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New $5.5 billion plan aims to rid world of polio by 2018
Reuters* Governments, philanthropists pledge most of needed funds * So far in 2013, only 19 polio cases seen worldwide * Dramatic progress "puts us within sight of the endgame" By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) -...Tags: Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Rotary International, Family, Pakistan
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Anti-terrorism expert talks national security
The Times LeaderThe Homeland Security and Counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush shared her views Tuesday on everything from the Boston Marathon bombing to civil war in Syria with a packed house at Misericordia University, and still managed to weave in some...Tags: Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Government, U.S. Secret Service
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Polio endgame? Bill Gates enlists funding from Islamic nations for final push to eradicate the crippling disease
Seattle TimesStamping out polio has proved harder than anyone imagined, with the latest blow coming in the form of deadly attacks on health workers delivering vaccine in Pakistan and Nigeria. But despite the recent setbacks, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will join...Tags: Health Organizations, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Islam
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Lost graves discovered at Lynchburg cemetery
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefOld City Cemetery is more than a graveyard. It's a landmark that tells a story about Lynchburg's past, but for more than a century the tale has been incomplete. "It's always been a mystery," said Ted Delaney, assistant director of the cemetery. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions
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RARE BOOK
The Salina Journal, Kan.Encased in glass with the light and humidity closely controlled, a rare piece of printed United States history is on display at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum. President George Washington's personal, signed copy of the Acts of Congress, with his...Tags: Mount Vernon, Auction Service, George Washington, U.S. Congress, Libraries
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Old City Cemetery works to identify unmarked graves
The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.The subtle striations in the earth tell the story. Underneath the dark, rich topsoil and interweaving the duller yellow dirt, it can be spied: streaks of red clay -- angular, even spaced, unmistakable. "There's one guy here, and there's another one... -
EDITORIAL: Throw every legal penalty in sight at DUI drivers
The News TribuneUnfortunately, it is very easy to make the case for cracking down harder on drunken and drugged driving, as Gov. Jay Inslee has just proposed. Where to begin? Last time we visited this subject, three weeks ago, we cited the appalling case of a...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Viral Diseases and Infections, Murder, Motorvehicle Accidents, Punishment
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Advances in science are among mankind's greatest achievements
The pessimist might be tempted to look at mankind's most turbulent history since history began and be discouraged about the future. Many evils have been perpetrated by humans, including wars, genocide and massacres. Despite the sometimes tragic nature...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Animal Science, Diarrhea
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Rip-roaring adventure (plus history!) with the 'Vikings'
With the possible exception of that football team in Minnesota, the vikings have seen some fairly serious brand slippage over the years. Once the scourge of Europe, vikings have increasingly lost their mojo — the Wagnerian soprano in the horned...
Tags: Jessalyn Gilsig, Glee (tv program), Katheryn Winnick, Game of Thrones (tv program), Gabriel Byrne
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TED 2013: Larry Brilliant reflects on impact of his TED Prize
Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the TED Prize. The TED Prize was one...
Tags: Health Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections, Kate Winslet, Bill Clinton, Epidemics and Plagues
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House investigators seek files related to troubled BioWatch
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a House committee probing BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting biological attacks, complained Thursday that administration officials had blocked them from seeing documents held by two senior federal scientists...Tags: Disease Prevention, Kathleen Sebelius, State of the Union Address, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, George W. Bush
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BioWatch stands at a crossroads
WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...Tags: Barack Obama, Tularemia , Political Fundraising, Aerospace Manufacturing, Health and Medical Professionals
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