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Research looks at how to better fight breast cancer in African-American women
It is well documented that African-American women with breast cancer are more likely to have a more aggressive type of the disease that kills them, but why remains a mystery.
The answers may be found one day soon, as researchers focus more on the genetic...Tags: Medical Research, Internists, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Hormones and Metabolism
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Problem Solver: Giving thanks
Not long after I started this column more than seven years ago, I came to realize the folks who read it are among the best on Earth. Whenever I failed to come through for a consumer — and often even when I succeeded — there was a small...
Tags: Jon Yates, Track and Field, Foreclosures, Computer Hardware, Homes
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News of the Weird: Stopping an Asteroid With Paintballs
If an asteroid is ever on a collision course with Earth, it is feasible that the planet could be saved by firing paintballs at it, according to an MIT graduate student whose detailed plan won this year's prize in a United Nations space council...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Justice System, Laws, Internal Revenue Service, China
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Former Mich. first lady Helen Milliken dies at 89
DETROIT (AP) — Helen Wallbank Milliken, who was Michigan's longest-serving first lady and a staunch supporter of women's rights and environmental protection, has died. She was 89. Milliken, who spent 14 years as first lady, died on Friday...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics, Elections
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Former Michigan first lady Helen Milliken dies at 89
DETROIT (AP) — Early in her husband's political career, Helen Milliken dutifully played the role of unassuming, supportive spouse. But she evolved into an outspoken advocate of women's rights, the environment and other issues close to her heart...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Arts
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Commentary: I miss and remember my 'Mimi'
My grandmother, Joanne Ruth "Mimi" Mulder, was born Nov. 6, 1936, in Seattle. She spent a short while in Yakima, where her grandparents, Ruth and Wheeler Warren, ran one of the first Washington apple-packing companies. Soon after, she moved to sunny...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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Remarkable Woman: Kelly Weaver
As Kelly Weaver walks through the halls of the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism in Crystal Lake (alexanderleighcenterforautism.com), she beams with pride. "We started with one student in my basement back in 2007," says Weaver, the center's executive...
Tags: Students, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Teaching and Learning, Education
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CookieRide delivers home-baked treats in Howard Co.
Firefighters from the Rivers Park Fire Station had only one question for Casey Dyson as they sampled home-baked cookies from her fledgling delivery service: Does she pack cold milk on her scooter? Dyson, a Columbia resident who launched CookieRide in...
Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Media Industry, Howard Community College
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Get the Skinny on Good-For-You Pumpkin-Flavored Goodies
WGNO NewsFall is filled with pumpkin-infused treats from lattes to cookies, but unfortunately many are packed with more added sugar than any bit of pumpkin! So for those of you who crave the pumpkin spice goodies of the season, we’ve got the Skinny on 5...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Foods and Beverages, Diabetes, Dietary Supplements, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Beyond Chemotherapy
Fighting cancer has never been easy. But new research — much of it being done in Southern California — is pointing toward a future in which patients will receive precisely targeted treatments that are more effective and have fewer side...
Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Cancer
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Targeted breast cancer therapies coming to the forefront in treatment
If there ever was a right time to be diagnosed with breast cancer, Beth Thompson found one. In February 2006, the pea-size tumor in her right breast was too small for a clinical trial of Herceptin, a targeted therapy that had proved effective in advanced...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Johns Hopkins University, Oncology, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy
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Breastfeeding: The road to lifelong health
World Breastfeeding Week is always celebrated Aug. 1-7. During this week, we want to take the time to highlight the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. It has been proven that mothers do have more success breastfeeding their babies when they have...
Tags: Health Organizations, Breastfeeding, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ear Infection, American Academy of Pediatrics
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