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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: Arbitron Incorporated, University of Maryland, College Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, San Diego Padres, Human Interest
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FDA warns pregnant migraine sufferers against anti-seizure drugs
The Food and Drug Administration is warning physicians that women who suffer migraine headaches and are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use the drugs valproate or valproic acid to prevent the severe headaches, in light of new evidence showing...
Tags: Epilepsy, Migraine, Headaches, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Mother's Day, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), University of Connecticut Health Center
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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, Hospitals and Clinics, Roman Catholicism, Sweden, Christianity
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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: Central Intelligence Agency, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Vietnam
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March of Dimes celebrates 75 years
It was all about the babies today in the Roanoke Valley. Hundreds came out to the Salem Civic Center to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes. This year's goal is to raise $120,000. This year, UnitedHealthCare of Roanoke donated 10-...
Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Arts and Culture, Premature Birth, Ceremonies, Culture
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Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill
SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...
Tags: Justice System, Sports, J. J. Stokes, Business, Social Security
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Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'
About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...
Tags: Biology, Ethics, Infertility, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cambridge (England)
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3 Reasons to Plant Greens
HealthWarmer weather brings many sensual wonders: sounds of happy birds, warmth against our skin, and the scent of freshly turned over soil. Indeed, as I walked my dog through Emmaus this week, I caught a glimpse of one urban farmer after another. They were all... -
More Than 4,000 Walk For March Of Dimes At Rentschler Field
The March of Dimes has raised $328,000 to date thanks in part to over 4,000 residents who participated in a fundraiser Sunday morning at Rentschler field. The ongoing March for Babies event includes nine walk fundraisers in Connecticut split between the...
Tags: NBC (tv network), March of Dimes Foundation, Vaccines, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Hospitals and Clinics
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Letters: Not so fast on Syria
Re "A 'red line' on Syria," Editorial, April 25 The lessons of our disastrous invasion of Iraq have been ignored. Syria presents no direct threat to the U.S., and yet the foreign policy elite and the media are increasingly saying we may have to...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq
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'Grey's Anatomy' episode inspired by McHenry family
An episode of the popular TV show "Grey's Anatomy" that aired Thursday included a rare, lifesaving operation on a baby inspired by the real-life experience of a local family. In 2003, Nannette and Patrick McDonagh, of McHenry, agreed to let doctors at...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Research, Nintendo Company Ltd., LEGO Group, Cardiologists
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