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Ohio girl, 8, receives kidney transplant from former teacher
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant - with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher. Nicole Miller - an 8-year-old first-grader at Mansfield Christian School - got the kidney last week...Tags: Preschools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Schools
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Glastonbury High Athlete Defies Odds In Battling Cystic Fibrosis
The Hartford CourantGLASTONBURY — A few years ago, Glastonbury lacrosse coach Kris Cofiell was wondering why one of her players, Courtney Peterson, was helping out with a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis. "Her [older] sister said, 'Courtney has it,'" Cofiell recalled...Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Chemical Industry, Lacrosse, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Pharmaceuticals
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Northwestern University, Diseases and Illnesses, Dialysis, Johns Hopkins University
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Lyman weightlifter draws strength from sport despite genetic condition
For Lyman senior Adam Basquill-White, normal is receiving a weekly injection of enzymes. It is walking with a limp, having a larger head than normal and a ridge on his forehead. It is not allowing extremely limited flexibility in his wrists and hands...
Tags: Sports, Weightlifting, Soccer
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Eight-Year-Old's Science Fair Project Prompts 133 Free Celiac Tests
Channel 2 NewsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of 133 people are living with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease. For eight-year-old Grace Rennard, a student at Trailside Elementary, this statistic did not seem accurate. Grace, who lives with...Tags: Celiac Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Choice weighs heavy on family's hearts
Staff WriterSometimes, when Amanda Lucio looks into her 4-month-old son’s bright eyes, she searches for answers. “Sometimes he looks at you with those eyes, and it’s like he’s crying out for help,” she said. “Just give me a sign...Tags: Cesarean Section, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Non-nutritive sweeteners may play a role in weight management
FARGO, N.D. - Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could...Tags: American Heart Association, Medical Research, Phenylketonuria, Cream Cheese, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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'Tribes' uncovers a dysfunction both silent and spoken
In the play "Tribes," a young deaf man with a boisterous, hearing family learns something from a new girlfriend that his parents and siblings never bothered to teach him: how to sign. He had always been expected to keep up with them by reading lips....
Tags: Entertainment, Hearing Impairment, Roy Rogers, Celebrities, Music
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Special Report: Fragile Lives; Needless Deaths
The Hartford CourantPaula Berardi thought she'd found a safe haven for her developmentally disabled daughter, Tracey Hilliard. Four other group homes hadn't worked out, and Tracey, who also had medical problems, was a handful at home. The state Department of Mental...Tags: Tylenol (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Disasters and Accidents, First Aid, Physical Disabilities
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It's not just a disease, it's genetics
Call it kismet. Cristy and Rick Spooner of Rancho Santa Margarita finally learned two and a half weeks ago that two of their three daughters have a rare genetic disorder, a diagnosis for which they waited more than a decade. All it took was reconnecting...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biology
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Center helps give Jewish couples a genetic peace of mind
For Ellie and Jeremy Forman, getting married involved much more than walking down the aisle in fancy garb and saying their "I do's" in front of family and friends this past July. Jeremy, 34, an entrepreneur, and Ellie, 29, a community relations...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Cystic Fibrosis, Judaism, Hemophilia, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mayor Bill Brooks brings “undie run” to downtown Orlando
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelThose who know Bill Brooks know he would run to the ends of the earth for his daughter. But did you know that the mayor of Belle Isle is also ready to run through downtown Orlando for her … in his underwear? Not only that, hizzoner wants you to join...
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