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R. Palmer Beasley dies at 76; linked hepatitis B to liver cancer
Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76. His death was announced by the University of Texas...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Disease Prevention, Family, Robert Palmer, Medical Research
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Penn State to Hold 2 Day Conference on Child Sexual Abuse
This fall, Penn State will convene some of the nation’s top experts in child sexual abuse and child trauma research, prevention, and treatment for a public forum on this nationwide problem. The Child Sexual Abuse Conference: Traumatic Impact,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Southern California, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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FDA Approves First Ever HIV Prevention Drug
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Adults who do not have HIV but are at risk of getting the disease will now be able to take a drug to reduce their chance of getting infected. For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug for this use on Monday....Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Tenofovir (drug), Allergies, Health
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Russell Shank dies at 86; former head librarian at UCLA
Russell Shank, the chief librarian at UCLA from 1977 to 1989 who was known as a staunch supporter of 1st Amendment rights in all libraries and an early proponent of technology as a way to enhance library services, has died. He was 86.
Shank, a...Tags: Libraries, Multiple Sclerosis, Smithsonian Institution, Arts and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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La Caņada High's new principal: Teaching is 'in my blood'
Ian McFeat started racking up passport stamps early. The new La Caņada High School principal was born in England and lived in South Korea before settling in Washington state with his family at the age of 8. His father worked for the military in a...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Teachers, U.S. Department of Defense, Teaching and Learning
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Docs at odds over kids' cholesterol test guidance
CHICAGO (AP) — Should all U.S. children get tested for high cholesterol? Doctors are still debating that question months after a government-appointed panel recommended widespread screening that would lead to prescribing medicine for some kids....Tags: Medical Research, Abbott Laboratories, Health Organizations, Diabetes, Pediatrics
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New forecast predicts steeper tuition hikes at UW, other public schools
Q13 FOX News reporterThis semester tuition will cost students $12,000 at some top Washington universities. But soon, that will seem like nothing as prices are expected to rise by $8,000 in the next seven years, according to an actuarial estimate conducted by the state...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, University of Washington Tacoma, Teaching and Learning
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University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
As part of a federal project aimed at better treating pain, the University of Maryland, Baltimore will begin revamping the way it teaches future doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Pain affects approximately 100 million Americans and their...Tags: Substance Abuse, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pain, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Thomas Jefferson
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Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome to the final weekend of July 2012. August is almost upon us, and, with it, the final opportunities to wring some fun out this sweltering summer. So, with that in mind, we'll dive right...... -
UW raises in-state undergraduate tuition 16% -- to $12,401 a year
Q13 Fox News OnlineThe University of Washington Board of Regents on Thursday approved a 16 percent increase in undergraduate tuition for in-state students, meaning UW fees and tuition will cost $12,401 a year – a hike of $1,564. The 16 percent tuition increase was...Tags: Students, Education, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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New leaf
To understand why the hiring of Brian Bannon as Chicago's public library commissioner caused a more-than-ordinary stir, let us quote a learned cultural authority. That authority is not Socrates. It is not Shakespeare. It is not Goethe. Nor is it...
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Rahm Emanuel, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Human Rights
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The reality of 'low T'
A middle-aged man goes to see his doctor, complaining of a host of vague symptoms: He's lethargic, somewhat depressed and feeling a little anxious about his manliness. Could he just need a boost of testosterone, the vital sex hormone produced by the...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Healthy Diet, Drugs and Medicines, Testosterone, Human Body
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