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CDC: 'Dirty' pools common
Los Angeles TimesAttention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have used the pool as a restroom. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, E. coli Infection, Diarrhea, Science and Technology
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Year-old funding scandal hurt local Race For the Cure, officials say
It's been more than a year since Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation was rocked by its short-lived but controversial decision to defund Planned Parenthood. But South Floridians, it appears, have a long memory. Susan G. Komen South Florida recently...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Social Issues
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: USC Trojans, Autism, Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Pancreatic Cancer, Heart Disease, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: University of Chicago, Autism, Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chicago Tribune
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FEATURE-Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad
ReutersBy Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 15 (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work...Tags: Collective Contract, Technology, Science and Technology, Employment Opportunities, Politics
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Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Fever, Health and Safety at School, Literature
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READER SUBMITTED: PayHub Runs For Breast Cancer
AvonBreast cancer awareness is important year round, not just in October! On Saturday, May 11, more than 5,000 fighters and supporters participated in the in the Tenth Annual Connecticut Breast Cancer Initiative Race at Walnut Hill Park in New Britain. The...Tags: Breast Cancer, West Hartford, New Britain
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Genetic Condition, Human Interest, Johns Hopkins University, Alzheimer's Disease, Health and Safety at School
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Endometriosis more common in lean women: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study. Researchers following more than 116,000 women found that morbidly obese study participants were 39 percent less...Tags: Endometriosis, Weight, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology
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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: IMS Health Incorporated, Washington Hospital Center, Breast Cancer, Xalkori (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests
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The specter of human cloning
A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Science
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