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Be aware of high nitrates in forages this summer
Let's take a momentary break from animal subjects to talk about plants. Let's pretend you're an alfalfa plant in the middle of a central South Dakota field. Dry conditions have made it tough on you and your brethren lately. The first part of the...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Blood
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Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: Bone Marrow, African Americans, Diseases and Illnesses, Heroism, Blood
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The reality of 'low T'
A middle-aged man goes to see his doctor, complaining of a host of vague symptoms: He's lethargic, somewhat depressed and feeling a little anxious about his manliness.
Could he just need a boost of testosterone, the vital sex hormone produced by the...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Healthy Diet, Food and Drug Administration, Overweight, Diseases and Illnesses
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Robin Roberts has MDS: What is it?
Good Morning America host Robin Roberts told viewers in an emotional announcement this morning that she has the rare disorder myelodysplastic syndromes. She will soon get a bone marrow transplant from her older sister. It's probably fair to say that...
Tags: Bone Marrow, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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The Immune System
If you raise livestock, you have hopefully, at some point, vaccinated them. But do you know the reason why veterinarians recommend that certain vaccines be given at certain times? Here is some insight into how the immune system works and the reasoning...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product Soliris®...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Politics, American Heart Association, Diseases and Illnesses, Litigation and Regulation
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Understanding vegetarianism
South Florida ParentingChildren may choose to become vegetarian for many reasons: cultural norm, a relative or friend is a vegetarian, weight loss, health reasons, concern about animal rights, etc. But what if you’re concerned your child may not get the proper nutrition...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Calcium, Nutrition, Healthy Diet, Vitamin D
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Magic founder Pat Williams is battling cancer like an All-Star
All of this exposure and economic impact.
All of the hype and the hoopla.
All of the celebrities and festivities.
All because this man believed.
All because Pat Williams believed in Orlando.
Believed in Magic.
And now, as Orlando gets ready to...Tags: Bone Marrow, Dwight Howard, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Lifetime (tv network)
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New equipment available at local cancer treatment center
Summit Cancer and Hematology Services, an affiliate of Summit Health, has installed a complete blood count (CBC) instrument inside their medical oncology office at 755 Norland Ave., Chambersburg. With the new CBC instrument in-house, patients will no...Tags: Cancer, Oncology, Health, Human Body, Blood
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Church gives Easter surprise to eight-year-old with bone marrow transplant
Lexy Becker woke up to an early Eastersurprise Saturday morning after going to sleep in her own bed for the first time in seven months. Lexy, who has been in Minnesota since September for her leukemia treatments, discovered that her backyard and front...
Tags: Lutheranism, Bone Marrow, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Canine blood donors can save the lives of more than 40 dogs
marieg@herald-mail.comThere's a golden retriever, an English springer spaniel, a Doberman and a handful of mixed breeds. But several times a year, they all become blood hounds. The dogs are part of a program that gives the gift of life to an injured or sick animal. They are...Tags: Chemicals, Vaccines, Chemical Industry, Health, Charity
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George B. Rathmann dies at 84; co-founder of biotech giant Amgen
George B. Rathmann, a far-sighted entrepreneur whose small team of talented scientists created two blockbuster drugs that helped turn his upstart Thousand Oaks firm, Amgen Inc., into the world's most successful biotech company, died Sundayat his Palo Alto...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Chemotherapy, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Biotechnology, Chemical Industry
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