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Sandy Hook group launches anti-violence initiative
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do...
Tags: Jack Markell, Mental Health, Politics, Joe Biden, Adam Lanza
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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
CHICAGO (AP) — One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state. Autistic kids like...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Parenting, Culture, Yale University
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Rare HIV transmission changed transplant practice
CHICAGO (AP) — The rare transmission of HIV through transplanted organs to four Chicago-area patients made headlines in 2007. A new study says it also caused some U.S. transplant surgeons to limit their use of organs from high-risk donors such...Tags: Minority Groups, Surgery, Diseases and Illnesses, Charity, HIV
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Poorest poor in U.S. hits new record: 1 in 15 people
Associated Press ReportersWASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and...Tags: Immigration, Minority Groups, Rentals, Media Industry, Career and Workplace
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Hopkins students notable in their absence in Charles Village
Loading his earthly belongings into a laundry cart that he rented from Campus Services, Johns Hopkins University freshman Austin Dennis made several trips from his dormitory room to his car on residential Greenway at North Charles Street, opposite the...
Tags: Rentals, Union Memorial Hospital, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), St. Paul Street, Colleges and Universities
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Marc Duvoisin named L.A. Times managing editor
Readers' Representative JournalA message to the newsroom from Editor Davan Maharaj: I’m pleased to announce that Marc Duvoisin is the new managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. As you know, this announcement is a long time coming. It reflects months of...... -
Hopkins gun research is not biased
In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...
Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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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...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, National Institutes of Health, Internists, Colleges and Universities, Harvard University
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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: Human Interest, Biotechnology Industry, George W. Bush, Genetic Condition, Entertainment Events
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Highlights from Johns Hopkins conference call
In light of Johns Hopkins president Ronald J. Daniels accepting the recommendation of a seven-member special committee to explore joining a conference, university athletic director Tom Calder and men’s lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala participated...
Tags: ESPNU (tv network), Lacrosse, Sports, ESPN (tv network)
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Laws, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Daniel Webster
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Parties and Movements, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Politics, Judges
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