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Autism is focus of symposium at Centre College
Centre CollegeCentre College will host an autism symposium on campus with events today and Wednesday, including a lecture by author John Elder Robison and speakers from around Kentucky. Robison, author of the books “Be Different,” “Look Me in the...Tags: Philosophy, American School for the Deaf, Eastern Kentucky University, Kathleen Sebelius, Medical Specialization
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Real tax reform would force both sides to do some heavy lifting
Typical daily schedule for a member of the United States Congress: •8:30 a.m. — National Wind Energy Association: to discuss wind production tax credit. •10 a.m. — National Association of Manufacturers: to discuss accelerated...
Tags: Health Organizations, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Services and Shopping, Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party
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Paul L. Black, 65
Paul Leonard Black, 65, of Keedysville, Md., passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Friday, Oct. 31, 1947, in Lawrence, Mass., he was the son of the late Barney Black and the late Helen (Elias) Black. He graduated from...Tags: Religion and Belief, Methodist, Christianity, Johns Hopkins University, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Sequestration: California may lose $180 million in science research
California stands to lose about $180 million in medical and scientific research funding under sequestration cuts, the most of any state, according to a group of biomedical researchers. Sequestration, which went into effect March 1 after Congress...
Tags: Diabetes, Science and Technology, Sanofi-Aventis, Science, Research
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Sickening cuts to NIH
Albert Einstein was 26 when he published his Special Theory of Relativity; James Watson, at age 25, explained the structure of DNA. Here in Baltimore, many great medical achievements were developed by early-career researchers at Johns Hopkins. "The...
Tags: Health Organizations, Chemical Industry, China, Food and Drug Administration, Alzheimer's Disease
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Senate OKs legislation to keep government open; House votes next
WASHINGTON — All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running — but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers’...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Tom Coburn, Republican Party, Air Transportation Industry, Immigration
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Sequestration will hit health care in Maryland
The chief financial officer at Anne Arundel Medical Center is watching the fight over federal spending closely. If the federal government goes through with sequestration cuts beginning today, Maryland stands to lose millions of dollars in health-...
Tags: Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Medicare, Annapolis
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Highlights of nation's most famous surgeon general
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a fiery drive belying the courtly beard and bow tie, C. Everett Koop led a groundbreaking fight against smoking and brought AIDS to the attention of a reluctant nation. Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household...Tags: Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan, Heroin, AIDS
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C. Everett Koop, 'rock star' surgeon general, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H., at age 96, was by far the...
Tags: Euthanasia, White House, Belief and Faith, Social Issues, Ronald Reagan
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Social Security braces for budget cuts, frustrated public
Checks will arrive on time, but nearly every other task the Social Security Administration performs — from answering phones to determining eligibility for claims — will be delayed if Congress fails to stop steep federal budget cuts from taking...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, White House, Social Security, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE small in number but seen as deadly threat
A family of drug-resistant bacteria that experts say kills up to 50 percent of people infected is spreading in Chicago and elsewhere, prompting doctors and public health officials to step up efforts to protect patients. Infections caused by these...
Tags: Health Organizations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Long Term Care, Rush University Medical Center, Disease Prevention
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The greatest and most immediate threat to humanity is the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria
On March 13th you published a letter written by reader Lois Raimondi Munchel titled "Stop the spread of deadly bacteria in nursing homes." The letter was timely. It should send alarm bells ringing not only through the hallways of our nursing homes but...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Long Term Care, Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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