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Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy
Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Coughing, Politics, Physical Conditions, Lobbying
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Sang-Moon Bae gets 1st PGA Tour victory, holding off Keegan Bradley at Byron Nelson
AP Sports WriterIRVING, Texas (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned...Tags: Masters Tournament, Golf, K.J. Choi, Charl Schwartzel, Physical Conditions
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Help at home is critical for doctor moms
The Miami Herald (MCT)For Kristina Deeter, a hard day at work could include resuscitating a toddler who nearly drowned, adjusting medication for a child who is struggling to tolerate a new heart, or setting up a premature baby on life support. Then, after an intense 12-hour...Tags: Neurosurgery, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...
Tags: Migraine, Science and Technology, Glaucoma, Diseases and Illnesses, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Game Playing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chess Playing, Music, Physical Conditions
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Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study. The researchers write...Tags: Heart Disease, Anemia, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Specialization, Boston
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High school graduates encouraged to pursue occupational therapy [letter]
Editor: As summer approaches, many high school students are getting ready to graduate and head off to colleges across the nation. As a soon to graduate college student, who attended our own Fallston High School, I would like to suggest a major that is...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Mental Health, Health
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8-year-old stroke survivor raises awareness at museum event
At the age of 8, Kendall "Roo" Gillis is a stroke survivor. Last July, the first-grader who earned her nickname Roo from the character of the same name in Winnie the Pooh, was playing on the beach when she told her mother, Greta, "my head hurts." Her...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Boynton Beach, Arts, Physical Conditions, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
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Taylor Mead dies at 88; underground film legend and bohemian artist
Taylor Mead, an underground cinema legend whose comic charm and sense of the surreal inspired Andy Warhol and other seminal figures in the alternative film world, died Wednesday in Denver. He was 88. A fixture of bohemian New York who was also a poet...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Robert Downey Jr., Entertainment, Poetry, Movies
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Thanksgiving weekend turns into long nightmare for Mishawaka man
South Bend TribuneLori McCune had finished her breakfast and was peeling potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner when her husband, Rick, walked into the kitchen to help. This was a ritual for the two of them, to see who could peel the most potatoes the quickest. But Rick was...Tags: Music, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing Homes, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Al Fritz dies at 88; Schwinn exec developed the Sting-Ray bike
For much of the 1960s and the early 1970s, no suburban streetscape would have been complete without them: A squadron of kids clutching sky-high handlebars on low-slung bikes in eye-popping, hot-rod colors. Equipped with a curved banana seat, the Schwinn...
Tags: Barrington, Alzheimer's Disease
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Fort Meade (military base), Health Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics
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