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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, 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: Downton Abbey (tv program), Vaccines, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Human Interest
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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: Movies, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Sergey Brin, Larry Page
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Disease Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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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: Anthrax, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Health and Medical Professionals, New York City
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More info on vaccines
I'm writing in resonse to Kenneth VanAntwerp M.D. commentary on Oct. 31 about Gardasil. The Gardasil supposedly protects you from only four different strains of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) when there are more than 100 different strains of HPV. Fifty-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health
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Letters and maps tell history of Laurel during Civil War
Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace, Library of Congress, Health and Medical Professionals
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A taste of freedom
Chicago Tribune reporterOn New Year's Day 1863, Quinn Chapel, a black church in Chicago, hosted a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. According to the Tribune's account, after Scripture was read and the choir sang, J. Stanley recited a poem he'd written for the...Tags: Minority Groups, Daniel Day-Lewis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights, Slavery
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'Downton Abbey,' 'Mad Men:' Why the good old days are hot again
The third season premiere of "Downton Abbey" was heralded by the sort of media blitz more in line with the Summer Olympics or a new Robert Downey Jr. franchise than anything appearing on PBS' "Masterpiece." The public television network hosted a red-...Tags: PBS (tv network), Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Human Interest, BBC, Science and Technology
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Charles Durning dies at 89; Tony winner also got Oscar, Emmy nods
Charles Durning, a Tony Award-winning actor whose prolific work in films and television included supporting roles in the classic comedy "Tootsie" and the TV sitcom "Evening Shade," died Monday. He was 89. Durning, a decorated veteran of World War II,...Tags: Movies, Charles Durning, Tony Awards, Human Interest, Comedy (genre)
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Smallpox virus detected in 300-year-old Siberian mummy
Los Angeles TimesThanks to vaccination efforts, smallpox — killer of hundreds of millions people around the world over the course of the 20th century alone — was eradicated in 1979. But even today the lethal variola virus, which causes the disease, is not...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Los Angeles Times
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BioWatch's many bugs
It's possible that not every problem has a technological solution. That will come as a shock to U.S. policymakers, who since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have invested in multiple technologies to protect us from evildoers. Some have been a success, while...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Cliff Stearns, Tularemia
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