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Rehab offers fresh start for patient, practitioner
Antonia Lima says her late father forced her to become a physical therapist. Well, "forced" may be too strong of a word. It was more the series of events the father and daughter went through after a car accident left her father immobilized for almost...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Employment, Injuries and Wounds, Lima (Peru), Diseases and Illnesses
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Why not open the floodgates on marriage?
The argument that same sex couples should have an equal right to marry is not to be taken lightly. It appeals to Americans' ingrained sense that everyone should be treated fairly. It is memorialized in the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which guarantees...
Tags: Marriage, Symbols and Symbolism, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Family
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Weigh pros and cons of 2 new diet drugs
Weight-loss drugs have so far been a complete bust. But they may be verging on a comeback, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved two new prescription diet pills for the first time in more than a decade. Both weight-loss medications...
Tags: Qsymia, Food and Drug Administration, High Cholesterol, Physical Conditions, Overweight
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Catonsville child awaits heart after transplant falls through
Five-year-old Teresa Bartlinski was lying unconscious shortly after 3 a.m. Friday at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia when the doctor told her parents they had called off the heart transplant she was prepped to receive. The girl — whose...
Tags: Heart Transplants, Lungs and Airways, Healthcare Provider, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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As adopted daughter awaits new heart, family prays for miracle
Nobody believed Liu Fang, born with half a heart and abandoned in a village west of Beijing, would survive long after being adopted by a Baltimore County family. Even the Bartlinskis, deeply religious Catholics, expected the girl's lungs would fail even...
Tags: Annapolis, Heart Transplants, Healthcare Provider, Diseases and Illnesses, Christianity
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Petoskey students take part in 'Salmon in the Classroom'
The tiny salmon at Sheridan Elementary each have names. There was Larry, the fish fifth grader Sean Redman, 10, released last spring into the Bear River. That same spring, Kaitlyn Smith, also 10 and a fifth grader, released her own fish, named Bob. This...
Tags: Redman
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GOP may hurt rights for the disabled
WASHINGTON -- President-unelect Rick Santorum made his triumphant return to the Capitol on Monday afternoon and took up a brave new cause: He is opposing disabled people. Specifically, Santorum, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared his wish that...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Nations, Physical Disabilities, Treaties, Human Rights
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With Oscar Pistorius, his legs are least important
LONDON — Oscar Pistorius marches into Olympic Stadium with a limping gait of an old man, and the only thing you see, the only place you look, the only thing that matters, are his legs. They are blades. Goodness, they really are blades. Their...
Tags: Paralympic Games, South Africa, Oscar Pistorius, Track and Field
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Is it time to roll the joint?
HealthYears ago, when I was a student at Penn State, a NORML activist cornered me and tried to talk me into supporting the “legalize marijuana” cause. Keep in mind that this was many years before the state of California approved the use of medical... -
Griffin twins will take visits, but they say UCF fans should not be concerned
St. Petersburg Lakewood twin defensive backs Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin said Friday night after the Spartans' 37-13 win over Bishop Moore, that they remain fully committed to UCF, but will still be taking official visits after the playoffs. The...
Tags: Amputation, High School Sports, Football, Florida Gators, George O'Leary
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River Festival white tiger exhibit subject of protest
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA popular exhibit at Riverfest is causing some people to protest. White tigers are on display, and some people feel the exhibit is inhumane. A protest will be held Saturday afternoon against it. "It's just inhumane, I just think it's wrong and they...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Eileen M. O'Hagan, advocate
Eileen M. O'Hagan, a homemaker and advocate for children with cleft lips and cleft palates, died of cancer May 18 at her Cockeysville home. She was 73.
Born Eileen Gayo in Baltimore and raised on Eierman Avenue, she attended the Shrine of the Little...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Cancer, Christianity, Health, Religion and Belief
Dec 18, 2012
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Nov 30, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
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Jan 23, 2013
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Nov 27, 2012
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Aug 4, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012
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Jun 8, 2012
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May 24, 2012
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