion and Belief, Friedens, Metal and Mineral, Cirrhosis, Mining
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Baxter stock drops as Alzheimer's drug trial halted
Tribune reporterBaxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3...Tags: Alzheimer's Association, Trials, Baxter International Inc., National Institutes of Health, Placebo
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology, Technology
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Walking to physical fitness
Regular physical activity is very important to the health and abilities of older people. In fact, studies show that "taking it easy" is risky. For the most part, when older people lose their ability to do things on their own, it doesn't happen just...Tags: Diabetes, Recipes, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet
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