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Our Own Miss USA Has Beauty, Smarts, Spirit
There's no ingrained beauty-pageant culture in Connecticut the way there is in, say, Texas. The last Miss America to hail from here won 80 years ago, and no one from Connecticut has ever taken the Miss USA crown. Until now. Erin Brady of South...Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Miss America Pageant, Central Connecticut State University, Miss USA, Alcohol Addiction
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Mom To Shave Her Head To Raise Awareness Of Childhood Cancer
The Hartford CourantAn Enfield mother is shaving her head to raise awareness about the severity of childhood cancer. Carina Shaw's son Conlan was diagnosed with a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumor when he was two years old. Now 7, Conlan has been off of...Tags: Health Treatments, Astrocytoma, Chemotherapy
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LETTER: Ketogenic Diet Helpful With Pediatric Epilepsy
As a scientist and a clinician experienced with the ketogenic diet, we appreciated The Courant's reporting that it can reverse symptoms of autism [June 6, Connecticut, "Trinity Reveals Autiism Find"]. We agree the diet must be medically supervised, and...Tags: Trinity College, Autism, Epilepsy, Seizures, Medical Procedures and Tests
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READER SUBMITTED: Tribute To Frank Sinatra Raises Funds For Connecticut Children's
HartfordOn April 12, the Avon Chapter of the Italian American service organization, UNICO, hosted a dinner dance in support of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The event, held at the Farmington Club on the Polo Grounds in Farmington, featured dinner,...Tags: University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford Hospital, Avon (Hartford, Connecticut), Pediatrics, University of Connecticut
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READER SUBMITTED: CMHA Board And Staff Receive Family Champions Award
New BritainCommunity Mental Health Affiliates' (CMHA) board member Barbara Brown, senior director of Education and Rehabilitation Services at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Dr. Manzoor Usman, CMHA psychiatrist, were recipients of the Connecticut...Tags: Human Interest, New Britain, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse
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READER SUBMITTED: Ferraris Face Off In Support Of Connecticut Children's
HartfordOn Sunday, June 30, more than 10,000 spectators and car owners from across the Eastern seaboard will descend upon LaSalle Road in West Harford Center for the 13th Annual Ferrari and Friends Concorso, presented by the Ferrari Club of America-New England...Tags: Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), West Hartford
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Four Classrooms Closed At Hartford School After Partial Ceiling Collapse Injured Two
The Hartford CourantFour classrooms at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School have been closed off to students after Thursday's partial ceiling collapse in one classroom that left a 13-year-old student and a teaching intern with minor injuries. The classrooms will be...Tags: Hartford Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics
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Familiar Faces, Menu At 150 Central
The Hartford CourantWhen Farmington's landmark restaurant, The Silo, closed last year, there were hugs and tears and hand-wringing by longtime customers lamenting the end of the popular Santorso-owned business. As the old saying goes, those "frowns have been turned...Tags: Simsbury, Doughnuts, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment Events, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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About 33 Taken To Hospital From Friday Night Concerts In Hartford
The Hartford CourantAmbulances were running from the Comcast Theatre to five local hospitals Friday night with concert-goers suffering from alcohol-related ailments, a hospital spokesperson said. About 33 people were taken to the hospital from the concerts, said Tina...Tags: Saint Francis Care, Hartford Hospital, New Britain, Thompson Square (music group), Hospitals and Clinics
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Trinity Study: High-Fat Diet Could Help Autism
A Trinity College study in Wednesday offers evidence that a strict diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates could reverse symptoms of autism. The study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, looked at the behaviors of mice bred to have the...Tags: Autism, Trinity College, Epilepsy, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions
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READER SUBMITTED: BAPS Charities Hosts First Annual Children's Health And Safety Day
NewingtonA recent study showed that 33 percent of American youth are obese and live inactive and unhealthy lifestyles. This makes today's youth the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. With this issue in mind, BAPS Charities of...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Old Saybrook, Healthy Diet, Social Issues, Gerald Henry
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Police Seek Cause Of South Windsor Crash That Killed 2 As Friends, Classmates Mourn
The Hartford CourantAs two communities grappled with the loss of teenagers in a weekend car crash, police worked on Tuesday to figure out what caused a van carrying five teens to veer off a road and hit a tree in South Windsor over the weekend. No charges had been filed as...Tags: Students, South Windsor, Hospitals and Clinics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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