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An anchor between two worlds
Steve Silverman earlier this week sat at the front of his fourth-grade classroom during a reading exercise, pulled out a crumpled ball of paper and lobbed it at a student.
With their hands stretched skyward, the George Washington Elementary students...Tags: Human Body, University of California, Berkeley, Tumors, New Zealand Earthquake (2011), Career and Workplace
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Ozark family puts spotlight on a rare, genetic disorder
lpozen@kspr.comOZARK, Mo. - You are born with it and have to live with it for the rest of your life. "It is a hindrance and it has been an aggravation. It is rough when I would be out working and I would have a massive nose bleed," says Guy Eakins. Eakins and his...Tags: Nosebleeds
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Mutts not always healthier, genetically, than purebred dogs
Los Angeles TimesMy grandmother, who raised some great family dogs, always said that mutts made the smartest and healthiest pets. A new study of the medical records of more than 90,000 purebred and mixed-breed dogs suggests that there is some truth to Grandma’s...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Memorial Day: Mother's Loss, Also Her Gain
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA Wichita mother is celebrating Memorial day with four special guests. Two young women and their moms, two from Kansas City, the other two from Utah. It's the first meeting between the five, brought together by a special gift 24 years ago. The Wichita...Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Aneurysm, Human Interest, The Happiest News!
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Five for planner: Monday, May 20
1. Italian operain the Hub City Hub Opera Ensemble presents “Don Giovanni,” which opens this weekend at Hagerstown Community College’s Kepler Theater, 11400 Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. Sung in Italian with English subtitles....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Festive Events, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Oncology
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, Science, Biotechnology Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections
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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: Iraq War (2003-2011), Washington, DC, Diseases and Illnesses, Iraq, Afghanistan
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Kidney Disease, Johns Hopkins University, Dialysis, Renal Failure
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Lyman weightlifter draws strength from sport despite genetic condition
For Lyman senior Adam Basquill-White, normal is receiving a weekly injection of enzymes. It is walking with a limp, having a larger head than normal and a ridge on his forehead. It is not allowing extremely limited flexibility in his wrists and hands...
Tags: Soccer, Weightlifting, Sports
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Choice weighs heavy on family's hearts
Staff WriterSometimes, when Amanda Lucio looks into her 4-month-old son’s bright eyes, she searches for answers. “Sometimes he looks at you with those eyes, and it’s like he’s crying out for help,” she said. “Just give me a sign...Tags: Ronald McDonald House Charities, Twins, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Cesarean Section
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Fetal test creates options, uncertainty
When Ramona Burton became pregnant with her second child this year, the 37-year-old knew that her age put her baby at an elevated risk for Down syndrome, even though screening with ultrasound and standard blood tests raised no warning flags. Burton...Tags: Medical Research, Edwards Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Sequenom Incorporated, Behavioral Conditions
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