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    Jan 18, 2012 |Story| LA Canada

  1. Around Town: The women's club that could

    As a past president of the Thursday Club, I am privy to bits of its history. The club, according to our records, began like this: “Upon invitation sent by Mrs. Jesse Knight, interested women of our valley met at her home in October 1912 and formed...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Health, Epidemics and Plagues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes

    2. Jan 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Killer bird flu? What's behind the controversy over bird flu research

    "Engineered Doomsday." "Mutant Bird Flu." These may sound like the names of disaster movies, but they are headlines on recent news reports about experiments involving the H5N1 influenza virus. The H5N1 virus is known as a "bird flu" because it mainly...

    Tags: Politics, Research, Genes and Chromosomes, Columbia University, University of Michigan

    3. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Eleanor A. Laun

    Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community.
    Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community. The longtime Ten Hills resident was 94. Eleanor A. McNelis...

    Tags: Roman Catholicism, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Armed Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Christianity

    4. Sep 2, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Joanne Dissette Zinn, 99

    Joanne Dissette Zinn, age 99, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 17, 2011. At the time of her death, she was a resident of the Saline Evangelical Nursing home in Saline, Mich. Joanne was born on Oct. 4, 1911, in Indianapolis, Ind., to James...

    Tags: Texas, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Christianity, Nursing, Epidemics and Plagues

    5. Jun 15, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Life expectancy low, but growing in city

    Women in large swaths of America are dying younger than they were a generation ago, reversing nearly a century of progress in public health and underscoring the rising toll of smoking and record obesity. Nationwide, life expectancy for American men and...

    Tags: Politics, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Chicago, Minority Groups, San Francisco

    6. Feb 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. "Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce" by Lois Lowry

    "Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce"
    Special to the Tribune
    "Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce" By Lois Lowry Scholastic, $12.99, ages 9-12 The newest versions of the "Dear America" books, a series of fictional diaries, offer a personal way into important American moments. The focus here is...

    Tags: Health, Maine, New York, Tom Mix, Epidemics and Plagues

    7. Mar 3, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Buckles' death reminds us to thank all those who served

    It is fitting today to pause to offer a final salute and quiet reflection on the remarkable life of Frank Woodruff Buckles, America’s last living World War I veteran, who passed away this week in Charles Town, W.Va., at the age of 110. When Buckles...

    Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Epidemics and Plagues

    8. Feb 8, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
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    9. Nov 10, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Sports Legend Revealed: Is a pro wrestling promoter responsible for the Montreal Canadiens' place in hockey history?

    The Fabulous Forum
    HOCKEY LEGEND: A professional wrestling promoter ended up securing the Montreal Canadiens' place in professional hockey history. STATUS: True. Les Canadiens de Montréal (otherwise known as the Montreal Canadiens) are the most successful team in the...
    10. Aug 3, 2010 |Story| Daily Pilot

  10. Mesa Musings: Folly of the human spirit

    A recent news report warned that a massive asteroid might strike Earth in the year 2182. I'm not concerned. I learned long ago to carefully pick those things I fret about. Incoming asteroids didn't make the list. Besides, in 2182 I'll be 237 years old....

    Tags: Science and Technology, Mark Twain, Defense, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sports

    11. Apr 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 100-plus swine flu cases confirmed outside Mexico

    In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported today in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea.
    In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases...

    Tags: Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Health Organizations, Death

    12. Aug 31, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Better education through innovation

    In the summer of 1918, as tuberculosis, bubonic plague and a flu pandemic threatened America's newly crowded cities, the chemist Charles Holmes Herty took a walk through New York City with his colleague J.R. Bailey. Herty posed a question: Suppose...

    Tags: Research, Politics, Research and Development, Tuberculosis, Regional Authority

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