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Help fight genetic diseases, win 1st Pitch at Florida Marlins game
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsWant to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Florida Marlins game? Gene Spotlight, a new South Florida-based foundation formed to fund medical research into treatment and cures for 7,000 rare genetic disorders that afflict 25 million Americans,......Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Genes and Chromosomes, Miami Marlins
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Glastonbury High Athlete Defies Odds In Battling Cystic Fibrosis
The Hartford CourantGLASTONBURY — A few years ago, Glastonbury lacrosse coach Kris Cofiell was wondering why one of her players, Courtney Peterson, was helping out with a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis. "Her [older] sister said, 'Courtney has it,'" Cofiell recalled...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Allergies, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Repeat cancer patient Lainie Jones fights rare disorder with humor
How does somebody fight a one-in-a-million genetic disorder that makes a new cancer diagnosis almost as common as an annual bout with the flu? Lainie Jones does it with grit, courage and plenty of humor. "Oh, the joys of having veins like a heroin...
Tags: Flu, Cancer, Coral Springs, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments
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In Florida Legislature, inexperience rules
If you've ever thought that Florida's Legislature looked more like a fraternity than a collection of serious statesmen, there's a reason for that … besides just the immaturity of their ideas. Legislative leaders are increasingly closer to college...
Tags: University of Central Florida, Belle Isle, Republican Party, Buddy Dyer, Elections
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Languedoc: France's Hidden Corner
Rick Steves' EuropeSunny, out-of-the-way Languedoc is an intoxicating part of the world. Stretching from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees in southwest France, it shares a balmy climate, winter wind, grapevines, and the sea with Provence, its better-known neighbor. But to...Tags: France, Paris (France)
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Community comes together to help IMPD officer's daughter
Rookie IMPD officer Nick Wroblewski and his wife Ryann hope a weekend rummage sale will help raise enough money to get their daughter Addyson the special treatment she needs. Addyson suffers from a very rare genetic disorder called Russell-Silver...
Tags: Premature Birth, New York City
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Texas couple pen a 'bucket list' for their baby with fatal illness
Mike and Laura Canahuati's blog about their nearly 6-month-old daughter, who is expected to die by age 2 because of a genetic disorder, began as an efficient way to keep family and close friends in touch about baby Avery's health. But when Mike Canahuati...
Tags: Bellaire, Cancer, Cheng Yu-tung, Good Friday, News Agency
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Officer David Moore: A friendship comes from loss
A year ago on Jan. 26, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer David Moore died of injuries he received during an on-duty traffic stop. The 29-year-old had been shot several times just days prior.
Something unexpected spawned from this death, though, a...Tags: Human Body, American Lung Association, COPD, Lungs and Airways
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A character-driven crime novel
"Believing the Lie" by Elizabeth George, Dutton, 608 pages, $28.95. Nicholas Fairclough has gone through many drug rehabilitation programs. He has recently married and his family is hoping he is finally on the road to recovery. He and his wife, who is...Tags: Crime (genre)
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The Perfect Breed of Dog
It’s been more than 15 years, but I can still see our beautiful yellow English Labrador retriever Jake running through the field behind our hospital, on a mission he knew all too well. Our daughter barely able to walk, had put Jake in a “...Tags: Science, Cancer, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization
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New test allows expecting parents to learn sex of baby early
Parents-to-be have a new way to learn the sex of their unborn child earlier than before.
A test, widely used in Europe and other parts of the world, is getting some attention from the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”
It is...Tags: CVS Corp., Amniocentesis, Clubs and Associations, American Medical Association, Genes and Chromosomes
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Mayor Bill Brooks brings “undie run” to downtown Orlando
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelThose who know Bill Brooks know he would run to the ends of the earth for his daughter. But did you know that the mayor of Belle Isle is also ready to run through downtown Orlando for her … in his underwear? Not only that, hizzoner wants you to join...
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