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Friendly banter marks Battle of the Badges blood-donation event
LEESBURG — There was plenty of good-natured banter during the Battle of the Badges blood-donation event pitting the city Police Department against the Fire Department. Asked if he was for the firefighters, Nicholas Bloom quickly replied, "No."...
Tags: Human Interest
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Allentown councilwoman remains hospitalized in Venezuela
Valley 610As the debate over Allentown’s proposed water and sewer lease heats up, one city council member was conspicuously absent from the board’s meeting Wednesday night. Cynthia Mota, a Democrat who has served on council since she was appointed in... -
Our Town blood drive in honor of local man
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive April 13 in honor of local resident Brian Mahon. This event is to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Galleria Mall in Johnstown, near Aunt Annie’s Pretzels. It is being sponsored by Our Town....Tags: Chemotherapy, Relief and Aid Organizations, Health Treatments, Pancreatic Cancer, American Red Cross
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Quick thinking by Everyday Hero teenager saved brother's life
ewood@ky3.comNo matter where 13-year-old Trey Sturgell goes, 6-year-old Trace is almost never very far behind. He looks up to his big brother, whom he knows as Bubby "I love him,” Trace said on a recent day. One day last August, the brothers were...Tags: Chad, Butterfly Ballots
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Syria's healthcare system in tatters, aid group warns
BEIRUT -- Almost two years of violence have devastated Syria’s once-extensive healthcare system and left many Syrians unable to access even basic services, representatives of the international aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday....Tags: Healthcare Provider, General Practitioners, Injuries and Wounds, United Nations, Hospitals and Clinics
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Pages from the Past: Tour of gold mines in Canada leads to wedding ring for Catonsville woman
An article in the Feb. 15, 1913, edition of The Argus reported on the culmination of a long-distance romance sparked by a meeting during a tour of Canadian gold mines. Three thousand miles across the continent to Tacoma, Wash., Miss Ethel Patterson, of...Tags: Catonsville, Lombard Street, Marriage, Family, Metal and Mineral
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Hepatitis C progress in pipeline
A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis C , Cirrhosis, University of Chicago
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Tony Plakas: Gays finally getting seat at table in Washington
Last week, Tammy Baldwin was sworn in as the first openly gay U. S. senator. If you've ever had the privilege to hear Tammy Baldwin speak in person, you may hear her confess Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first female Vice Presidential...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Matthew Shepard, AIDS, Tammy Baldwin, Boy Scouts of America
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'Moral objection' bill provides out for doctors, questions for patients
Legislation headed to the Michigan House could allow doctors to refuse care to patients because of "moral objections." Senate Bill 975 passed the Senate last week along partisan lines with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposing it....
Tags: Family Planning, Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, Career and Workplace, Family
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HIV testing for all
Early treatment for HIV is more successful than later treatment. But that's not the only reason to praise the recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that doctors should test almost everyone ages 15 to 64 for the virus that causes AIDS....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AIDS, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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More doctors honor religious objections to blood transfusions
As a Jehovah's Witness, Tracy Pickett always has enjoyed knocking on doors and introducing strangers to the tenets of her faith. But by the time she reached her mid-40s, scoliosis made every step excruciating and her spiritual mission impossible. Walking...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago
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Demonstrators draw attention to birth choices
FOX 5 ReporterSAN DIEGO -- About 200 people rallied outside Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla Monday to focus attention on the dangers of C-sections and induced labor. “We're rallying for better births. We're rallying for the mamas,” said Dawn...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Health Procedures, Cesarean Section
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