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Efforts help leukemia patient and his family
A local teen is fighting to regain his health after being diagnosed with leukemia, and supporters have raised about $60,000 to help pay his and his family's expenses. An avid basketball player and accomplished sailor, Christopher Williford sported a...Tags: Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Health Treatments
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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach
Marissa Eve Ayala, who first drew national attention more than two decades ago as the child who was born to provide her sister a life-saving bone marrow transplant, graduated from Cal State Long Beach this week with a degree in speech pathology. ...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, Culture
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LaVille teachers raising "Pennies for Patients"
It's going to get a little chilly Thursday night, especially for Jodi Kayser and Lacy Buck. The LaVille teachers are spending the evening on the roof of the school for “Pennies for Patients.” The students made their goal of raising $1,600,...
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Ferret out the cause of cat's aggressive behavior ASAP
My Pet WorldThese selected questions were answered by experts attending the 2013 BlogPaws Conference May 16-18 in Tysons Corner, VA. Over 500 pet bloggers and pet writers gathered to learn more about how to educate people about companion animals using social media. I...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Overweight, Steve Dale, Chemical Industry
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Douglas E. Rubeck Sr., 58
Douglas Eugene Rubeck Sr., 58, of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and entered into his eternal home in Heaven. Born July 20, 1954, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of Anna Mae Bartles...
Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Reformed, Hospitals and Clinics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief
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Tattoo artist claims contact with the dead
When Frank Sandoval was 16, his grandmother died. That, he said, was the first time he was contacted by the dead. I dreamed I went back and slid my arms under her, Sandoval said. Then I took her to a doorway. And when I walked through to a bright... -
Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival
Reuters(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not...Tags: Oncology, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Food and Drug Administration, Cancer
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St. Augustine Prep graduates 'exit as men to serve,' salutatorian says
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP -- The 173 members of St. Augustine Prep's Class of 2013 received their diplomas Sunday, joined by several members of the Class of 1963 -- the school's first graduating class. "It is hoped that the seeds of Augustinian spirit...Tags: Dominican Republic, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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McClintock to question status quo in bid for mayor
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.Philip G. McClintock said what makes him the best candidate for mayor of the City of Pottsville is his instinct to question the status quo. "It's my core belief that the system isn't perfect. Sometimes things are done over and over again and we don't...Tags: Primaries, Media Industry, Business, Local Government, Politics
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Charity's investment a prescription for profits for drug maker
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhat happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Trials, Colleges and Universities, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Medicare
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Greencastle Relay for Life is a time to 'celebrate, remember and to fight back'
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comTina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of...Tags: Schools, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elementary Schools, American Cancer Society, Cancer
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HCC graduate aims to 'pay it forward'
alnotarianni@aol.comWhen Kathy McKenzie took to the podium Saturday to present graduate remarks at the Hagerstown Community College 66th Commencement, she said she was there as the result of a life change that made her want to “pay it forward.” On March 9, 2004,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Marketing, Chemotherapy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Cancer
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