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    Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/27/168150886/americans-support-physician-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill">-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll</a> last&nbsp; year said they were in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A BBC<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/677/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx"> World News America/Harris Poll</a> from the year before found that 58% believed that physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for patients who request it.
    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

    Tags: BBC, Euthanasia, Healthcare Provider, NPR, Washington Legislature

    2. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. E. Donnall Thomas dies at 92; physician won a Nobel Prize

    E. Donnall Thomas, a physician who pioneered the use of bone marrow transplants in leukemia patients and won the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine, died Saturday in Seattle of heart disease. He was 92.
    E. Donnall Thomas, a physician who pioneered the use of bone marrow transplants in leukemia patients and won the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine, died Saturday in Seattle of heart disease. He was 92. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle,...

    Tags: Research, Heart Disease, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Leukemia

    3. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Some women actually have men on the brain

    For decades after a woman has carried a male child in her womb or shared her mother's womb with a brother, she carries a faint but unmistakable echo of that intimate bond: male fetal DNA that lodges itself in the far recesses of her brain.
    For the Booster Shots Blog
    For decades after a woman has carried a male child in her womb or shared her mother's womb with a brother, she carries a faint but unmistakable echo of that intimate bond: male fetal DNA that lodges itself in the far recesses of her brain. That...

    Tags: Cancer, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Multiple Sclerosis

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
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    5. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. It's unseemly for nonprofit CEOs to make millions

    The story of the nonprofit CEO who solicits charity while raking in a giant salary is, by now, becoming a Central Florida clich&eacute;.
    The story of the nonprofit CEO who solicits charity while raking in a giant salary is, by now, becoming a Central Florida cliché. There was NorthStar High School in Orange County, which was a miserable failure academically but paid its principal $824,000...

    Tags: Research, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Science and Technology

    6. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. Briefs: Environmental Nutrition

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    ITALIAN SUPERMARKET FARE THAT WON'T WEIGH YOU DOWN If an Italian tourist took a stroll through an American supermarket, they might have a hard time recognizing many of the Italian "classics" so readily available. Here in America, the thought of Italian...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Breads, Weight, Inflammation

    7. Oct 20, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  7. Nobel laureate, bone-marrow transplant innovator Dr. E. Donnall Thomas dies

    <a>Nobel Prize winner and medical pioneer E. Donnall Thomas, M.D.</a>, died Saturday at the age of 92.
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    Nobel Prize winner and medical pioneer E. Donnall Thomas, M.D., died Saturday at the age of 92. Thomas won the Nobel Prize in 1990 for his work in bone-marrow transplantation to cure leukemias and other blood cancers. In 1974, Thomas became the first...

    Tags: Research, Leukemia, Chemotherapy, General Practitioners, Oncology

    8. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Miami Marlins' Logan Morrison a finalist for prestigious Hutch Award for community service

    I'm not sure if Logan Morrison will stay healthy or productive enough to be part of the Miami Marlins' future, but it's clear he's already distinguished himself with good deeds off the field.
    Sun Sentinel columnist
    I'm not sure if Logan Morrison will stay healthy or productive enough to be part of the Miami Marlins' future, but it's clear he's already distinguished himself with good deeds off the field. Morrison, the young outfielder and first baseman, was one of...

    Tags: Felix Hernandez, Tim Hudson, Seattle Mariners, Lou Piniella, Billy Butler

    9. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  9. The best medicine: No pill provides the amazing health benefits that exercise does

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    It's 9 a.m. in the office, time for my daily medication. As usual, I slink off to the fire escape for my fix. Twenty minutes later, I'm back at my desk, brimming with vitality and raring to go. I've taken this medicine regularly now for about eight...

    Tags: Research, Statins (drugs), Heart Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses

    10. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Keep a journal to lose weight, study finds

    A new study has backed up what others have found: Women who want to loose weight should keep a food journal, avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants, especially at lunch.
    A new study has backed up what others have found: Women who want to loose weight should keep a food journal, avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants, especially at lunch. The study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and...

    Tags: Weight, Weight Loss, Overweight, Newspaper and Magazine

    11. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. Feed your 'good' bacteria

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    There's a lot more going on in your gut than just digestion, absorption and excretion. Trillions of microorganisms inhabit your intestines. In fact, there are 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells in your whole body. And these little beneficial...

    Tags: Probiotics, Heart Disease, Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Cabbage

    12. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  12. Study says chemotherapy can backfire

    The threat of biological warfare and movies like Contagion can plant all sorts of scary ideas in our heads. So, the last thing we want to hear is that some of the medical industries "go-to" solutions for curing the sick might be doing just the opposite.
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    The threat of biological warfare and movies like Contagion can plant all sorts of scary ideas in our heads. So, the last thing we want to hear is that some of the medical industries "go-to" solutions for curing the sick might be doing just the opposite....

    Tags: Biotechnology, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Medical Research

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