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Apples can help fight cancer, lower cholesterol
FARGO, N.D. - “That apple tree is amazing. Look at this apple!” my older daughter exclaimed as she held up a large, bright red apple. She had just come inside after using our apple picker to pluck some of the brightest red fruits high in the tree in our...Tags: Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Dietary Fiber, Diabetes, Lung Cancer
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William (Bill) Rhoads, 93, Silver Spring, Md.
RHOADS William (Bill) Rhoads, 93, Silver Spring, Md., an electronics technician, retired from the Naval Ordinance Laboratory, died at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, from colon cancer complications on Sept. 3, 2012. A native of Pine Hill, Somerset...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Somerset County (Maryland), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Craig R. Unruh, advertising executive
Craig R. Unruh, an advertising executive and avid waterfowl hunter, died Sept. 14 of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. He was 61. Mr. Unruh was born in Baltimore and raised on Tunbridge Road in Homeland. He was a 1969 graduate of St. Paul's...Tags: Sports, Lacrosse, University of Maryland, College Park
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It's A Medical Nightmare: A 24-year-old Man Endures 350 Surgeries Since Childhood
AP Chief Medical WriterIt's a medical nightmare: a 24-year-old man endures 350 surgeries since childhood to remove growths that keep coming back in his throat and have spread to his lungs, threatening his life. Now doctors have found a way to help him by way of a scientific...Tags: Chemotherapy, Research, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Leukemia
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Down the Lane: Walking for Life
Last week I attended the cancer survivor recognition events. On Thursday evening, I went to the dinner that was given in honor of those who have or had cancer in Clark County. On Friday evening, I attended the Relay for Life and walked in the survivors...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Relay for Life, Health Treatments, Leukemia, Cancer
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Global cancer cases seen surging 75 percent by 2030
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The number of people with cancer is set to surge by more than 75 percent across the world by 2030, with particularly sharp rises in poor countries as they adopt unhealthy "Westernised" lifestyles, a study said on Friday. Many...Tags: Science and Technology, Prostate, Lung Cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, Liver Cancer
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Gene patent case could impact patients, research
Every time a woman is tested for gene mutations linked to significantly higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer, her blood is sent to a lab in Utah. That's because Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics Inc. owns the patents to the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2...
Tags: Lawyers, Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ovarian Cancer, Biotechnology Industry
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Review: The King's Men rule at the Gibson
It’s not easy to outdo Kirk Franklin. A major presence in gospel music since the mid 1990s, Franklin is known for his intensity on stage. He doesn’t sing a lot, but as a bandleader in the old-school Cab Calloway mode he does pretty much...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Cab Calloway, Luther Vandross, Lady Gaga
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Research buzz: 'Provocative questions' about cancer to be answered?
Description: Two Johns Hopkins University scientists were awarded one of the National Cancer Institute's first grants intended to answer what it calls "provocative questions" in cancer research. They will receive more than $500,000 over a year as they...Tags: Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Research, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses
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Dennis C. Kain, BSO timpanist
Dennis C. Kain, longtime Baltimore Symphony Orchestra principal timpanist, whose career spanned more than four decades, died Saturday of colon cancer at his Hamilton home. He was 73.
"Dennis was not only a wonderful musician and timpanist, but also a...Tags: Entertainment, Hamilton, Staten Island (New York City), Manhattan (New York City), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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New program shows what high school sports are all about
The fall scholastic sports season is well under way and in every corner of the Valley, in every sport, kids are competing for wins and championships. But this year most of our area high school teams are learning that sports is not just about winning....Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Pen Argyl, State University of New York, Lehigh University, Nazareth
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If that don't beat all
Well, if that don't beat all! Durn the luck, but my brain cavity couldn't see the trees for the forest. I guess I should have remembered the advice from the “Song of the Lazy Farmer,” who used to espouse sitting back and relaxing and letting life's...Tags: Beet Tops, Greens, Beets, Healthy Diet, High Blood Pressure
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