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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  1. Waking up to anesthesia: What happens when you go under?

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    http://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When you face surgery, you may have many concerns. One common worry is about going under anesthesia. Will you lose consciousness? How will you feel afterward? Is it safe? Every day, about 60,000 people nationwide have...

    Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Science and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  2. EPA targets Beck's Lake for possible cleanup

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed</span><span style="font-size: small;"> adding Beck's Lake to the National Priority List (NPL) of hazardous</span><span style="font-size: small;"> sites in need of further investigation for possible Superfund</span><span style="font-size: small;"> designation.</span>
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    SOUTH BEND -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed adding Beck's Lake to the National Priority List (NPL) of hazardous sites in need of further investigation for possible Superfund designation. Located at West Washington and North...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics

    3. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Women's brains more likely than men's to respond to crying babies

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Why do kids grow up to cry &ldquo;Mommy&rdquo; more often than &ldquo;Daddy&rdquo;? The National Institutes of Health has an answer: The wailing of a hungry infant is less likely to bother a man than a woman.
    WASHINGTON – Why do kids grow up to cry “Mommy” more often than “Daddy”? The National Institutes of Health has an answer: The wailing of a hungry infant is less likely to bother a man than a woman. In an experiment, 18...

    Tags: Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Family

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Science

    5. May 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Lutherville home. He was 53.
    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

    Tags: Medical Research, Internists, Stand-up Comedy, Teaching and Learning, Research

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Voice of the People, May. 20

    Cancer research We recently heard the revelation that Angelina Jolie had undergone preventive double mastectomy in order to lessen her chance of developing breast cancer. Her DNA carries a genetic defect in the BRCA1 gene that significantly increases her...

    Tags: Medical Research, Social Issues, Science and Technology, Angelina Jolie, Chemical Industry

    7. May 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Mount Prospect starts free summer walking, nutrition program

    Mount Prospect's public health nurse Jill Heinking said that after discovering far too many of the Latino families she treated were struggling with obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, she launched bilingual education programs targeting these potentially deadly, yet often preventable, illnesses.
    Mount Prospect's public health nurse Jill Heinking said that after discovering far too many of the Latino families she treated were struggling with obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, she launched bilingual education programs targeting these...

    Tags: Health, Diabetes, Overweight, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million

    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal &#8212; the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever.
    The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...

    Tags: Medical Research, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, HIV

    9. May 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. How to defeat Alzheimer's

    Those of us fortunate enough to make it to 80 will have a 50% chance of suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia before we die. And there is currently no known way to reduce the odds or slow the mental deterioration. These grim facts are already a reality to the 5 million Americans living with the disease.
    Those of us fortunate enough to make it to 80 will have a 50% chance of suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia before we die. And there is currently no known way to reduce the odds or slow the mental deterioration. These grim facts...

    Tags: Medical Research, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Science and Technology

    10. May 27, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Researcher gets science moving faster from labs to beds

    As scientific director of Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, Dr. Dan Kelly, 57, is working to make discoveries from the research lab benefit patients faster. His research teams are working on the most disabling health problems plaguing Americans today: obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Kelly came to Sanford-Burnham in 2008 from Washington University School of Medicine.
    As scientific director of Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, Dr. Dan Kelly, 57, is working to make discoveries from the research lab benefit patients faster. His research teams are working on the most disabling health problems...

    Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Science, Hospitals and Clinics, Obesity

    11. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. A smart investment

    The human brain is a marvelous instrument, capable of the subtlest thoughts, feelings and perceptions, and of dreams even the gods might envy. Yet for all our cleverness in other areas, we still know embarrassingly little about how our own brains actually work.
    The human brain is a marvelous instrument, capable of the subtlest thoughts, feelings and perceptions, and of dreams even the gods might envy. Yet for all our cleverness in other areas, we still know embarrassingly little about how our own brains actually...

    Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease

    12. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health on Thursday halted a study testing an experimental HIV vaccine after an independent review board found the vaccine did not prevent HIV infection and did not reduce the amount of HIV in the blood.
    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health on Thursday halted a study testing an experimental HIV vaccine after an independent review board found the vaccine did not prevent HIV infection and did not reduce the amount of HIV in the blood....

    Tags: Medical Research, Common Cold, Trials, Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines

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