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Future wellness efforts may include advice based on genes
As medical advances continue to deliver ever-more effective treatments for symptoms and diseases, some doctors say it's time to focus on keeping people from getting sick in the first place. In other words: Prevention needs to be the priority of the...
Tags: Respiratory Disease, Quitting Smoking, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic
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Announcing the 2013 Nelson Algren Awards
As we launch the 2013 Nelson Algren Short Story Awards Contest, we consider our relationship — as Chicago Tribune journalists — to the world of fiction. Though we are dedicated to the world of fact, we recognize that fiction can help us make...
Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Authors, Education
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Lehigh women's basketball announce coaching changes
The Varsity BlogLehigh women’s basketball head coach Sue Troyan has announced a few changes to the coaching staff as the program heads toward the 2012-13 season. Caitlin Gillard was promoted from director of basketball operations to the second assistant's position.... -
Scientists see AIDS vaccine within reach after decades
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - At an ill-fated press conference in 1984, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler boldly predicted an effective AIDS vaccine would be available within just two years. But a string of failed attempts - punctuated by a...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Vaccines, Research, Genes and Chromosomes, Novartis AG
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Hopkins falls to No. 2 on U.S. News & World Report list
Johns Hopkins Hospital lost its coveted spot as the nation's top-ranked hospital for the first time in 22 years, edged out by Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital in the latest analysis by U.S. News & World Report to be released Tuesday. Hopkins still...
Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Human Interest, Internists, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Kids can overcome allergies by gradually eating foods that cause reactions, study says
Kids who are allergic to foods can overcome their reactions through therapy that involves giving them increasing doses of the specific foods, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and other hospitals. The research adds to...
Tags: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Research, National Institutes of Health, Drugs and Medicines, Allergies
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Cravings could be defeated with two little words
Why is it that we crave chocolate chip cookies rather than chard? Or bread instead of broccoli? Take heart: It's biological. "Our attraction to sweets — and salt, carbohydrates and fat — is hard-wired from the Stone Age," says Dr. David Katz,...
Tags: Obesity, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Houston, Heart Disease, Foods and Beverages
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Arline K. Howdon, Hopkins cytologist
Arline Kaye Howdon, who was chief cytologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was known nationally and internationally for her work in the field of cytopathology and education, died July 20 of lung cancer at her Harper House condominium in Cross Keys.
She...Tags: U.S. Public Health Service, Religion and Belief, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Lung Cancer, Anglicanism
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Sunrise Rotary earns Silver Bell
Rotary International’s coveted Silver Bell award was presented to Burbank Sunrise Rotary for being the best small club in its 33-club district for the past year. The presentation was made at the Rotary District 5260 Conference in North Hollywood...
Tags: Interior Policy, Financial Aid, Japan, Awards and Prizes, Indigenous People
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Family, friends, colleagues remember slain Ellicott City priest
They remembered Mary-Marguerite Kohn's enthusiasm and service, even her style — one mourner recalled "a large, bright yellow brimmed hat, terrific dangling earrings." There was hardly an empty seat Tuesday inside the Cathedral of the Incarnation in...
Tags: Burger King, AIDS, Loyola University Maryland, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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The Rev. Mary-Marguerite Kohn, Episcopal co-rector
Mary-Marguerite Kohn, the popular co-rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church who was an outspoken advocate for social justice, died Saturday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center of gunshot wounds she suffered Thursday in a double shooting at her Ellicott City...Tags: Loyola University Maryland, Shootings, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Colleges and Universities
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Understand realities of a part-time program
You get several advantages from earning your MBA through a part-time program. You can hang on to your job while you get your degree. You earn a salary even as you study. And since you take fewer classes at a time, you're not paying as much tuition all...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, University of California, Los Angeles, New Products, Colleges and Universities
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