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A death from cancer, and a search for answers
Randy White had just buried a daughter, dead at 30 with a brain tumor. Now his other daughter had been diagnosed with growths in her abdomen.
When doctors told White in 2009 that their conditions were likely caused by something in their environment,...Tags: Skin Cancer, Brain, Health and Safety at School, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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HIV/AIDS population aging
When Malcolm Coley was diagnosed with HIV, he began preparing to die.
The Baltimore man, a former heroin user who suspects he contracted the virus by sharing needles, packed his bags and moved to Washington to live his last days closer to family.
"I...Tags: AIDS, Diabetes, Heroin, Health, Menopause
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Woman's cancer a factor in complex custody case
Parents diagnosed with cancer commonly fear dying before their children have grown. But an unusual child custody battle in North Carolina has raised another troubling concern: Can the illness be used against the sick parent?
The ongoing case, which has...Tags: CNN (tv network), Mass Media, Emergency Planning, Giordano's Enterprises Inc., Child Development
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Cancer cluster not shown near Fort Detrick, says state
Neighbors of Fort Detrick were not diagnosed with cancer in greater numbers than the broader population of Frederick County during the period for which data are available, state health officials told the community Monday. But local activists said the...Tags: Politics, Frederick County (Maryland), Demonstration, Cancer, Activism
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FDA eyes trial size for Seattle Genetics cancer drug
ReutersSeattle Genetics' experimental cancer drug showed promise in treating two rare types of blood cancer, but the design and size of clinical trials limited conclusions, U.S. drug reviewers said. Food and Drug Administration staff also said the trials for...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Companies and Corporations, Seattle Genetics Incorporated, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Sue Staton: The Dangers of picking berries
Part one of three
I have to begin with my sister. Last Tuesday evening, something possessed her to get on the riding mower and take a little trip. However, that trip ended with a big trip about two and half hours later.
I think she may have decided to...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Hospitals and Clinics, Cell Phones, Health
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PASSINGS: Harry Lawenda, Axel Axgil, Phyllis Love
Harry Lawenda
Interior design firm's creative force
Harry Lawenda, 87, an interior designer who was the creative force behind the influential Kneedler Fauchere design firm founded by his late wife, Dorothy Kneedler Lawenda, died at his Los Angeles...Tags: Tennessee Williams, Gary Cooper, FBI, House and Home, Gays and Lesbians
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PASSINGS: Wyatt Knight
Wyatt Knight, 56, an actor best known for portraying Tommy Turner in the three "Porky's" films, committed suicide Oct. 25 in Maui, said Eileen O'Farrell, a family spokeswoman.
An autopsy determined that Knight died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound,...Tags: Radiation Therapy, Suicide, Health, Los Angeles Times, Health Treatments
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Windsor-Red Lion First Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Multi-media JournalistHundreds of people gathered at Freysville Park in Windsor Township, York County Friday to participate in Windsor-Red Lion's first annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. Each participant raised money for cancer research that they hope will...Tags: Cancer, Relay for Life, Chemotherapy, Health, Human Interest
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Mary Lacy Fetting, counselor, dies
Mary Lacy Fetting, a retired psychotherapist who counseled the homeless at the Franciscan Center as a volunteer, died of cancer Wednesday at her Guilford home. She was 82.
Born Mary Lacy in Baltimore, she was the daughter of James J. Lacy, an iron...Tags: Pikesville, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Maryland, Elections, Career and Workplace
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Would you take a pay cut to save jobs?
Given the unwelcome choice of a layoff or pay cut, most employees would opt for their pay being trimmed.
That's what some municipal workers say when asked to make that choice. With plunging tax revenues and less help from federal and state governments,...Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Lymphatic System, Florida, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Legislation
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John Marburger III dies at 70; science advisor to President George W. Bush
Physicist John H. Marburger III, who served as President George W. Bush's science advisor at a time when most researchers considered science to be under attack by the government, died July 28 at his home in Port Jefferson, N.Y. He was 70 and had non-...Tags: Science, State University of New York, Elections, Port Jefferson, Princeton University
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