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Brother Patrick Ellis, college president
Brother Patrick Ellis, a member of the Christian Brothers who served as president of La Salle University and Catholic University of America, died Feb. 21 of leukemia at a Christian Brothers nursing home in Lincroft, N.J.
The Baltimore native was 84....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christianity, Harry James, University of Pennsylvania, Roman Catholicism
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Manford L. Hart, 70
Manford Lee Hart, age 70, of Pectonville, Md., died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Oct. 4, 1942, in Pectonville, he was the son of the late Franklin M. Hart Sr. and Daisy Margaret McCarty...Tags: American Legion, U.S. Army, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Nora Ephron, Roger Ebert: Because they could not stop for death
There is something very unusual about Nora Ephron's bio in the Playbill for her new play, "Lucky Guy," a piece about famed tabloid newspaperman Mike McAlary, which opened Monday night on Broadway and stars Tom Hanks. The little sketch of Ephron, stuck...
Tags: Roger Ebert, Rudy Giuliani, Maura Tierney, Christopher McDonald, Tom Hanks
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Student news
SALISBURY, Md. — Dominique Adelina Forsman, a freshman, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester in the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University. She is the daughter of Cheryl Titus of Hagerstown. She graduated...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Johns Hopkins University, Mount Airy, Habitat for Humanity International, Awards and Prizes
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Traveling troupe treats children in hospitals to private concerts
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two talented musicians stopped in the Queen City on Thursday on a nationwide tour of children's hospitals. They are part of a nonprofit group called Songs for Kids and have a goal of performing at every children's hospital in the...Tags: Music, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Music Industry, Entertainment
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Cancer survivors walk the runway in Hollywood
She wore a diamond clasp in her short blond hair. But it was her blue, floor-length gown that had ruffles tumbling down her back and diamonds across her middle that caught everybody's attention. As Wendy Mascolo walked the runway, it was clear that...Tags: Ralph Lauren, Human Interest, here! (tv network), Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
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Is new pneumonia vaccine better than old one?
Q: I heard there's a new pneumonia shot. Is it better than the old one? A: The older pneumonia shot is the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. It's recommended for all people over age 65 and anyone with certain medical conditions, such as lung disease,...
Tags: Men's Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Heart Disease
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Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says
The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...
Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cancer, Disasters and Accidents
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Robert Guerrero says fate's in his corner vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Robert Guerrero leaned on his faith through a drawn-out wait before unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. tapped him as his next opponent, May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “I just always believed that it was meant to be and that I’d be...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., ESPN (tv network)
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Don't cut lifesaving dollars
It would be fair to say that Patient 5 owes his life to medical research. Also known as David Aponte, he was the headlining success story from a recent clinical trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The trial tested a new approach — in...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Science, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, National Institutes of Health
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Indian court ruling hailed as victory for generic drugs
The Indian Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Swiss drug company cannot patent a medicine used to treat a rare form of leukemia, in a decision with global implications for generic drugs. The court ruled that Glivec, the drug developed by Novartis, was...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trade Dispute, India, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Drugs and Medicines
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Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle
India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, India, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, HIV, Novartis AG
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