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Nonprofit spotlight: More than fluff, arts make an impact
Art. Some people think that art is not a necessary part of life — it’s “fluff,” something that can be easily dropped from school curriculum, not necessary to receive funding at the local, state or national level and is not anything...Tags: Education, Arts, Health and Medical Professionals, Arts and Culture
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The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare
"In Scotland, death is considered imminent; in Canada, it's considered inevitable. In California, death is considered optional." Ian Morrison, a Scottish-born futurist and healthcare consultant, was joking when he said those words. But not entirely....
Tags: Environmental Issues, MRI (imaging), Internists, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments
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Overwhelming response
A few weeks ago, several churches and individuals in the Shanksville area were asked to donate used crutches, walkers, wheelchairs, braces, Ace bandages, etc., to travel with our daughter, Kaitlyn Walker, a physical therapy graduate student at Saint ...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Education, Dominican Republic, Health Treatments
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Terps freshman Seth Allen battled back from brutal injury
It was a September day in 2007 and Seth Allen was riding his bicycle around his suburban Virginia neighborhood the same way he now plays basketball for Maryland — with speed and flair, but also a hint of youthful recklessness. Allen wasn't holding...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Comcast Center (arena), College Football, Basketball, Virginia Cavaliers
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4 running for 3 Homer library board seats
Four candidates are running for three four-year terms on the Homer Township Public Library Board of Trustees in the April 9 election. The Tribune asked the candidates to share some biographical information and to answer this question: What is the...
Tags: Elections, Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Health Treatments, Libraries
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Jessamine community honors injured Marine at ground-breaking
news@jessaminejournal.comMore than 100 community members gathered on a chilly and windy Thursday morning to honor a man — a Marine — most had never met, and whose story most had never heard. Matthew Bradford was 20 years old when, in January 2007, an improvised...Tags: Amputation, Human Interest, Iraq, Health Treatments, Russ Meyer
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Good balance and strength help decrease the risk of falling
According to the Center for Disease Control, each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls. Falling can cause moderate to serious injuries, including head injuries and hip fractures, and can increase the risk of dying. "When an elderly...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Injuries and Wounds, Broken Hip, Health and Medical Professionals
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What to do when vertigo knocks you off balance
Once you've experienced it you don't forget it, vertigo that is. Vertigo is a symptom of a balance disorder and it is most typically felt as brief, intense movement in the head or in many cases felt as "the spins" upon movement. It's a symptom that can...Tags: Symptoms, National Institutes of Health, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Northwestern University
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ROUNDUP: Local high school athletes sign on to play in college; Virginia Tech, UVA announce football recruits
High school athletes from across the area are signing on to play at the college level. Here is a running story of athletes who have signed on, and football players that have signed at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Blacksburg Geinda...
Tags: Caves and Caverns, Armed Conflicts, Track and Field, College Football, Philadelphia Eagles
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Life Skill #172: How to wrap an ankle
There are two reasons to wrap an ankle. The most common is to prevent a sprain, but it can also be done post-injury for support. David Leigh has been wrapping ankles for more than 35 years, more than 100,000 ankles in all by his estimate. A professor in...Tags: Skin Rash, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy
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Easter Seals closing Franklin Co. offices
waynesboro@herald-mail.comEaster Seals will be closing its offices in Franklin County, Pa., leaving patients in search of new places to obtain hearing aids, physical therapy, speech services and occupational therapy. Easter Seals announced in a news release Wednesday it intends...Tags: Autism, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Easter Seals, Health Treatments, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Breaking a leg, almost
Allynne Noelle was portraying a Turning Girl in "Symphony in 3 Movements" when she snapped her Lisfranc ligament. With adrenaline coursing through her veins, the Huntington Beach-born ballerina didn't discover her injury until she fell out of bed the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Dance, Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment, Physical Therapy
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