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Health Technology Park In Connecticut Could Create Thousands Of Jobs
The Hartford CourantA $368 million health technology park — anchored by a cancer treatment center — could create as many as 2,500 jobs to north central Connecticut in the next five years, the project's developers say. The developers of ProTech Park said they...Tags: Boston, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Research and Development, Enfield, Radiation Therapy
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ReutersThe Sports Xchange 05/17/2013 NFL Note - New England Patriots Gronkowski, Rob TE Rob Gronkowski is expected to undergo a fourth surgery next week to replace a plate inserted into the left forearm that was broken during a game in November, according to...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, Jason Campbell, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts
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Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study. The researchers write...Tags: Internists, Boston, Anemia, Internal Medicine, Medical Specialization
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Google CEO Larry Page explains health issues that plague his voice, says he is fit for work
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential company....Tags: Health, Larry Page, Harvard Medical School, Google+, Steve Jobs
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Victorino cleared to return, Ross to DL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster. Ross...Tags: Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Craig Breslow, AAA, Toronto Blue Jays
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Victorino cleared to play Tuesday
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Victorino cleared to play Tuesday Boston Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino was cleared to return to the lineup Tuesday after undergoing an examination as Massachusetts General Hospital. The team announced Victorino was cleared but...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa, Hospitals and Clinics, Shane Victorino
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MLB roundup: Tigers' Jackson put on disabled list
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Tigers' Jackson put on disabled list A day after being rested with a right hamstring injury, Detroit Tigers center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move was...Tags: New York Yankees, Brennan Boesch, Jake Westbrook, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball
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USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA
In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease,...
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READER SUBMITTED: PayHub Runs for Vets In Boston
AvonOn Saturday, May 4, PayHub's Senior Vice President, Austin Peterson and her friend, Caitlin Macy, along with about 2,000 eager runners and walkers, participated Boston's fourth 9K Run-Walk to Home Base. Thousands of family, friends and spectators...Tags: Fenway Park, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), NESN, Sports, Hospitals and Clinics
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29-Year-Old Woman Dies In Suffield House Fire
The Hartford CourantA 29-year-old woman died in a fire that destroyed a home at 1489 Mapleton Ave. Wednesday night. The victim has been identified as Christina Laggis-White, fire officials said Thursday. Two people – fire officials said they were the woman's...Tags: Suffield, Boston, Hospitals and Clinics, Fires
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Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food
The Hartford CourantThe recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Genetic Engineering, Health Organizations
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Woman gives kidney to stranger
After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North...
Tags: Sepsis, Renal Failure, Dialysis, Human Interest
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