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Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Northwestern University, Heart Failure, Japan, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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State's bighorn sheep real winners in auction
Except for an occasional “yes” or nod of a head, the room was still as Huron auctioneer Ben Meyer sold the inaugural South Dakota bighorn sheep tag. The March 23 auction took place at the Wild Sheep Foundation's Midwest Chapter banquet in...
Tags: Auction Service, Vaccines, Animals
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Study seeks key to staying cancer-free
When Alpa Patel's grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, he seemed healthy: The 64-year-old had been training for a triathlon when doctors found a lemon-size tumor in his brain. He died almost a year to the day from when he was diagnosed. Patel, only...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Prostate Cancer, American Cancer Society, Apple iPad
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South Dakota's bighorn sheep winners
Except for an occasional “yes” or nod of a head, the room was quiet with an air of electric expectation as Huron auctioneer Ben Meyer was auctioning the first-ever South Dakota bighorn sheep tag. The event was held recently at the Wild Sheep Foundation'...Tags: Auction Service
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No link found between vaccines, Guillain-Barre syndrome
In a review of data covering 13 years and millions of patients, researchers found no evidence of a link between being vaccinated against tetanus, hepatitis, pneumonia or flu and developing the nerve-degenerating disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome. "The...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Swine Flu, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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Letty Cottin Pogrebin on 'How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick'
Letty Cottin Pogrebin has never been one to sit back and stay quiet. Not hardly. A lifelong activist and writer, she co-founded Ms. magazine with Gloria Steinem in 1971, staking her flag in the frontlines of the American feminist movement. Over the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Ginkgo Biloba, Breast Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, New York City
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Organs needed: You could save a life
PETOSKEY — It's a hard subject for Tina Stead to talk about -- how her family's life changed in what seemed like an instant. Tina, 32, and her husband Mike, 31, have been together for 12 years. The Boyne City couple has three children -- sons,...
Tags: Dialysis, Diabetes, Heart Transplants, Flu, Human Interest
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Sparse crop of new antibiotics confronts 'nightmare bacteria'
Despite surging cases of infections unresponsive to existing antibiotic drugs, the number of medications under development or receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration is dwindling and remains "alarmingly low," a new report warns. Most...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, MRSA, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Power outages hard on SW Minn. livestock producers
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) - The spring storms that knocked out power in parts of southwestern Minnesota recently have been hard on livestock producers. Cattle producer and veterinarian Erin deKoning said she's glad the power came back April 15 at her farm... -
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez dies at 94; architect changed the face of Mexico City
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, an architect who changed the face of Mexico City by designing a number of landmark modernist structures, died on Tuesday, his 94th birthday. The cause was pneumonia, according to Mexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts....
Tags: Museums, Mexico City, Crime, Law and Justice, Museum of Modern Art, Architecture
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Is new pneumonia vaccine better than old one?
Q: I heard there's a new pneumonia shot. Is it better than the old one? A: The older pneumonia shot is the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. It's recommended for all people over age 65 and anyone with certain medical conditions, such as lung disease,...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Leukemia, Pharmaceuticals
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Memorial plaque to be presented at site of theater wall's collapse in Winchester
A plaque will be dedicated Thursday in honor of those killed and injured when a wall collapsed in a movie theater 95 years ago. The Pastime Theater Disaster Memorial Plaque will mark what’s called the worst tragedy in the history of Winchester. On...
Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics
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