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Awash in words
Comporting with Tribune columnist Mary Schmich’s "Simple language just isn’t as thrilling" (News, Dec. 5), noting what seems to be an inexorable slide toward extinction for any word that stands out from the crowd, I once accepted that sad...Tags: Blood, Immune System, Mary Schmich
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Transplant of sibling's stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from her sister: stem cells. Her sister Ivenus' donation of stem cells in November means Thomas' body is now able to produce normally...
Tags: Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Anemia, Diseases and Illnesses, Sickle Cell Disease
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Colostrum is needed at birth
Soon, winter will make its unwelcome return and with it, difficult challenges when it comes to raising calves. After a reprieve last year from a couple of exceptionally harsh winters in a row, most people expect the cold and snow to return again with a...Tags: E. coli Infection, Vaccines, Diarrhea, Immune System
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Maryland Shock Trauma seeks community consent on blood plasma study
Many patients taken to the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore cling to life, barely able to breathe, much less consent to participate in a medical trial, a reality that makes trauma research extremely difficult. With life-saving...
Tags: Trials, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Army, Coca-Cola Co., Medical Research
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With 'Gold,' Chris Cleave braces for another reversal in fortune
When the British author Chris Cleave published his debut novel, "Incendiary," he fell victim to perhaps the worst historical coincidence ever to afflict an author. The book, about a terrorist attack in a London sports stadium, was released on July 7,...
Tags: Michelle Williams, Entertainment, Leukemia, Immune System, Literature
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Letters to the Editor: Sept. 10
The divide between minorities and GOP grows wider To the editor: I attended all-white schools as a kid. My college, the basketball powerhouse, University of Kentucky, squandered several championship opportunities before black players were welcomed to...Tags: Republican Party, Civil Rights, Viral Diseases and Infections, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Community health worker helps lower barriers in sickle cell treatment
Sharon Johnson is not a physician or scientific researcher. She has never been trained as a nurse. Her most recent prior occupation was as office manager in a dental practice.
Yet colleagues say she's a bundle of compassion, a quick study and a genius at...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Sickle Cell Disease, General Practitioners, Stroke
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Be on the look out for tick diseases
Casselton Veterinary Service, Inc. has recently diagnosed our first equine case of Anaplasmosis in May, and now another in June. Both locally kept horses returned to normal shortly after starting antibiotic therapy. We have found a fair number of dogs...Tags: Livestock Farming, Lyme Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Health
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Researcher hunts for sickle cell anemia cure with gene targeting, stem cells
Halfway around the world in India, Sivaprakash Ramalingam had heard of Johns Hopkins researchers using a promising new technique for gene therapy that he hoped to integrate with stem cells to cure diseases.
After getting a doctorate in biochemistry in...Tags: Anemia, Science, Genetic Engineering, Diseases and Illnesses, Sickle Cell Disease
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Robin Roberts, Nora Ephron bring MDS into spotlight
The underlying medical condition that contributed to the death of writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron and is forcing ABC news anchor Robin Roberts to get a bone marrow transplant is a rare and complicated disease that scientists are still trying to figure...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Pharmaceuticals, Leukemia, Health, Arts and Culture
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Be aware of high nitrates in forages this summer
Let's take a momentary break from animal subjects to talk about plants. Let's pretend you're an alfalfa plant in the middle of a central South Dakota field. Dry conditions have made it tough on you and your brethren lately. The first part of the...Tags: Blood, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Robin Roberts has MDS: What is it?
Good Morning America host Robin Roberts told viewers in an emotional announcement this morning that she has the rare disorder myelodysplastic syndromes. She will soon get a bone marrow transplant from her older sister. It's probably fair to say that...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mayo Clinic, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Breast Cancer, Health
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Jul 18, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Oct 13, 2012
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Sep 10, 2012
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Sep 7, 2012
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Jun 29, 2012
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Jun 11, 2012
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