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It's A Gray Area: Political correctness pulls us apart
A feeling of resentment by many minority groups smolders beneath the surface of some of our country's laws. These minorities feel relegated into second-class citizenship. Why? Because some of our laws appear to make some groups more important or...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Justice System, California, Abraham Lincoln
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Mission helps keep La Rabida expansion on track
Wedged between Lake Michigan and a small boat harbor in the far reaches of Jackson Park on the city's South Side, La Rabida Children's Hospital is all on its own, in more ways than one. The tiny, independent pediatric specialty hospital is known for...
Tags: Jackson Park, Finance, Family, Economy, Business and Finance, Medicaid
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Allentown councilwoman remains hospitalized, will miss water/sewer vote
Valley 610At least one member of Allentown City Council will not be present for the much-anticipated vote on the city’s water and sewer lease tonight. Councilman Cynthia Mota has been hospitalized in Venezuela for nearly a month and is still not well enough... -
New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Raif menswear review
NEW YORK -- For the first time, Raif Adelberg presented his cashmere-heavy Raif fall-winter 2013 menswear runway collection during New York Fashion Week, staging a runway show Saturday in the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center as part of Details...Tags: Lincoln Center, Entertainment, Band of Outsiders, Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events
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Transplant of sibling's stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from her sister: stem cells. Her sister Ivenus' donation of stem cells in November means Thomas' body is now able to produce normally...
Tags: Symptoms, Trials, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Science and Technology
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Tri-County Special Needs Resources
Welcome to our tri-county listing of special needs resources. We do our best to include every organization, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. If you know of an organization you feel should be included, send the information to Editor Kyara...Tags: Learning Disability, Arts, Separation of Church and State, Hospitals and Clinics, Literature
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Wichita woman nominated for Black Essence Grammy award
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News“Regardless of what the doctors said, what anybody had said, I just did not believe it,” said Cherryl Ann Clark. Not once, but twice, doctors gave up. She refused to. Now, a Wichita grandmother is sharing her story with others in the...Tags: Ministry (music group), Stroke, Awards and Prizes
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Community health worker helps lower barriers in sickle cell treatment
Sharon Johnson is not a physician or scientific researcher. She has never been trained as a nurse. Her most recent prior occupation was as office manager in a dental practice.
Yet colleagues say she's a bundle of compassion, a quick study and a genius at...Tags: Symptoms, Medical Research, Vaccines, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at Work
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Hopkins aims to make ICU safer with $8.9 million grant
Johns Hopkins will use an $8.9 million gift to make intensive care units safer for patients, expanding on the institution's past work to reduce medical mistakes that have long troubled hospitals.
The grant is part of a 10-year, $500 million program &#...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer, Michael McGinnis, Hospitals and Clinics
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The Make A Wish Foundation does it again
KIAHIt was a picture-perfect day for 18-year old Lesly. She was picked up by a limo, followed by a little shopping, then some pampering at the Beauty Indulgence Day Spa, before her big photo shoot with LoveBud PhotographY. It sounds like any girls dream-day....Tags: Services and Shopping, Photography and Video, Personal Service, Photography Supplies and Services
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Florida Hospital opens dedicated kids’ bone marrow transplant unit
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelChildren in Central Florida who need a life-saving bone marrow or stem cell transplant may now have their procedures locally at a center just for kids. This week, Florida Hospital for Children will celebrate the opening of the Kids Beating Cancer... -
Health care reform moves ahead in Maryland, nationally
States including Maryland can move with more certainty to insure their poor, and the federal government can require others to buy health coverage after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's landmark health care law Thursday.
The highly...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Care Reform (2009), Health, Politics, Justice System
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