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Letter: Kraft will listen
Northeast District voters need to know what a good worker they would have to represent their interests in Aberdeen when they vote for Jim Kraft. I have been married to Jim for almost 39 years, and he takes all his jobs seriously. He has worked at Regal...Tags: Politics, Elections, Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency
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Out of the Blue: Stand up against Monsanto
If you believe you have a right to know what you put in your body, join us at 11 a.m. Saturday at Main Beach for the March Against Monsanto. If you believe our Aliso Beach fire pits are a sacred right to enjoy a bonfire at the beach, let your local...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Business Enterprises, Politics
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
With warnings about continued threats to US, Obama seeks to open secretive terror policies WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of...Tags: Central Bank, Shootings, Nikkei, Parties and Movements, Politics
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A medical first: Doctors save Ohio boy by 'laser-printing' an airway tube so he can breathe
AP Chief Medical WriterIn a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine,...Tags: Science and Technology, Healthcare Provider, Ear, Nose, and Throat, University of Missouri , University of Michigan
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Pregnant With Diabetes? How To Keep You And Your Baby Safe
Endocrinologist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberHaving a baby brings feelings of joy and excitement—but complications can occur for both mother and child if diabetes is present or develops. Some women may develop gestational diabetes, when excess sugars from digested foods build up in the...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists, Diabetes, Miscarriage
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Biology, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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READER SUBMITTED: West Hartford Students Raise Over $6,300 To Give Every Baby A Healthy Start
West HartfordFifth grade students from Renbrook School in West Hartford raised over $6,300 for the March of Dimes by earning dollars with every book they read in March. The students read books in school and at home as participants in the March of Dimes Reading...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, March of Dimes Foundation, Infant and Toddler Health, West Hartford
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Anya Scharle returns to athletic competition after brain surgery
Anya Scharle stepped into the discus circle last Wednesday and let it fly three times. One of those efforts resulted in a personal best of 93 feet, 5 inches. It didn't win her a gold medal. The senior finished ninth, 1 inch shy of giving Central...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, MRI (imaging), Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Roman Catholicism
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Tom Willis uses his feet to spread his message at Camden Yards and other parks
Tom Willis knows all about making the best of whatever life throws at you. Born with no arms, he's had to make adjustments — about a million of them. He writes with his feet, for one thing. Steers a car with his feet. Cooks with his feet. He...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Human Interest, Washington, DC
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'MotherToBaby CT' Launches For Mother's Day
A CDC-recommended non-profit organization has been launched in time for Mother's Day. Through 'MotherToBaby CT', experts will be able to provide the public with free answers to the many questions that arise during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read...
Tags: University of Connecticut Health Center, Disease Prevention, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Toddler is youngest to ever receive lab-made windpipe
Associated PressCHICAGO -- A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment. Hannah Warren has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow on her own...Tags: South Korea, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Christianity, Hospitals and Clinics, Roman Catholicism
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Letters: Vietnam today
Re "The Vietnam syndrome," Opinion, May 5 Frank Snepp, a former CIA analyst who was in Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975, worries that we may not have learned the lessons of our war in that country. He may have missed the most important lesson....
Tags: Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Central Intelligence Agency, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Barack Obama
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