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Notre Dame grad astronaut making video call to Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana native and Notre Dame graduate who's commanding the International Space Station will be making a very long distance video call to the Indiana Statehouse. Astronaut Kevin Ford is scheduled to speak from Earth orbit...
Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame
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Mr. Food dies at 81
Art Ginsburg, the delightfully dorky television chef known as Mr. Food, died at his home in Weston, Fla., Wednesday following a struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Ginsburg — who enticed viewers for decades with a can-do focus on easy...
Tags: Celebrities, Rachael Ray, Cooking Shows (genre), Food Network (tv network), Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by...
Tags: Gloria Steinem, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Stanford University, Kennedy Space Center, Applied Physics
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Family, Granger community stunned over double drownings
WSBT-TV ReporterLess than 24 hours after police cars, fire trucks and ambulances lit up the quiet Brendon Hills neighborhood in Granger, people who live on Glen Arbor Court were still trying to comprehend what happened. “I think anyone with small children or...Tags: Relay for Life, Emergency Health Procedures, Accidental Death
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Funeral arrangements set for Notre Dame administrator who drowned in pool
GRANGER – Funeral arrangements have been made for the victims of an accidental drowning in Granger late last week. 55-year-old David Prentkowski and his 18-month-old granddaughter Charlotte Chelminiak were found in the family pool Thursday. Formal...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Death rate for lung cancer among women declines
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It's a small decline, says the nation's annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year....Tags: Breast, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Breast Cancer, Washington, DC
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Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to theiPod andiPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Apple...Tags: Marketing, Computers, Computers and Software, Colleges and Universities, Services and Shopping
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Religion and Belief, Ovarian Cancer
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Nursing
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READER SUBMITTED: Abelon Memorial Walk
East HartfordOn May 19, CIBA students walked for a cure in support of the Michael Abelon Memorial Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Mr. Michael Abelon was a highly respected science educator at East Hartford High School and a co-founder of the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), East Hartford, Students, Education
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mammogram, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Celebrities
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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: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, National Institutes of Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Queens (New York City)
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