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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Discrimination, Insurance, Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court
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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
Tags: Sexual Dysfunction, Arthritis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners
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If not born wild or mishandled, dollars add up
Nobody wants cattle with too much attitude, but it takes focused genetics and handling to improve docility in a herd. We've always tried to be careful about selecting bulls for disposition, says Roger Jones, of Tri-Tower Farm, near Shenandoah, Iowa....Tags: Biology, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Medical Specialization
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Multi-breed genetic evaluation grows with Gelbvieh
American Simmental Association (ASA) and the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) are pleased to announce to beef industry stakeholders that their joint, multi-breed genetic evaluation (MBGE) now includes the data of the American Gelbvieh Association...Tags: Softball, Sports
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Health Treatments, Hysterectomy, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Insurance, The New York Times
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biotechnology, Medical Research, The New York Times
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Everyone on Earth is related to everyone else, DNA shows
The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively...
Tags: Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, University of Chicago, Biology
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Biotech crops and Europe: A losing battle against progress
Last year, too dry. This year, too wet. Spring planting is never perfect in America's agricultural heartland. The past few growing seasons have been especially challenging. Yet crop yields have held up. One reason: bioengineered seeds, a big improvement...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, European Union, Biotechnology
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Christopher Shinn's plays explore what victims do next
NEW YORK — David Mamet has his hustlers, Edward Albee his domestic warriors, Tony Kushner his brilliant self-flagellators. If playwright Christopher Shinn has a signature character, it is the manipulative victim — the half-sympathetic, half-...Tags: Health Treatments, Lower East Side, Ewing's sarcoma, New York University, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
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Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Echinacea (dietary supplement), Symptoms, Gaming Industry, Population, Chickenpox
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Researchers develop 'nanotrain' for targeted cancer drug transport
University of Florida researchers have developed a "DNA nanotrain" that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs...Tags: Chemical Industry, Health Treatments, Technology, Liver Cancer, Biotechnology
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'Cultural Politics of Seeds' at UCLA on May 17
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women will be presenting a symposium on the "Cultural Politics of Seeds" on May 17, as part of the Life (Un)Ltd project which explores the impact of recent developments in biotechnology and biosciences on feminist studies....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Conservation, Cultural Development, Geography, Ecosystems
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