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READER SUBMITTED: LIVERide Motorcycle Poker Run
East HartfordThe American Liver Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on promoting liver health and disease prevention announces its first ever LIVERide Charity Poker Run sponsored by Gengras Harley-Davidson, Trantolo & Trantolo, Clear Channel Radio and...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Harley-Davidson Inc., Disease Prevention, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Morton's The Steakhouse
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Miles apart, except in their hearts
Had he not left the Halloween party early or had she not given into her friends' pleas to hit one more bar, it's unclear how Daniel Bujas and Aline Fernandes might have met. As it happened, late that October night in 2008, Bujas was waiting on the Damen...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Brazil, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Wicker Park, Halloween
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Science, Biotechnology Industry, Medical Research, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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Family files claim in death of man beaten by officers
The family of a man who died after being beaten by Kern County Sheriff's deputies and attacked by a police dog have filed a federal civil rights claim against the officers involved, the department and other agencies, a precursor to a lawsuit. The...Tags: Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Accidental Death, Witnesses, Alcohol Addiction
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Deaths from SARS-like coronavirus rise to 28 in Saudi Arabia
dpaRIYADH, Saudi Arabia Two more people have died in Saudi Arabia from the SARS-like coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Saturday, bringing to 28 the number of deaths from the respiratory illness in the kingdom. The two male victims were foreigners...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Germany, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations
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Negrini overcomes disease, finds comfort zone with Peninsula Pilots
HAMPTON — Just two years ago, Jordan Negrini couldn't help but wonder if he'd ever be the same baseball player he was growing up, when he was one of the rare kids people buzzed about when he stepped on the diamond in his home state of Hawaii....Tags: Baseball, Washington Nationals, Baseball Statistics, Wars and Interventions, Pacific Ocean
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Millard H. Rock
janeth@herald-mail.comMillard “Sam” Rock raised four daughters and was a father figure to many over the years. His sunny disposition reflected his boundless faith, which he was eager to talk about with everyone he met. “He influenced so many people’s...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood, The Herald-Mail, Chemotherapy, Foods and Beverages
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Consumer Reports: Tests Show Ground Turkey Bacteria Resistant To Antibiotics
In its first lab analysis of ground turkey products, Consumer Reports found potential disease-causing organisms in most of the samples it tested, more than half of which proved resistant to more than three antibiotic drug classes. Consumer Reports tested...Tags: Salmonella Infection, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Staphylococcal Infection , Health and Safety at School
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Get out of your gardening rut and plant something new
Too often we fall into a gardening rut — planting the same annuals in the same spot, growing the same varieties of vegetables, using the same plants our neighbors have in the landscape. There are plenty of opportunities, large and small, to exercise...Tags: Agriculture, Inventories, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tools, Strawberries
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Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase
Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase, a retired internist who served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, died June 9 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Somerford Place, a Frederick assisted-living facility. He was 90. The son of Harry...
Tags: Loyola University Maryland, Health and Medical Professionals, Histoplasmosis , National Institutes of Health, Christianity
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Nursing Home Fined After Four Die From Pneumonia, Following Virus Outbreak
The Hartford CourantA Durham nursing home has been fined $2,000 for lapses in patient care in connection with an outbreak of viral respiratory illnesses at the home in April, in which four patients died of pneumonia. Nearly half of the home's 43 residents were sickened...Tags: Danbury, Relief and Aid Organizations, Alzheimer's Disease, Pneumonia, Fines
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EU regulator advises caution on painkiller diclofenac
ReutersLONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Europe's drugs agency warned on Friday that use of the common painkiller diclofenac, especially in high doses, carries extra heart attack risks which should be taken into consideration by doctors prescribing the drug. While it...Tags: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Merck & Company Incorporated, High Blood Pressure, Stroke
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