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Lawmakers look to repeal Medicare provision aiding Amgen drug
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare-pricing provision in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal that benefits biotech giant Amgen Inc. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed legislation this week to eliminate the exemption for a...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Medicare, The New York Times
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Getting primped for the prom
Lori Hartwell didn't go to her senior prom. Throughout her teenage years, the 46-year-old was on dialysis for chronic kidney disease. Diagnosed at 2 years old, she had two failed kidney transplants before she reached 20. Fourteen years ago, a few...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney Disease, Renal Failure, Jack Black
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Uncircumcised boys and men may face more UTIs
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infections of the kidney, bladder and urethra happen in uncircumcised baby boys at ten times the rate of circumcised boys, and over a lifetime uncircumcised men are four times more likely to experience one, according to a new...Tags: Colleges and Universities, HIV, Medical Research, Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary System
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Allen Grove, 70, of Fort Hill
Allen Grove, 70, of Fort Hill, passed away Dec. 2, 2012 at In Touch Hospice House of Journey's Rest, Somerset. He was born June 30, 1942 in Mill Run, Md., a son of the late Floyd and Thelma (Frazee) Grove. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anna...Tags: Science and Technology
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Four kidney transplants later, Glendale woman gets retail with fundraising
Kidney disease is a chronic condition with no cure, but members of the Glendale-based Renal Support Network don’t let that get them down as they “bead” together for a new fundraiser that’s the brainchild of a local woman who’...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney Disease, Jack Black
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Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients
Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, COPD, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Chemical Industry
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Digest: Danny Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame
Bowling Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame Danny Wiseman of Baltimore, a 12-time PBA Tour winner, was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame along with Doug Kent, the Professional Bowlers Association announced Friday. They will be inducted during the Hall...
Tags: Miller Park, Syracuse Orange, High Blood Pressure, Jamar Beasley, Soccer
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Linda D. Hartle, 60
Linda Hartle of Smithsburg, Md., passed away on Jan. 7, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center after a long courageous battle against kidney disease. Linda’s wish was to help other kidney patients and their struggle against kidney disease. She will...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Former Orioles executive Jim Duquette to donate kidney to daughter
The problems of a 10-year-old sound something like this. "Can I pleeeaaase have an email account?" pleads Lindsey Duquette, jumping up and down in front of her mom, Pam Duquette, in the family kitchen in Sparks. "All my friends have email." It's...
Tags: New York Mets, Steroids, Baseball, Kidney, MLB Network (tv network)
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Big protests arise in Hong Kong over Chinese 'national education'
World NowAs the school year begins in Hong Kong, protesters in the former British colony are rallying against new classes soon to be required by China, deriding them as “brainwashing.”... -
83-year-old who killed 94-year-old roommate gets lifetime probation
L.A. NOWAn 83-year-old man who murdered his 94-year-old roommate while both were recovering from surgery at a Laguna Woods rehabiliation center was sentenced Friday to lifetime probation with a suspended sentence of 16 years.... -
James E. Geffre
Mass of Christian Burial for James E. Geffre, 79, of Aberdeen and formerly of Leola will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Leola, with Father Randy Phillips Celebrant. Burial follows at the church...
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