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Democratic activist dies of lung cancer
Roz Teller, a local Democratic activist, died Aug. 31 after a short battle with lung cancer. She was a member of the Los Angeles Democratic Party Central Committee, serving on the resolutions and judicial interview committees. She was also a member of...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Lungs and Airways
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran state legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Ronald Reagan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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The high personal and economic cost of our broken immigration system
While the political winds seem to be propelling the first comprehensive immigration reform in more than a quarter-century, every day our broken immigration system takes a cruel and little-noticed toll on countless hardworking, law-abiding individuals...
Tags: Politics, FBI, Career and Workplace, Immigration, Laws
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Alfred B. "Junior" Starliper, 71
Alfred B. "Junior" Starliper, 71, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died of lung cancer Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his home. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the... -
Marcelyn J. 'Marcy' Henrikson, 1934-2013
Marcy Henrikson was a supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and marched for women's rights in the 1970s. But she wasn't proud of her initial reaction 30 years ago when she learned her teenage daughter was lesbian, her family said. She...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elgin, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Cancer Institute provides new aid to locals
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Local residents suffering from cancer no longer have to travel far for treatment, as the Cancer Institute at the Pioneers Memorial Hospital has begun accepting patients. The state-of-the-art center provides a full range of medical...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Colon Cancer
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Priest to lonely dead: 'I love you'
No one Mary Helen Wells knew was at her funeral. The physical sum of her 85 years filled a donated urn Monday afternoon, among 36 other donated urns full of unwanted remains. A kindly priest said prayers and stowed them in a crypt. A groundskeeper...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Delray Beach, Heart Attack, Washington, DC, Palm Beach County
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An important reminder: Mammograms save lives
We all know someone who has had breast cancer. Breast cancer affects one out of eight women in their lifetime. On this special Sunday in May, when we celebrate the mothers and special women in our lives, we want to remind the women of Michiana to take...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mammogram, Demographics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Research
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Preventative Medicine, Quitting Smoking, Colon Cancer, Bipolar Disorder, Glen Burnie
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Oncology, Vaccines, Chemotherapy
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Angelina Jolie and me -- a family history of cancer
I didn’t realize until now that Angelina Jolie and I have something in common: cancer. Or at least risk factors for it. Jolie, of course, has made worldwide headlines with her dramatic op-ed Tuesday in the New York Times describing her decision to...
Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Prostate Cancer, The New York Times
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Measles, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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