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Sol Kramer, wholesale hobby business owner
Sol Kramer, who turned a Depression-era 15-cent balsa toy airplane business into a leading wholesale hobby empire, died of pneumonia April 24 at Hospice by the Sea in Pompano Beach, Fla. The former Pikesville resident was 96. Born in Baltimore, he was...
Tags: Toy Industry, Coral Gables, Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pompano Beach
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South Africa's Mandela in good health, good spirits - ANC
ReutersJOHANNESBURG, April 29 (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is in good health and good spirits, South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Monday, in the first update on his condition since he was discharged from hospital in early...Tags: Tuberculosis, Johannesburg (South Africa), U.S. Congress, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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Dangers of secondhand smoke are many
County coronerSince I wrote about the harmful effects of smoking in April, I thought this would be a great time to cover the facts about secondhand smoke. Many people think this is just a political issue about who had the right to smoke, and who has the right to a...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Rights, Leukemia, Asthma
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South African ruling party criticized over video of frail Mandela
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as...
Tags: Prisons, European Union, Sociology, Culture, Tuberculosis
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Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuse
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new government study finds. Overuse is one reason antibiotics are losing...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Swine Flu, Prescription Drugs, Azithromycin (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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President Obama gives Father Kapaun's family Medal of Honor
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsPresident Barack Obama gave the highest honor to a Kansas war hero Thursday. The family of Father Emil Kapaun was at the White House to accept his Medal of Honor. The President called Father Kapaun's story amazing. He recounted the time Father...Tags: Prisons, Korean War (1950-1953), White House, Barack Obama, Awards and Prizes
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Crohn's Disease, Psychotherapy, Honey, Social Sciences, Ulcerative Colitis
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Lora Sue Bock Price: Quick-witted Republican was 'tough' woman
Lora Sue Bock Price was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, an avid reader and, according to her self-described "bratty" children, a necktie connoisseur — although she did not collect or wear them herself. After decades battling illness, Price,...
Tags: Christianity, Fox News Channel (tv network), Theft, Literature, Religion and Belief
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Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rabies, Diseases and Illnesses, Science, AIDS
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Boyertown elementary school student dies of meningitis
A Boyertown School District elementary student has died of bacterial meningitis. Boyertown acting Superintendent Robert L. Scoboria released a statement to school district parents Friday, sending his condolences to the child's family and friends and...Tags: Students, Boyertown, Meningitis, Flu, Teaching and Learning
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March of Dimes fosters healthy pregnancies
alnotarianni@aol.comTerri Shoemaker had heard of March of Dimes. She knew a little about the organization, she said, but not enough to think about supporting it. Then 20 years ago, her son, Kelton Miller, was born five weeks early. “He was 6 and a half pounds. He...Tags: Premature Birth, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Polio, Vaccines, March of Dimes Foundation
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This year's wintry spring is hard on calves
Ranchers who are calving across northeast South Dakota have likely gone without much sleep because of the weather. "It's probably the coldest calving season that I ever remember," said Mike Mettler, a rancher who lives northeast of Eureka. "There's just...Tags: Hypothermia, Weather Reports, South Dakota State University, Watertown, Weather
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