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Should toddlers be screened for lazy eye?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening one- and two-year-olds for lazy eye can reliably detect children at risk for vision problems, a new study suggests. Researchers found tests by trained volunteers correctly caught a similar proportion of toddlers...Tags: Amblyopia, Science and Technology, University of Missouri
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PASSINGS: Dyer Brainerd Holmes, T.S. Cook, Joel Schaeffer
Dyer Brainerd Holmes NASA manned space flight director Dyer Brainerd Holmes, 91, director of manned space flight for NASA when Americans were making their early forays into space in the early 1960s, died Friday at a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., of...Tags: Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Abusive Behavior, China, NASA, Aerospace Manufacturing
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What will a new hip cost? Few hospitals quote a price, study finds
Only 16% of U.S. hospitals surveyed in a recent study gave a complete price quote for a common hip surgery, highlighting the obstacles many patients face in comparison shopping. Pricing information remains difficult to obtain from medical providers...Tags: Consumers, Washington, DC, American Medical Association, Prices, Hospitals and Clinics
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Costs of hip replacement hard to find, vary widely
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many hospitals are hard-pressed to tell people needing a hip replacement how much their procedure is likely to cost, according to a new study. Even when they can cite prices, going rates for the procedure may vary from...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost
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Eileen H. 'Pat' van Breemen, 88, worked to help children with learning disabilities
Eileen H. "Pat" van Breemen, an advocate for children suffering from learning disabilities and a Wicomico County political activist, died Tuesday, from multiple organ failures, at her Salisbury home.
She had recently celebrated her 88th birthday.
The...Tags: Teachers, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Fort Lauderdale, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Wicomico County
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Nelson Algren Short Story Awards: A look back at a rich history
An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Anglicanism, Teachers, Religion and Belief, Tomatoes
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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Government, Weaponry, Assault, Benjamin L. Cardin, Howard Dean
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Daniel Pink says we're all salesmen in 'To Sell Is Human'
One in nine of us works in sales, according to the U.S. government. The other eight in nine of us work in... sales, according to Daniel Pink. We just don't sell it as such. "They're not stalking customers in a furniture showroom, but they — make...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Chicago Tribune, Realty, David Mamet, High Schools
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What to expect in 2013
A year ago, we predicted President Barack Obama would edge Mitt Romney 48-47 with 286 electoral votes, plus we'd get a Democratic Senate and Republican House; the numbers were a bit off, but who's counting? So plunging past the fiscal cliff, let's...Tags: University of New Hampshire, Barack Obama, Mormonism, Tagg Romney, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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Data: Illinois college students flocking to Missouri
When we decided to look at where Illinois students are going to college – and how that has changed – we didn’t know what we would find. Would there be a small college in Montana suddenly attracting a large number of Illinoisians? Was...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Journalism, University of Missouri
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Has breastfeeding been oversold?
If I could sum up my breast-feeding ordeal in one image, it would be me sitting in a hospital bed with one of my newborn sons cradled in my arms. Above me hovers the lactation consultant, her complexion dewy, her curls buoyant. She clearly hasn't...
Tags: Physiology, Science and Technology, Sociology, Hospitals and Clinics, Research
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Minnesota measuring climate change effects
MILROY, Minn. - Just south of Milroy is an acreage that has belonged to the Hicks family since 1885, but these days the field is wired with electronic instruments that transmit data in real time to the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Weather, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Global Change
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