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One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Google Inc., Iraq, Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC
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U.S. FDA approves Raptor's drug for nephropathic cystinosis
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an experimental drug from Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp to treat a rare genetic disorder that can cause irreversible tissue damage, organ failure and premature death. The...Tags: Food and Drug Administration
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Fundraiser to benefit Bluffton student with mitochondrial disease
The Island Packet OnlineThe parents of Ellie Kovalcik see hope on the horizon, but know they're working on borrowed time. The Bluffton Elementary School fifth-grader has a chronic genetic disorder that leaves her unable to walk, talk, eat or breathe on her own. She has...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, The Ohio State University, Research, Chemical Industry, Health and Safety at School
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Ohio girl, 8, receives kidney transplant from former teacher
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant - with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher. Nicole Miller - an 8-year-old first-grader at Mansfield Christian School - got the kidney last week...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Preschools
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Hospital ceremony in Springs helps parents mourn, heal
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Parents and family members gathered Sunday to mourn 24 cherished sons and daughters, gone too soon. Memorial Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado held their 15th annual interfaith remembrance service Sunday for families who've lost children through...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Death and Dying Customs, Culture
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Hospitals' proposed affiliation with Catholic systems opposed
Seattle TimesSedro-Woolley, a tiny Skagit County town in the Cascade foothills, was formed in 1898 from a merger of two rival towns -- one named for the giant cedar trees that once loomed overhead, and the other for an ambitious railroad developer. So there's a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Heart Surgery, Chemical Industry, Abortion
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Many support Lee's first Great Strides Walk
The Sanford Herald, N.C.Whether they were alone, with family or with a larger support group, hundreds of people came to Kiwanis Park in Sanford Saturday morning with one goal in mind: helping those who suffer from cystic fibrosis. There were massages, hot dogs, a silent...Tags: Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Sickle Cell Disease
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Northwestern University, Renal Failure, Dialysis
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Video helps build support for East High prom king candidate with Down syndrome
The Wichita EagleKurtis Tinius looks dapper in his suit and tie, passing out stickers promoting his prom king candidacy at East High School. He's not shy about spreading the word: He wants Saturday's crown. Despite speech that's a little hard to understand, he's a...Tags: Elections, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Students
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One city -- lots of ways to give and play this weekend
The Sanford Herald, N.C.This weekend, Lee County residents have a variety of options to enjoy the outdoors while helping area charities, people and organizations. Great Strides Sanford Walk-A-Thon Thousands of children are born and grow up with cystic fibrosis, including a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Cystic Fibrosis, Viniculture
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No hitch in their step
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass.Two members of Winner's Circle Running Club are not quite ready to close the book on this year's Boston Marathon. Newburyport married couple Tom and Sharon Chase plan to lead a caravan to the Boston Marathon course Saturday for runners who were unable...Tags: Running, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Personal Service, Road Running
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14-year-old heart recipient has police escort from hospital
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.For eighth-grader Kyah DeSimone, Monday was the birthday to beat all birthdays. She turned 14 and returned home from Boston Children's Hospital with a new heart -- escorted by the Yarmouth police. The teen who'd come close to dying after a recent...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Healthcare Provider, Cardiologists, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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