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Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies
C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...
Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tobacco Addiction, Health and Safety at School, Bob Dole, Philosophy
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Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are. The study — by the AARP, the government and...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Medical Research, American Heart Association
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'Amazing' therapy destroys leukemia in 3 patients
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia. It involves turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy cancer cells. It's only been done in three...Tags: Health, Brain, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up. Upset that doctors did not make that risk clear, his mother, Christine, tracked down...Tags: Surgery, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Medical Research
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Newt Gingrich prepares for likely White House bid
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The biggest obstacle to a Newt Gingrich presidential bid might be Gingrich himself. The twice-divorced former U.S. House speaker has admitted an affair with a former congressional aide who is now his third wife. His career...Tags: Elections, Atlanta, Social Sciences, White House, Newt Gingrich
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Ivanka Trump says she and husband expecting baby
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivanka Trump and her husband are expecting their first child. The "Celebrity Apprentice" co-host announced Friday on Twitter that she's pregnant. In 2009, she married Jared Kushner, a New York real estate scion and publisher of The...Tags: Real Estate, New York Observer, Elections, Politics, Donald Trump
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Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail. Members...Tags: George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, West Virginia, Cultural Development, Gabrielle Giffords
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READER SUBMITTED: Two Kingswood Oxford Seniors Tapped For Special Honors
West HartfordTwo Kingswood Oxford seniors: Stephanie Fagbemi and Brenda Winn, have recently been honored for extraordinary service by prestigious organizations. Winn, daughter of Marcia and Kevin Winn of Newington, is one of four students awarded a $1,000 United...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Racism, Newington, Culture
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Newsmaker Q&A: Pat Halpin-Murphy
Pat Halpin-Murphy is president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition, founded in 1993, is a statewide nonprofit providing public awareness of breast cancer and encouraging increased public and private funding for research,...Tags: Tamoxifen (drug), Medical Research, Angelina Jolie, Plastic Surgery, Breast Cancer
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Gun T-shirt gets Bucks student in trouble
John Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the in-school suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the William Tennent High School senior this week. On Wednesday, Doerffel, 19, was wearing a black T-shirt he said he had...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Bucks County, Students, Freedom of the Press, Politics
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Medical Research, Networking, Teachers, Alzheimer's Disease, Technology
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Hansell resigns as Lehigh County executive
Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly Friday, citing serious health concerns, after having served less than one year in office. Hansell announced Friday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and would resign effectively...
Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Catasauqua, Don Cunningham, Lymphoma, Northampton County (Pennsylvania)
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