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Stem cell trial's cancellation disappoints paraplegic patient and a Northwestern researcher
Dr. Richard Fessler leaned over his patient's back and sliced through skin, muscle and bone until he exposed the man's spinal cord, crushed just days earlier in a motorcycle crash.
He then inserted a syringe into the cable of nerves and injected about...Tags: Northwestern University, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics
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Soroptimists celebrate another year of service
Members of Soroptimist International of Glendale outdid themselves this year by presenting checks totaling $20,000 to 13 organizations serving women and girls. Their annual luncheon was held on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Glendale Hilton Hotel.
Soroptimist...Tags: Health, Christianity, The Salvation Army, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Holidays
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Ruth L. Thomas, philanthropist
Ruth L. Thomas, whose philanthropic interests ranged from medical and educational institutions to helping newly arrived immigrants, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke at Springhouse Assisted-Living in Pikesville.
Mrs. Thomas would have...Tags: Television, Health, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Civil Unrest, Hospitals and Clinics
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Billy Graham Released From Hospital After Second Bout With Pneumonia
KTLA NewsASHEVILLE, NC (KTLA) -- Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital after a second bout with pneumonia, a hospital spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Graham, 93, returned to his home in Montreat, N.C., after a six-day stay in the hospital. "I am...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists, Billy Graham
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Earning a neck full of medals
It was a gymnastics meet, but not the we love your business and are giving you a bunch of medals for just showing up kind of a day. No, it was a meet where a serious participant could grow up to be an Olympic Champion. The special gymnast that I was there...Tags: Health, John Belushi, Sprained Ankle, Diabetes, Glaucoma
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Frederick F. Otto
janeth@herald-mail.comEditor's note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs "A Life Remembered." Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today's...Tags: Charity, Health, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Heart Failure, Christianity
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Verizon strike slows phone line repairs
It's been five days since 85-year-old Odra Pickeral has had phone service in her residence. Macular degeneration makes seeing a keypad tough, and her home's phone is programmed for frequently dialed numbers. Pickeral is one of more than 100 residents...Tags: Health, Unions, Verizon Communications, Randallstown, Employees
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Alice C. Jones, watercolorist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterAlice C. Jones, a noted watercolorist and former Hampton resident, died Aug. 19 from heart failure at her home in Delray Beach, Fla. She was 95. The daughter of a farmer and an educator, the former Alice Fulton was born in West Lebanon, Pa., and...Tags: Health, Politics, Heart Failure, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fine Arts
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Senior Center Open House and Senior Fall Prevention Day set for Sept. 21
More than 1,200 Marylanders die every year because of a fall, according to the National Council on Aging. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among people older than 65 and the leading cause of doctor visits, hospitalizations and...Tags: Health, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Cataracts
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BizTech: Area Business Briefs for Sept. 13
Bob Allen Motor Mall recognized
as No. 1 volume RAM dealer
Bob Allen Motor Mall in Danville recently was recognized by Chrysler Motors as the number one volume RAM dealer in the Great Lakes Business Center. The Great Lakes Business Center consists...Tags: Politics, Health, Local Government, Ophthalmology, Medical Specialization
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OUR HEALTH: I can see clearly now!
Thanks to iLASIK, I can see clearly now!
After years of consideration, Mark Cox of Lynchburg finally made the decision to have LASIK eye surgery. His only regret is that he didn’t get it done sooner.
According to the Vision Council of...Tags: Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Glaucoma, Cataracts
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Macular degeneration question
Question: My mother was just diagnosed with macular degeneration. What is it and what can we do about it? Answer: This is something I’m familiar with since the agency I work for provides training and services to many individuals who have this...Tags: Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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