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On the Town: A fundraiser on Wisteria Lane
After a hugely successful eight-year run that earned numerous Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild wins, ABC's “Desperate Housewives” wraps production on its final episode this week. The two-hour series finale, slated to run on Sunday,...
Tags: Concerts, Teri Hatcher, Greg Grunberg, Hugh Laurie, Entertainment
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Something we can do to help
Never will the term “life-blood of the community” be more appropriate than it will be this Sunday. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out at Saint Finbar’s Catholic Church to donate blood in honor of 5-year-old Matthew Fernandez, a...Tags: Health, Mass Media, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Blood
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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: Health, Blood Transfusion, Leukemia, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Burb's Eye View: It's getting easier to find the right genes
The steps leading down to the quiet storefront added to the intimidation. He remembers it not as a cellar, exactly, but it was a small, dense room underneath the street-level life pulsing away in the evening. Leo Myers, then just a teen, approached the...Tags: Health, PBS (tv network), Genes and Chromosomes, Research, Slavery
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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: Physical Conditions, Health, University of California, Berkeley, Genetic Condition, Dog (animal)
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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: Physical Conditions, Health, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Hepatitis
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Police Report
The following were taken from reports filed with the Burbank Police Department. AREA 1 2200 block of North Buena Vista Street At 9:20 p.m. Sept. 25 at Quality Inn Motel on North Buena Vista Street, officers found a woman loitering in the parking lot....Tags: Hair and Nails, North Dakota, Social Issues, Travel, Heavy Engineering
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A breath of fresh hair
Burbank business owner Stephanie Singleton says "hair is hair," but her salon day at the PATH homeless shelter in Los Angeles brightened clients' day. The scheduled "Glamour Day" was intended to expose clients to hair, makeup, photography and other...Tags: Hair and Nails, Ohio, Social Issues, Homelessness, Rosie Perez
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Identifying underlying cause of chronic runny nose
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm an 85-year-old man who's had a postnasal drip problem since childhood. Years ago, after many tests, I was diagnosed with nonallergic rhinitis. I've tried pills and sprays to help the symptoms, but nothing works very well. I feel as...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Ear, Nose, and Throat
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Lauderhill cops: Woman's death 'suspicious'
— A woman's body was discovered Monday in a warehouse parking lot in Lauderhill. "As far as we know, it's a suspicious death of a female," Lauderhill Police Lt. Michael Butkus said Monday steps from where the woman's body lay, awaiting...
Tags: Lauderhill, Business, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, The Finish Line Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice
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Town of Marshall devoted to keeping its rich history alive
One of the first things that caught my eye as we drove along Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Mich., was the Rexall Drugs sign, resplendent in blue, orange and white. I couldn't remember having seen one for about, oh, 40 years. The next was the nature of...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Government Postal Delivery, Culture, U.S. Postal Service, Justice System
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DeVilbiss Healthcare marks 125th anniversary
DeVilbiss Healthcare is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Founded in 1888, the company has evolved into a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of respiratory medical products. Its founder, Dr. Allen DeVilbiss, invented the first...
Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Ear, Nose, and Throat
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