Monday, April 4, 2011

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Five New Alzheimer's Genes Double Total in New Push for Cure
Bloomberg
By Michelle Fay Cortez - Mon Apr 04 05:54:13 GMT 2011 Five new genes have been definitively linked to Alzheimer's disease, doubling the total confirmed by scientists and opening new areas for research into an illness that affects 35 million people ...
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Smoking doesn't boost breast cancer risk
Times of India
A new study has suggested that there is a significant link between smoking and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, but it depends on their body weight. A significant association between smoking and breast cancer risk was observed in non-obese ...
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Editorial: March was a reminder: Child abuse hurts us all
Visalia Times-Delta
Thumbs up to those who participated in the 15th annual March to Prevent Child Abuse in Visalia a week ago. Thumbs up as well to those who will display their blue ribbons during the month of April to show their commitment to fighting child abuse. ...
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Medical Marijuana Users Fight For Gun Rights
NPR
by AP Enlarge AP Cynthia Willis shows off her medical marijuana card, concealed handgun permit, and her Walter P-22 pistol on March 25, 2011 at a firing range in White City, Ore. Willis sued her local sheriff after she was denied a concealed handgun ...
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Hundreds walk in support of cancer victims at day-long Relay For Life
Central Michigan Life
By Mike Nichols || April 04, 2011 Harrison senior Nathan Heath participates in a limbo contest during Relay for Life Saturday night at the Indoor Athletic Complex. The event marked Heath's fifth consecutive year attending Relay for Life. ...
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Central Michigan Life
'Cow valve' heart implant hailed as breakthrough
AFP
NEW ORLEANS — A new type of heart valve made with cow tissue and inserted by catheter was hailed on Sunday as a major breakthrough that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients, US doctors said Sunday. ...
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Commentary: Health reform drops the hammer on jobs
Palm Beach Post
The Post occasionally publishes articles in print from national news services that contractually cannot be reproduced on our Web site. Access our regular syndicated columnists through the following links: By Janet Trautwein In recent testimony before ...
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Washtenaw County ranks among healthiest counties in Michigan in national study ...
AnnArbor.com
Practitioners strike a pose at the Ann Arbor School of Yoga. A nationwide health study ranks Washtenaw County among the top counties in Michigan for health. A new nationwide study says Washtenaw County is among the healthiest places to live in Michigan ...
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Public health week to be observed
Pueblo Chieftain
Local agencies that work to prevent domestic and gang violence and those who serve the elderly are being invited to a "Twitter Town Hall Chat" on Tuesday at the Pueblo City-County Health Department offices, 101 W. Ninth St. Marking National Public ...
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Vermont considers medical marijuana dispensaries
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Burlington Chief Administrative Officer Jonathan Leopold is back on the job at City Hall. He had...- 6:09 am Two youth girls hockey teams competed in the Tier 2 national championships in the past week. Mikaela Shiffrin her first title at the US ...
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Morton Hospital to be sold
Bizjournals.com
Taunton's Morton Hospital and Medical Center said it has agreed to be acquired by Steward Health Care System LLC in a deal that includes a 10-year capital commitment for up to $120 million. Steward also has agreed to assume the hospital's underfunded ...
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Woman dies after car crash at Iowa nursing home
Chicago Tribune
AP A nursing home resident has died from injuries suffered when a visitor drove into the building in Denison. KTIV-TV reports Ruth Tech died Saturday, on her 92nd birthday. Mindi Baker, director of Eventide Lutheran Retirement and Nursing Home, ...
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IBM Research: The Semiconductor Industry's Nanotechnology Can Be Nanomedicine
Fast Company
BY Ariel Schwartz Today Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a nasty skin infection often picked up at hospitals that can lead to pneumonia and blood stream infections if left untreated. It can be scarily difficult to control because ...
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Fast Company


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