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    Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Boston's beloved day, dissolved in chaos and tears

    BOSTON (AP) — It dawned chilly, clear and blue, a parsimonious but perfect serving of New England springtime that — because it came on the third Monday in April — unquestionably called for a celebration.
    BOSTON (AP) — It dawned chilly, clear and blue, a parsimonious but perfect serving of New England springtime that — because it came on the third Monday in April — unquestionably called for a celebration. The kind of morning just...

    Tags: Boston Marathon, Running, Spring Break, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    2. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| AM News

  2. Feds seek suspects, motive in Boston Marathon bombings

    BOSTON — FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing, while a doctor treating the wounded said one of the victims was maimed by what looked like ball bearings or BBs.
    Associated Press
    BOSTON — FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing, while a doctor treating the wounded said one of the...

    Tags: Starbucks Corp., Bombings, Running, Politics, FBI

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. UPDATED: 3 dead, more than 140 injured in Boston bombings

    BOSTON — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that...

    Tags: Running, FBI, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Road Running, Barack Obama

    4. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Deadly explosions throw Boston Marathon into chaos

    BOSTON — Two crude but deadly bombs ripped through crowds at the Boston Marathon on Monday, turning the finish line into a scene of chaos and carnage, killing 3, injuring at least 140 and closing down parts of central Boston.
    BOSTON — Two crude but deadly bombs ripped through crowds at the Boston Marathon on Monday, turning the finish line into a scene of chaos and carnage, killing 3, injuring at least 140 and closing down parts of central Boston. The back-to-back...

    Tags: Running, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Road Running, Barack Obama

    5. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 300 Baltimore medical students learn their professional fate on 'Match Day'

    Vernissia Tam gulped down half a glass of champagne at noon Friday and prepared to scream. She was about to find out what kind of doctor she would become, and where she would train.
    Vernissia Tam gulped down half a glass of champagne at noon Friday and prepared to scream. She was about to find out what kind of doctor she would become, and where she would train. "No peeking," a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine official...

    Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Teaching and Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Colleges and Universities

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Videos illuminate realities of end-stage procedures

    End-of-life choices and treatment decisions are rarely discussed in the medical community, despite expert advice meant to encourage communication, studies suggest. As a result, many patients spend their final days receiving invasive treatments that they might not have chosen if they had known more about them.
    End-of-life choices and treatment decisions are rarely discussed in the medical community, despite expert advice meant to encourage communication, studies suggest. As a result, many patients spend their final days receiving invasive treatments that they...

    Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Medical Research, Internists, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Hospitals and Clinics

    7. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Some mothers can't breast-feed

    After struggling to breast-feed her first two children, Nyssa Retter was determined to do better with her third.
    After struggling to breast-feed her first two children, Nyssa Retter was determined to do better with her third. She gave birth without painkillers, which may make newborns slightly drowsy. She chose a free-standing birth center staffed with lactation-...

    Tags: Sjogren's Syndrome, University of Colorado Denver, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost

    In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery works so well in helping people lose weight is because it causes changes in the mix of bacteria in our bellies.
    In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...

    Tags: Obesity, Science and Technology, Weight, Overweight, Weight Loss

    9. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Workplaces can be good weight-loss sites, researchers say

    Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report.
    Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report. Among the people who signed up for a six-month program at two Boston-area workplaces, the average weight loss was more than 17 pounds; among...

    Tags: Obesity, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Weight, Overweight

    10. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Wait a minute: Is that patient really unconscious?

    For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she doesn’t retain any memory of the procedure taking place.
    For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she...

    Tags: Heart Surgery, Electroencephalography, Boston, Procedural Sedation, Medical Procedures and Tests

    11. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Email reminders encourage end-of-life talks

    (Reuters) - Email alerts may encourage cancer doctors to talk with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life wishes and to record those preferences in their medical records, according to a U.S. study.
    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Email alerts may encourage cancer doctors to talk with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life wishes and to record those preferences in their medical records, according to a U.S. study. Oncologists who were reminded each time one...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Boston, Lung Cancer

    12. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of homeless deaths

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless residents of Boston released on Monday.
    Reuters
    BOSTON (Reuters) - Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless residents of Boston released on Monday. The finding...

    Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Medical Research, Internal Medicine, AIDS, Arthritis

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