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The force of faith
By Dr. Rick BoulayDr. Rick Boulay is chief of gynecological oncology at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. He has started a nonprofit in honor of his grandmother, the Catherine Boulay Foundation, to support the journey through cancer and beyond. ''Je pense que...Tags: Bible, Diseases, Breast Cancer, Therapies, Cancer
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President Clinton stumps for stem cells in Mich.
Associated Press WriterFormer President Bill Clinton on Friday said a state ballot proposal that would loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is crucial for the health of residents and the economy of the struggling state. "If I were in Michigan and I didn't...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Agricultural Research and Technology, National Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Diseases
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Donor boosts bioengineering
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. A business-school alumnus has given Harvard University its largest individual donation ever: $125 million to start a bioengineering institute. The mission of the Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering is to discover...Tags: Engineering, Technology, Biotechnology Industry
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Buyout details
ASSOCIATED PRESSIndianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. is buying ImClone Systems Inc., the biotechnology company controlled by billionaire Carl Icahn. WHO GETS WHAT •Lilly would boost its cancer portfolio, which contains the drugs Alimta and Gemzar, by gaining...Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Western Medicines, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, ImClone Systems Incorporated, Medicine
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The last remaining Holocaust survivors share memories and pain
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEvery Tuesday at 2 p.m., Bella Friedman steps onto the dais at the Museum of Tolerance, sits down on the straight-backed chair, folds her hands in her lap and looks out at the audience that has gathered to hear about life, death and the Holocaust. She is...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Diseases, Pain, Cancer, People
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Alum gives largest individual gift in Harvard's history: $125M for bioengineering institute
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ A Harvard Business School alumnus has given the university its largest individual donation ever — $125 million to start a bioengineering institute, the school announced Tuesday. Hansjorg Wyss, an engineer and entrepreneur...Tags: Biology, Engineering, Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Natural Science
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Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for more than $6B
The drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. says it has agreed to buy biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc. for more than $6 billion in a deal that would expand its pipeline of cancer treatments. Indianapolis-based Lilly said Monday it will pay $70 per share...Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Health Treatments, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, ImClone Systems Incorporated, Biotechnology Industry
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Success still follows Salisbury's Bowers
Shelly Bowers Hayes lit up the playing fields as a three-sport athlete at Salisbury High School. She set a school record for basketball by scoring 1,777 career points and took fifth in the 800-meter dash in the PIAA Class 2A Track and Field...Tags: Engineering, Biotechnology Industry, Colleges and Universities
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Documenting a devastating genetic illness
Tribune staff reporterThey arrived early. As they walked across the waiting room, a voice stopped them from behind a closing door. "I'm not ready for you." As the words, clinical and cold, floated in the silence, the young woman sat down next to her mother. And she knew, as...Tags: Arable Farming, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medicine, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Cancer
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Breast Cancer Q&A
from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program 800-877-8077 How many women develop breast cancer each year? For 2008, it is estimated that 252,000 new cases of breast cancer (stages 0-4) will be diagnosed. Women have a one in seven...Tags: Medicine, Healthcare Provider, Cancer, Medical Staff, Medical Specialization
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DuPont To Keep Branching Out, Incoming CEO Says
Having shifted under chief executive Charles Holliday Jr. from a traditional chemicals business to a science and biotechnology company, DuPont Co. will keep branching out under incoming CEO Ellen Kullman. DuPont announced Tuesday that Holliday is...Tags: Corporate Officers, Biotechnology Industry, Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Management Change
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Softball tourney to help pay baby's medical bills
Special to the SentinelShe's barely 3 months old, but little Madison Asbury has received more medical care than most people will in a lifetime. Madison was born with a lump on her shoulder that her parents later learned was cancerous and is now undergoing chemotherapy at a...Tags: Diseases, Softball, Florida Hospital, Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics
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