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Eight-Year-Old's Science Fair Project Prompts 133 Free Celiac Tests
Channel 2 NewsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of 133 people are living with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease. For eight-year-old Grace Rennard, a student at Trailside Elementary, this statistic did not seem accurate. Grace, who lives with...Tags: Celiac Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Five for planner: Monday, May 20
1. Italian operain the Hub City Hub Opera Ensemble presents “Don Giovanni,” which opens this weekend at Hagerstown Community College’s Kepler Theater, 11400 Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. Sung in Italian with English subtitles....
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Entertainment, Festive Events, Reformed, Arts and Culture
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Starbucks Corp., George W. Bush
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Scientists finally get stem cells from cloned human embryos, possible step toward treatments
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. A prominent expert called the work a landmark, but...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Mastectomy, Oncology, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy
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Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'
My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...Tags: Illinois Governor, William R. Haine, Pharmaceuticals, Insomnia, Politics
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Springfield baby loses battle to SMA
lpozen@kspr.com; bfoster@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A ten-month old baby in the Ozarks lost his battle to the most severe cause of infant death. Logan Ruth died early Saturday morning in the arms of his parents. "We want to remember his happy face and he wouldn't want us to cry.... -
One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: Washington, DC, Iraq, Google Inc., Iraq War (2003-2011), Afghanistan
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Ohio girl, 8, receives kidney transplant from former teacher
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant - with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher. Nicole Miller - an 8-year-old first-grader at Mansfield Christian School - got the kidney last week...Tags: Schools, Preschools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Teachers
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Kiwanians aid child with rare disease
South Bend Tribune ReportPLYMOUTH — Having a child with special needs has made Etta Sammartano a more patient, caring person. Sammartano has a 4-year-old daughter, Lilly, who was diagnosed two years ago with a rare, genetic disorder known as Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS)....Tags: Health Treatments, Physical Therapy
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Glastonbury High Athlete Defies Odds In Battling Cystic Fibrosis
The Hartford CourantGLASTONBURY — A few years ago, Glastonbury lacrosse coach Kris Cofiell was wondering why one of her players, Courtney Peterson, was helping out with a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis. "Her [older] sister said, 'Courtney has it,'" Cofiell recalled...Tags: Field Hockey, Chemical Industry, Cystic Fibrosis, Allergies, Pharmaceuticals
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Dialysis, General Practitioners, Renal Failure, Northwestern University, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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