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Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
BOSTON (AP) — In a rebuttal to the terrorists and a tribute to stellar medical care, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts one week ago who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive. That includes...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Shootings, Sports
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4 hospitalized by bag odor at Boston airport
BOSTON (AP) — A noxious odor coming from a passenger's bag at Boston's Logan International Airport sent four Transportation Security Administration officials to the hospital. Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella says the odor was noticed at about 8 a....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, United Air Lines, Health, Delta Air Lines, Transportation Security Administration
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Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J
BOSTON (AP) — Researchers are making progress on a blood test that can spot a single cancer cell among a billion healthy ones. The health care company Johnson & Johnson says it will join scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, where the test...Tags: Colon, Breast, Colonoscopy, Medical Research, Human Body
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UConn Rallies From 7-0 Deficit To Beat South Florida, 8-7
The Hartford CourantSenior designated hitter Stanley Paul of Stamford scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a wild pitch as the UConn baseball team rallied from a 7-0 deficit to beat South Florida in a winners' bracket game of the Big East Conference...Tags: South Florida Bulls, Louisville Cardinals, Connecticut Huskies, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Swimming
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Online tool reduces inappropriate medical tests
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A web-based decision-making tool that alerts heart doctors when diagnostic tests would not be useful for a specific patient can curb wasteful procedures, according to a new study. "This educational tool helps doctors determine...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Radiology, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology
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Labs reject dramatic findings on cancer drug in Alzheimer's mice
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists say a dramatic result last year suggesting that a cancer drug already approved by U.S. regulators could quickly clear out Alzheimer's plaques in mice was too good to be true. The study, published last year in the...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Food and Drug Administration, Skin Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research
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Health Technology Park In Connecticut Could Create Thousands Of Jobs
The Hartford CourantA $368 million health technology park — anchored by a cancer treatment center — could create as many as 2,500 jobs to north central Connecticut in the next five years, the project's developers say. The developers of ProTech Park said they...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Technology, Research and Development, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Report: Gronkowski set for fourth surgery
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Report: Gronkowski set for fourth surgery New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is expected to undergo a fourth surgery next week to replace a plate inserted into the left forearm that was broken during a game in November,...Tags: New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Orthopedic Surgery, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts
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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Consumer Goods Industries, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, Technology
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Victorino cleared to return, Ross to DL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster. Ross...Tags: Concussion, Will Middlebrooks, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Felix Doubront, Joel Hanrahan
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Victorino cleared to play Tuesday
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Victorino cleared to play Tuesday Boston Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino was cleared to return to the lineup Tuesday after undergoing an examination as Massachusetts General Hospital. The team announced Victorino was cleared but...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Shane Victorino, Hospitals and Clinics, Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays
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MLB roundup: Tigers' Jackson put on disabled list
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Tigers' Jackson put on disabled list A day after being rested with a right hamstring injury, Detroit Tigers center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move was...Tags: Jake Westbrook, Don Kelly, New York Mets, Baseball, Houston Astros
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