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Iditarod XLI: Veteran Musher Aaron Burmeister Racing to Raise Awareness
Channel 2 NewsVeteran musher Aaron Burmeister is racing with the hope of preventing fetal alcohol syndrome. Burmeister, who was born and raised in Nome, says after spending time in multiple villages across the state, he's seen first-hand the effects alcohol has on...Tags: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Science, University of Connecticut Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Biology
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READER SUBMITTED: West Hartford Students Raise Over $6,300 To Give Every Baby A Healthy Start
West HartfordFifth grade students from Renbrook School in West Hartford raised over $6,300 for the March of Dimes by earning dollars with every book they read in March. The students read books in school and at home as participants in the March of Dimes Reading...Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Health and Safety at School, West Hartford, Ceremonies, Culture
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Anya Scharle returns to athletic competition after brain surgery
Anya Scharle stepped into the discus circle last Wednesday and let it fly three times. One of those efforts resulted in a personal best of 93 feet, 5 inches. It didn't win her a gold medal. The senior finished ninth, 1 inch shy of giving Central...
Tags: Christianity, Sports, Concussion, Religion and Belief, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Tom Willis uses his feet to spread his message at Camden Yards and other parks
Tom Willis knows all about making the best of whatever life throws at you. Born with no arms, he's had to make adjustments — about a million of them. He writes with his feet, for one thing. Steers a car with his feet. Cooks with his feet. He...
Tags: Polio, Kansas City Royals, Human Interest, Arbitron Incorporated, San Diego Padres
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FDA warns pregnant migraine sufferers against anti-seizure drugs
The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing...
Tags: Migraine, Behavioral Conditions, Food and Drug Administration, Autism, Bipolar Disorder
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'MotherToBaby CT' Launches For Mother's Day
A CDC-recommended non-profit organization has been launched in time for Mother's Day. Through 'MotherToBaby CT', experts will be able to provide the public with free answers to the many questions that arise during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read...
Tags: Science and Technology, University of Connecticut Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Letters: Vietnam today
Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....
Tags: Vietnam, George W. Bush, Afghanistan, Iraq, Central Intelligence Agency
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March of Dimes celebrates 75 years
It was all about the babies today in the Roanoke Valley. Hundreds came out to the Salem Civic Center to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes. This year's goal is to raise $120,000. This year, UnitedHealthCare of Roanoke donated 10-...
Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Ceremonies, Culture, Arts and Culture, Premature Birth
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More Than 4,000 Walk For March Of Dimes At Rentschler Field
The March of Dimes has raised $328,000 to date thanks in part to over 4,000 residents who participated in a fundraiser Sunday morning at Rentschler field. The ongoing March for Babies event includes nine walk fundraisers in Connecticut split between the...
Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), NBC (tv network), Aetna Inc., Hospitals and Clinics
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Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill
SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...
Tags: J. J. Stokes, Sports, Lawyers, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers
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Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'
About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Cambridge (England), Science, Religion and Belief, Values
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