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Kids kick cancer's butt
Brandon Sasseville is ready to throw some punches.He tightens the belt around his crisp, white karate uniform and clenches his right hand into a fist. Bending his knees slightly, he assumes position and waits for the magic word from...
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Windsor's youngest cancer patients empowered through martial arts
Brandon Sasseville is ready to throw some punches.His tightens the belt around his crisp, white karate uniform and clenches his right hand into a fist. Bending his knees slightly, he assumes position and waits for the magic word from...
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Flu cases pile up
A dozen more cases of the H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in the Windsor and Essex County area since mid-June -- all involving children or teenagers.Friday, Dr. Allen Heimann of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit announced that...
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Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability
By MARCUS WOHLSEN S SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law.The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease...
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Boutique changing lives of cancer patients
'There's nothing I can do about my hair falling out but I can go see about a wig,' she said.And that's how Mong landed in the hands of Lindy French, of Cookie's Place. 'If they had their own hair, what would it look like? That's what...
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FDA experts say a common medicine may actually be dangerous
A medicine so common most of us have a bottle in the cabinet may actually be dangerous.FDA experts say the recommended daily dosage of Tylenol should be lowered from 4 grams, or 8 pills of Extra Strength Tylenol. They also say each dose...
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BMP used in spinal fusion linked to higher complication rates
A new study indicates that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), a biological agent used to promote bone growth, is used in 25% of spinal fusion procedures and is associated with a higher rate of complications than in fusions that did not use...
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Senator In Wellington Addressing Cancer Concerns
WE'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT A POSSIBLE CANCER CLUSTER IN THE ACERAGE.ON WEDNESDAY, U-S SENATOR BILL NELSON MET WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNED RESIDENTS AT WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. NELSON ASSURED RESIDENTS THAT THE...
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- PEOPLE - NC Prevention Partners Announces New Board Members
CHAPEL HIL, N.C.- NC Prevention Partners (NCPP) has named three new members to its Board of Directors. Jeffrey Engel, State Health Director; Paula Collins, Senior Policy Advisor, State Board of Education; and Bess Ramey, Senior Account...
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Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews
Newswise Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The is at...
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Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Service Members Expands to 11 New Locations
Beginning this fall, 11 additional military hospitals and clinics will provide access to chiropractic services for active duty military members, reports the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).Included in the list of sites tentatively...
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Immunological priming potentiates non-viral anti-inflammatory gene therapy treatment of neuropathic pain
This work was conducted at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.E Sloane1, S Langer2, B Jekich1, J Mahoney1, T Hughes2, M Frank1, W Seibert1, G Huberty1, B Coats1, J Harrison1, D Klinman3, S Poole4, S Maier1, K...
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Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion.Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and...
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Mental Health Agency Moving to Gaslight Square
Camden-Carroll Redevelopment Site at 1401 Severn St.Provides New Offices The Maryland Department of Mental Health leased 10,800 square feet at 1401 Severn S. at Gaslight Square in Baltimore. Its Developmental Disabilities...
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New Jersey/Hudson Valley Notable Nurses
From left, Annette Morales, RN; Maria Perez, RN; and Sara Viera, RN In June, Annette Morales, RN; Maria Perez, RN; and Sara Viera, RN, of the ED at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., traveled to the Dominican Republic to work in a clinic...
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FDA urges ban on Vicodin, Percocet and smaller doses of acetaminophen
The FDA panel also voted 26-11 to make the 1,000-milligram dose of acetaminophen available only by prescription.iStockphoto.com/Selahattin Bayram TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- The popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and...
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[Ethics] Improving the Methodological and Ethical Validity of Best Supportive Care Studies in Oncology: Lesson
This Article Google Scholar Social Bookmarking Received January 13, 2009 Accepted April 7, 2009 Nathan I.Cherny,* Amy P. Abernethy, Florian Strasser, Rama Sapir, David Currow, and S. Yousuf Zafar From the Shaare Zedek Medical...
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Secrets Of Scorpion Venom Revealed By Genetic Analysis
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion.Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and...
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Genetic Analysis Reveals Secrets Of Scorpion Venom
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion.Researchers have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and discovered nine novel poison molecules, never before...
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Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion.Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and...
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Agent Used in Spinal Fusion Linked to Complications, Higher Costs
(Ivanhoe Newswire) Back pain, a leading cause of disability in the U.S., is second only to the common cold as a reason for seeking evaluation by a physician.While nonsurgical interventions remain the first-line of therapy, many...
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Teenager raises $500 for American Cancer Society
By DAVID HUTTER HARWINTON Shannon Lusk happily asked her friends not to give her money or presents for her upcoming birthday but to donate money to the American Cancer Society through her participation in its Relay for Life.Lusk walked 12...
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Staying Cool Under Fire
Mock patient and school of nursing student Adam Einhardt is checked into the burn unit by Dr.Eric Castoldo (far right) during a disaster drill. Also pictured are David Waggoner, respiratory therapist (far left) and Deborah Harlan,...
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Functional Status Scale: New Pediatric Outcome Measure
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) Pediatrics, 06/30/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Pollack MM et al.- Cells in each domain were collapsed and reweighted, which improved...
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Headache in Young Children in the Emergency Department: Use of Computed Tomography
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) Pediatrics, 06/30/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Lateef TM et al.- For young children presenting to the ED with headache but normal neurologic...
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