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Sister Maria Sciortino: St. Mary Magdalen teacher spoke softly, acted with compassion
When Maria Sciortino lost her hair from chemotherapy in 2008, her eighth-grade students at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School had a surprise for her upon her return. About 80 students wore red scarves. "She was loved," said Sciortino's best friend,...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Students, Education
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Eureka friends inseparable during battle against cancer
Tasha Imberi, 17, never thought a heart screening at Eureka School would turn up an 11-pound tumor. During the routine health screening for students in January, technicians advised her to have her abdomen examined after they noticed it was abnormally...
Tags: Biotechnology, American Cancer Society, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments, Science and Technology
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Sarah Ann (Weller) Marlowe, formerly of Johnstown
Sarah Ann (Weller) Marlowe, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Born Nov. 16, 1929. She is preceded in death by parents Myrtle Mae (Murray) and Foster J. Weller; and husband John Donald Marlowe. She is survived by...Tags: Clarksville, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Pittsburgh, Human Interest
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: Gynecology, Pancreatic Cancer, Colon Cancer, Medical Research, American Cancer Society
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Hospitals push breast-feeding in hopes of getting 'baby-friendly' label
After the births of her first two children, Charmaine Sharkey's neighborhood hospital gave her cans of baby formula and sent her on her way. But Sharkey tried something different when her youngest, Dynasty, was born six months ago. The 28-year-old...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Springfield, Infant and Toddler Health, Disease Prevention
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Center helps give Jewish couples a genetic peace of mind
For Ellie and Jeremy Forman, getting married involved much more than walking down the aisle in fancy garb and saying their "I do's" in front of family and friends this past July. Jeremy, 34, an entrepreneur, and Ellie, 29, a community relations...
Tags: Blood Disorders, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Genetics, Biology
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The Courageous Battle For Life Behind Every Pink Ribbon
This month you will likely see a lot of pink ribbons in celebration of breast cancer awareness month. Those ribbons are more than just decorations. Behind each one is a woman who has had to face the frightening diagnosis of breast cancer… and the...
Tags: Hysterectomy, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Biotechnology, Science and Technology
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Susan Lee Marr, legal assistant
Susan Lee Marr, a legal assistant and an active volunteer, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at her home in the Arcadia-Beverly Hills neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore. She was 55.
Susan Lee Neukam was born in Baltimore and raised in Dundalk, where she...Tags: Patapsco, Dundalk, Business Enterprises, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Education
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Carol A. Wiebel, 56
Carol Anne Wiebel, 56, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at home. She fought her illness bravely and with determination for 10 1/2 years. Carol was most proud of her family and raising her two boys. Everyone who met Carol was impacted by...
Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Teen's battle with cancer becomes a fight to help others
In life, you never know what the next moment might bring. One moment you're a 14-year-old boogie-boarding at Daytona Beach and tubing on Lake Ivanhoe, and the next you're staring at an X-ray of a grapefruit-sized bomb in your youthful chest. That...
Tags: Charity, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Burkitt lymphoma, Chemotherapy
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What's the deal with Deer Antler Velvet?
Dear Pharmacist: My hero is Ray Lewis of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, and I heard he took Deer Antler Velvet to recover from his muscle injuries faster. Do you recommend this? — D.D., Baltimore, Md. Dear D.D.: I've never recommended...
Tags: Endometriosis, Sports, National Football League, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Baltimore Ravens
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Pets get visiting hours at hospital
Anyone who has felt a connection with a pet understands why Bernadette Slesinski-Evans needed her faithful dachshund with her in the hospital. But for seriously ill patients such as Slesinski-Evans, a request to spend a few precious hours with a beloved...
Tags: Vaccines, Pets, Rush University Medical Center, Politics, University of Maryland Medical Center
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