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The Valley Line: Helping children color in their world
Last weekend I went to visit cousins who live in Oak Glen (elevation about 4,700 feet) where autumn was in full and colorful swing. Because of the higher elevation and the crisp nights, the leaves on many of the trees were beginning to show brilliant...Tags: Wolfgang Puck, Elizabeth II, Movies, Dining and Drinking, Entertainment Events
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All Health's Breaking Loose: The skinny on ranch dressing
In the 1950s, owners of a dude ranch in Southern California came up with a new salad dressing to serve their guests. They called it ranch dressing and you know the rest of the story. Today it’s an empire, and pretty much anything that’s not...Tags: Recipes, Mouth, Physical Conditions, Salads, Genetic Engineering
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Around Town: Dreaming of a world without cancer
In 2004, our son, 2nd. Lt. Andrew Torres, USMC, died of cancer. He was 23 years old. Andrew was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (Class of 2002), a Marine and a fine person. In the hours before his death, he asked us, his family and friends,...Tags: Research, Sports, U.S. Marine Corps, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Holiday weekend brings need for blood donations
Hospitals always need blood donations, and that need is even more acute on Memorial Day weekend. With more cars on the road, accidents are more likely, and the demand for blood can often exceed the amount available. To help entice residents to donate...Tags: Memorial Day, Pompano Beach, Holidays, Charity, American Red Cross
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers, with a high temperature near 81 degrees. Thursday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature around 68 degrees.
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Check our traffic updates for...Tags: Glen Burnie, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Natural Resources, United States Naval Academy
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Symptoms, Research, Children's Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hydrocortisone
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When mishaps on the road become life-saving
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Calcium supplements increase risk of heart attacks, study finds
Taking calcium supplements increases the risk of having a heart attack, Swiss and German researchers reported Wednesday. The finding adds to the growing body of evidence that such supplements increase the risk to those who take them while providing only...
Tags: Medical Research, Dietary Supplements, Heart Attack, Cancer, Calcium
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PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection...Tags: Urinary Incontinence, Health and Safety at School, Death, Biopsy, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Group honors research volunteers
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentThe Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium is hosting an open celebration of its participants in clinical trials, aimed at raising awareness and recruiting more people to help with research. Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens, an African-American woman who...Tags: Breast Cancer, Research, National Institutes of Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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In support
Al-Anon is a support group comprised of persons whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. It’s sole purpose is to help the families and friends of problem drinkers. For information in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke...Tags: Breast Cancer, United Way , Down Syndrome, Anglicanism, Abusive Behavior
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In Support
Al-Anon is a support group for people who are affected by someone else's drinking. For information, call (574) 236-5736. Web: www.michianaalanon.org. A group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Madison Center's Quiet Care, 533 N. Niles Ave., South Bend. Call...Tags: Breast Cancer, United Way , Sexual Assault, Down Syndrome, Anglicanism
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