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Mother knits hats to benefit newborns
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Hannah Jane Taylor is as active and curious as many 17-month-old toddlers. She munches Cheerios, watches cartoons, and is constantly on the move checking out any unusual items in a room. You would never guess that her life began in such a fragile way....Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Ceremonies, Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Sunrise wins top district award from Rotary
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill.People who serve in Rotary clubs aren't trying to get recognition -- but it's nice when they do, a member said. "We're very pleased that all of our hard work paid off," said Judy Story, a member of the Danville Sunrise Rotary Club. "It's a good...Tags: Human Interest, Government, Rotary International, Politics, Regional Authority
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Racers ramp up the competition with obstacles of mud, paint, fire
El Paso Times, TexasThese aren't your dad's races -- or your mom's. Heck, they may not even be your older siblings' races. The people who compete in them aren't even considered runners. They're called things like "ruckers," "mudders" and "Spartans." These are men and...Tags: Transportation, Entertainment, Travel, Demographics, Music
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Food and Wine Festival returns for 10th year
Taste buds will be tempted at the upcoming Taste of College Park Food and Wine Festival. The event, hosted by the Rotary Club of College Park, will be held at the Historic Dubsdread ballroom on April 25, at 6 p.m. "It's a fun social event if you live or...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Colleges and Universities, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rotary International, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Haiti launches vaccination campaign against fatal childhood diseases
Miami HeraldA year after Haiti launched an ambitious vaccination campaign against several childhood diseases including measles and polio, the country announced Saturday a similar effort against tetanus, and a virus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Tetanus, International Organizations, Diarrhea
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NDSU Extension Specialist: Sheep susceptible to polio
Polioencephalomacia (polio) is a disease that can become a problem in some sheep flocks, North Dakota State University Extension Service sheep specialist Reid Redden warns. It is characterized by the death of brain cells and is different from human...Tags: Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Vitamin Therapy, Dietary Supplements, Water
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Special education's Jarrod Norris is Teacher of Year
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.The Yuma County Teacher of the Year for 2013 is Jarrod Norris, a special education extensive support self-contained teacher at G.W. Carver Elementary. "Just to have been nominated from my school was amazing, I never expected it at all. So to make it...Tags: Culture, Colleges and Universities, Rotary International, Anthropology, Students
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March of Dimes fosters healthy pregnancies
alnotarianni@aol.comTerri Shoemaker had heard of March of Dimes. She knew a little about the organization, she said, but not enough to think about supporting it. Then 20 years ago, her son, Kelton Miller, was born five weeks early. “He was 6 and a half pounds. He...Tags: Pneumonia, Premature Birth, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Vaccines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Alzheimer's support group meets second Thursday of the month
These groups meet regularly. Adolescents Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide — Mondays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 7 p.m. Grassroots Crisis Intervention is hosting a four-week support and education group for adolescents who have lost a loved one to...Tags: Learning Disability, Linthicum, Diseases and Illnesses, Howard County, Diabetes
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Peter J. Tutschka: A Pioneer In Using Cyclosporine In Cancer Treatment
The Hartford CourantPeter J. Tutschka, the former chief of the cancer center at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, was a scientist and clinician who played an important role in the first use of cyclosporine to prevent the body from rejecting transplanted bone marrow....Tags: Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, University of Connecticut, Oncology, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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Column: Vaccine saved many lives
If I live to be 100, I will be forever grateful to God for being born a U.S. citizen and for being born and growing up on a farm in South Dakota. I am sorry, though, that it took a decade or two to realize how fortunate I have been to have lived with a...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Vaccines
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Controlling tuberculosis in the jet age
As op-ed commentator Richard E. Chaisson wrote recently, "despite the devastation that TB wreaks, it still is not a global health priority" ("Tuberculosis, the forgotten killer," March 24). Just as it was necessary to eradicate smallpox and combat polio...Tags: Malaria, Smallpox , AIDS, Tuberculosis
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