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Treatment, medicine changes help preemies' outlook
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The baby girl is small. Tiny. She has a big pink flower on her little head, and you'd swear she's smiling. Although she was born three months premature, Raela (pronounced RAY-luh) Ruchell Loe has plenty to smile about....Tags: Viagra (drug), Premature Birth, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses, Hemorrhaging
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Louisville guard Ware upbeat despite broken leg
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Injured Louisville guard Kevin Ware will travel to the Final Four on his crutches and expects to be a big presence for the Cardinals. Cleared by doctors Wednesday to accompany Louisville to Atlanta, the sophomore told The...
Tags: Broken Leg, Michelle Obama, Kobe Bryant, Louisville Cardinals, Lucas Oil Stadium
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Rare form of macular degeneration dims man's sight but not his work ethic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Driving to his company's Granger office one day, Niel Makielski noticed the telephone poles along the road seemed to be warping as he passed them. The chief of his company's small maintenance department and a "fix-it" guy all his life,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Employment, Retraining, Macular Degeneration, Hospitals and Clinics
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Local rescue group giving Gretta hope
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterHeartland Small Animal Rescue answered a plea on June 8 to rescue a severely neglected dog from a high-kill northwest Indiana animal shelter. “Our president at Heartland got an e-mail plea from a shelter in northwest Indiana,” said Emily...Tags: Facebook, Blood
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SPECIAL REPORT: Man's best friend...and so much more
WSBT-TV ReporterHe has soulful brown eyes, unwavering confidence and he’s the reason Kelly Holland keeps going … literally. “He sleeps beside my bed, on my side of the bed,” Holland said. “When I get up, he gets up. When I go somewhere he...Tags: Seizures, Alzheimer's Disease, Netherlands
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New York says breaks cigarette-smuggling ring linked to militants
Reuters(Reuters) - Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to...Tags: Immigration, Prosecution, Police Arrests, Holidays, Trials
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Immigration, Prosecution, Police Arrests, Holidays, Trials
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All eyes on Te'o at Chargers rookie minicamp
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT Rookies D.J.Fluker, Steve Williams and Keenan Allen were there -- for real. But few took much notice of those highly touted rookies at San Diego Chargers rookie camp. All eyes for...Tags: Rex Hadnot, Jackie Battle, Atari Bigby, Mike McCoy, Derek Cox
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Des Plaines, Niles, Park Ridge police blotter: May 13
The following items were taken from police reports. Des Plaines •Police say an unknown offender stole an ultrasound machine from a warehouse on the 1300 block of South Mount Prospect Road. The machine, imported from France, was scheduled to be...
Tags: Crimes, Theft, Police Arrests, Car Tires, Crime, Law and Justice
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Listie man's legally blind journey testimony to God's glory
Daily American Staff WriterAfter spending decades working in the deep coal mines in Somerset County, Johnny Fritz began driving truck for Pile's Concrete Production Co. of Friedens in 2005. The Somerset County native had no way of anticipating that two years later he would drive...Tags: Religion and Belief, Chickenpox, Viral Diseases and Infections, Friedens, Cirrhosis
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Dining in the Dark an eye-opening experience
waynesboro@herald-mail.comDonning blindfolds and eating without the sense of sight Sunday opened some diners’ eyes to the challenges experienced by visually impaired individuals. “It gives you a new appreciation for what people who can’t see go through,”...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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READER SUBMITTED: ESPN And Teacher Honored At CRIS Radio's Annual Gala
WindsorCRIS Radio honored ESPN as its Business of the Year and William Webb as its Educator of the Year at CRIS Radio's 3rd Annual Dining and Dancing in the Dark on April 27 at The Hartford Club. ESPN was recognized for improving access to sports news for...Tags: Human Interest, Newspaper and Magazine, Radio, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Teaching and Learning
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