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Coming soon in the medical arsenal against cancer: vaccines
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's a deceptively simple idea: What if doctors could recruit the body's own immune system to fight cancer? The complexities of the immune system have kept this from becoming reality, until now. Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Donald Morton, Leukemia, Oncology
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From Sun Magazine: Grayson Gilbert's divine strength
May 19, 2011
The boy approached the marble statue, gazing up — miles up, as he remembers it now — into the face of the benevolent figure it depicted.
It was May 8, 1996, and Grayson Gilbert, 6, had a lot on his mind.
A few months earlier,...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Human Interest, Leukemia, Oncology, Towson University
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How to treat minor animal bites, scratches
Animal bites can be serious. They can injure the skin and bones and joints, and the damage could have lasting impacts. Dr. Tanveer Giaibi, chief of emergency medicine at Northwest Hospitals, answers questions about the dangers of and treatments for all...Tags: Health, Chemical Industry, Animal Attacks, Rabies, Abdominal Pain
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The final days of Dave Duerson
They call it The City of Sun and Sea, the Venice of America.
Beautiful Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., is located on a barrier island surrounded by Miami, the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
The peach and white Ocean One building on Collins...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Walter Payton, Human Interest, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Breast cancer in men
HealthKey contributorJust like women, men have breast tissue. Although male hormones do not stimulate the breast tissue to grow into full breasts, men can still develop breast cancer. Because men's risk of developing breast cancer is very low (fewer than 1% of all breast...Tags: Health, Lymphatic System, Diseases and Illnesses, Hormones and Metabolism, Breast Cancer
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Letters to the editor for March 31
Closing of Main & Maple is sad To the editor, I am saddened to see that Main & Maple coffee house is closed. This really is a shame, as I am not alone in saying it was one of the very few places in downtown Nicholasville that I enjoyed visiting. I...Tags: Health, Politics, Drunk Driving, Elections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Eugene Fodor dies at 60; violin virtuoso
Eugene Fodor, a swashbuckling violin virtuoso who was a media darling of classical music in the 1970s but whose substance abuse fractured a fairytale career, has died. He was 60.
Fodor died of liver disease Feb. 26 at his home in Arlington, Va., said his...Tags: Health, Denver, Music Theater, Human Interest, Washington, DC
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My Pet World: Radiation treatment not needed
Question: I'm worried about nuclear fallout from Japan, not for our two children but our two dogs and two cats. In fact, at this moment I'm buying potassium iodide for my family online. Should I also give this to our pets? — B.D., Seattle Q: We...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Human Interest, Politics, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Fungal infection results in mallard die-off near Pierre
Government personnel have been investigating a large mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) die-off located approximately 16 miles northwest of Pierre, South Dakota. A recent update by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) indicates...Tags: Health, Lakes and Ponds, Liver, Lungs and Airways, Diseases and Illnesses
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Benefit on Saturday
A benefit for Paul Hansen will be Saturday at the Eagles, 316 S. Second St. Activities begin at 4 p.m. with an auction, raffles, a meal and door prizes. Donations will be accepted. Mark Remily will provide entertainment beginning at 9 p.m. Hansen,...Tags: Health, Liver, Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body
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News briefs for Jan. 28
Church giving away winter coats
Church the Head Missionary Church at 845 E. Main St., Danville, will provide warm coats for anyone needing one. The coats will be given away from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Monday at the church.
Flu mist available at...Tags: Health, Flu, Heart Disease, Thyme, Lungs and Airways
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My Pet World: Why does my cat have hiccups?
Q: My cat gets the hiccups and sometimes belches. I've always had a cat, but this is my first male, and he's a sweetheart. Do male cats in particular get hiccups? What should I do about it? — E.R., Cyberspace A: "In my 42-year career as a...Tags: Health, David Letterman, Education, Human Interest, Politics
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