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Death by Geography
Times Staff WriterIn the world of organ transplantation, location is everything. After waiting more than a decade for a liver, Jonathan Van Vlack was deteriorating. His gut swelled with fluid, and toxins accumulating in his blood made him forget his own name. Still, he...Tags: Politics, Liver Disease, Death, Kidney, Crimes
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Kennedy suffers a seizure
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. Edward M. Kennedy, hospitalized Saturday after apparently suffering a seizure at his home on Cape Cod, Mass., was awake and joking with family members later in the day, a spokeswoman said. The Democratic senator is undergoing tests at...Tags: Politics, Robert F. Kennedy, Chappaquiddick Incident (1969), Death, John Kerry
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Friends rally to Kennedy's side
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStricken with a cancerous brain tumor in the autumn of his storied political career, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was facing a daunting treatment regimen with "good spirits," his doctors here said Tuesday, while his family and political friends struggled with...Tags: Politics, Robert F. Kennedy, Death, Biotechnology, Crimes
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Public Pays for Blood Expert's Advice, and So Do Firms
Times Staff WriterIn January 2003, Dr. Harvey G. Klein helped ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. He was joined by his fellow board members of Haemonetics Corp., a Massachusetts company that markets blood-filtering equipment. A color photo of Klein and...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, West Nile Virus, Death, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics
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Top Health Experts From Across U.S. to Be Featured At Third Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Health Oct. 6-7 at USC
This page has moved. If you are not automatically re-directed, please click here.Tags: CNN (tv network), Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School
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UConn Rallies From 7-0 Deficit To Beat South Florida, 8-7
The Hartford CourantSenior designated hitter Stanley Paul of Stamford scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a wild pitch as the UConn baseball team rallied from a 7-0 deficit to beat South Florida in a winners' bracket game of the Big East Conference...Tags: Big East Conference, Louisville Cardinals, College Sports, Sports, Dwayne Johnson
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Briefs: New Scientist
Premium Health News ServiceA LITTLE BIT OF STRESS DOES YOU GOOD We try to avoid it, yet being under pressure might be good for our health. It seems a little stress can sometimes blunt the harmful effects of aging -- as long as we aren't frazzled to begin with. When stressed,...Tags: Physiology, Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Air Pollution, Diseases and Illnesses
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Waking up to anesthesia: What happens when you go under?
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When you face surgery, you may have many concerns. One common worry is about going under anesthesia. Will you lose consciousness? How will you feel afterward? Is it safe? Every day, about 60,000 people nationwide have...Tags: Mental Health, Health Organizations, St. Louis, Procedural Sedation, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Health Technology Park In Connecticut Could Create Thousands Of Jobs
The Hartford CourantA $368 million health technology park — anchored by a cancer treatment center — could create as many as 2,500 jobs to north central Connecticut in the next five years, the project's developers say. The developers of ProTech Park said they...Tags: Oncology, Medical Specialization, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer
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Survivor struggles to move on
Boston HeraldKaitlynn Cates, who nearly lost her leg when the first Boston Marathon blast ripped through Boylston Street, vowed to be in court when accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes his first court appearance in the next few weeks. This 25-year-old -- carried...Tags: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Hospitals and Clinics
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Genetics co. stock up after Jolie's testing
Boston HeraldA Utah-based genetics testing firm saw its shares rise yesterday after A-list actress Angelina Jolie went public with her preventive double mastectomy. While Jolie, 37, did not disclose the maker of the test that showed she had a BRCA1 gene mutation --...Tags: Medical Specialization, Angelina Jolie, U.S. Supreme Court, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Ovarian Cancer
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Boston docs: Given risk level, actress made right choice
Boston HeraldBoston medical experts say the latest science backs up 37-year-old actress Angelina Jolie's bold, heartbreaking choice to undergo a double mastectomy. Women with a family history of breast cancer should get genetic counseling and DNA testing to see what...Tags: Boston, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer, Genetics, Celebrities
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