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READER SUBMITTED: YMCA Of Greater Hartford Receives $1,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant
Greater HartfordThe YMCA of Greater Hartford announced that it has received a $1,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant. The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Caremark as part of its commitment to helping people on the path to better health by creating greater access...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Plainville, CVS Corp., Medical Procedures and Tests, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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State moves to restore funding for cancer agency
Austin American-StatesmanThe state's beleaguered cancer research agency edged out of the legislative doghouse Monday when budget conferees recommended restoring funding after months of controversy and an ongoing criminal investigation. The recommendation calls for spending $594...Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Jane Nelson, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Cycling pedals on in post-Armstrong age
San Jose Mercury NewsThe shadow of Lance Armstrong looms large as the Amgen Tour of California starts its weeklong run Sunday in Escondido, Calif. Cycling has reached a crossroads with its first big event in the United States since Armstrong acknowledged in January that...Tags: Marketing, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, AEG, Tour de France, Testicular Cancer
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Woman's fight against cancer adds meaning to Mother's Day | Op-Ed
Hearing the words “you have cancer” was a life altering experience. Hearing it twice was devastating. For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is difficult to bear. For me, as an actress and singer, the effects of my diagnosis were amplified as I...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Mother's Day, Breast Cancer, Social Issues
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Health Briefs
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonAZ requests test kits for influenza strain In response to a new strain of influenza reported in China, the Arizona State Laboratory has ordered H7N9 influenza test kits from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. China is continuing to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arthritis
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Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame
Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...
Tags: Mark McGwire, Tour de France, Crime, Law and Justice, Lance Armstrong, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG message should remain in spite of him
HealthThis morning, as I followed the trail of toys that my children sprinkled across the living room, I ran into a yellow LIVESTRONG wristband that was glowing on the green carpet. My instinct was to pick it up. Then I thought about the recent headlines I've... -
Lance Armstrong and Steven Seagal: Doing good?
Well, well. Two famous men, both wanting to give back. No wonder that hackneyed phrase “give back” makes my skin crawl. Lance Armstrong is reportedly volunteering to “help clean up” cycling and become the repentant poster boy...
Tags: Humane Society of the United States, Teaching and Learning, Illegal Immigrants, Lance Armstrong, Barack Obama
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Fans crave what cheating provides
As a longtime fan of bicycle racing — I was on the finish line in Paris in 1986 when Greg LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France — I followed Lance Armstrong's career with intense excitement as he took cycling from the...
Tags: Greg LeMond, Tour de France, Oprah Winfrey, Sports, Lance Armstrong
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Will Lance Armstrong Attempt Daunting Climb From Disgrace?
Give disgraced bicyclist Lance Armstrong this much credit: Last week, when TV host Oprah Winfrey asked him, point-blank, "In all seven of your Tour de France victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope?" he answered, with a nod, "yes."...
Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, International Cycling Union, Tour de France, Testicular Cancer, Health Treatments
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Tales about fragility of trust
]This isn’t a story about Manti Te’o. I surely don’t know enough about this recent news to comment fairly about the specifics, and I doubt that anyone other than the perpetrators do. This isn’t a sports story. After all, these...Tags: Football, NFL Draft, Oprah Winfrey, Sports, Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong's most vocal critic addresses his situation
Betsy Andreu might not have collected the affirmation she sought from Lance Armstrong, but she indeed emerged vindicated from the tarnished cyclist’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. “It’s a relief for myself because he told the truth.&...
Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tour de France, Floyd Landis, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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