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Focus on elk as disease persists near Yellowstone
Associated Press WriterFederal officials are considering a tentative proposal that calls for capturing or killing infected elk in Yellowstone National Park to eliminate a serious livestock disease carried by animals in the area. Government agencies have killed more than 6,...Tags: Animals, Hunting, Executive Branch, Nature, Landforms
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Tuning in, not out
Timothy Leary is smiling somewhere. More than 40 years after the U.S. government banned hallucinogens - those dangerous hippie indulgences - and scoffed at the Harvard psychologist and anyone else who suggested they might have a legitimate use, federal...Tags: Illnesses, Health Organizations, Addiction, Medical Specialization, Mental Illness
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NJ eyes new way to promote stem cell research
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey's bid to make itself a leader in stem cell research was stymied last year when voters rejected borrowing $450 million to fund research, but a leading advocate has a new plan _ encouraging private investors to bankroll stem cell research loans....Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Local Authority, Research, State Budgets, Laws
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Hope, dilemma found in costly cancer drug
The New York TimesIt took only an instant for 58-year-old Gailanne Reeh to go from the picture of health to death's door. By chance, her doctor noticed a lump under her arm during a routine exam. It turned out to be advanced breast cancer. The surgeon, she recalled,...Tags: Western Medicines, Health Organizations, Cancer, Medicine, Biotechnology
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Seminole County's 2 therapy pools rejuvenate seniors and chronically ill
Special to the SentinelTales of healing waters and eternal youth date back at least to Juan Ponce de Leon's search of Florida in 1513 for the Fountain of Youth. Local seniors say they don't have to drink the water in Seminole County's therapy pools to feel younger and more...Tags: Virus Diseases, Physical Fitness, Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, Therapies
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Who pays for autism treatment?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBy the time Andrew Arce was 15 months old, his parents suspected he was autistic. He refused to cuddle, flapped his arms and stared into space a lot. On occasion, he picked at his nose until it drew blood and, with it, smeared the walls of the family's...Tags: Health Net Inc., Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School, Insurance, Healthcare Provider
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Extinction warning: Orangutans fall victim to logging, planting
Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild, and they could become the first great-ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study found. The declines in Indonesia and Malaysia...Tags: Western Medicines, Weather Statistics, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Disease
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Dose of vitamin D too little, some say
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — A flurry of recent research indicating that vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated, leaving millions vulnerable to cancer,...Tags: Cancer, Dietary Supplements, Minority Groups, Health Treatments, Heart Disease
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Welcome to Lasagna Awareness Month
Dining@LargeRosebud has pointed out that July is National Lasagna Awareness Month. For some reason this is really worrying me. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about national awareness months:A national or international awareness day [or week or month] is a...... -
Test may aid cancer treatment
An experimental test that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported Wednesday. Changes in the number of circulating cancer cells correlated with the effectiveness...Tags: Western Medicines, Cancer, Health Treatments, Biology, Mental Illness
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