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EquuSearch launching Orlando chapter
Sentinel Staff WriterTexas EquuSearch, the organization that spearheaded the volunteer ground searches for Caylee Marie Anthony, is launching an Orlando chapter. The Orlando group will be the first chapter for EquuSearch., which helps search for missing people across the...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Jennifer Kesse, Caylee Anthony
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Trainer Freddie Roach to get ringside support from family
Five members of the family of the late Paul Roach will be at ringside Saturday night in Las Vegas for the big fight.
Everybody else will be there to see Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar De La Hoya. The Roach family will be there to see their brother, Freddie,...Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Alzheimer's Disease, Featherweight Boxing
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HIV-infected babies need early treatment
UNITED NATIONS Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report yesterday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status, and in 2007...Tags: AIDS
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Ruth C. Kammer, registered nurse, traveler
Ruth C. Kammer, a retired registered nurse and world traveler, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Nov. 23 at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson. She was 92. Ruth Clemmens was born in Baltimore and raised near Patterson Park. She...Tags: Medical Staff, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Alzheimer's Disease, Patterson Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cancer researchers receive $1.4 million in grants
The American Cancer Society has award more than $1.4 million in grants to researchers at the University of Iowa. Aliasger Salem, with Iowa's Department of Pharmacy, has received a 4-year, $717,000 grant for research that involves the cancer vaccine...Tags: Cancer, Vaccines, Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, Research
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Patrick Swayze Not on Deathbed Yet
Zap2It.comPatrick Swayze wants to reiterate that he's still not about to knock on death's door anytime soon. The "Dirty Dancing" star is fighting back against the exaggerated tabloid stories about the dire condition of his pancreatic cancer, reports People. On...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cancer, Patrick Swayze, Dining and Drinking
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Couple relied on cancer clause
John and Marianne Yasak hesitated briefly before handing the salesman a $40,890 deposit on their dream retirement home last year.
The house itself was ideal. Although it had not yet been built, the couple liked the lot, inside Mundelein's Del Webb...Tags: Cancer, Real Estate Buyers, Death and Dying, Mundelein, Health Treatments
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Zimbabwe police skirmish with soldiers after anger over unpaid wages leads to riot in capital
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Police wielding guns and riot sticks skirmished with unarmed soldiers in Zimbabwe's capital Monday, after frustration over unpaid wages touched off a riot. Police took away one civilian hit by a bullet. Trouble began when...Tags: Heads of State, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Epidemics and Plagues, National Government
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Judge allows charges in prayer death case
Associated Press WriterA judge Monday refused to dismiss reckless homicide charges against parents accused of praying instead of seeking a doctor's care as their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes. Marathon County Circuit Judge Vincent Howard rejected arguments...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Trials, Prosecution, Illnesses, Murder
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South Africa's Shame
A recent Harvard study verified what has long been understood about former South African President Thabo Mbeki's response to AIDS: His belief that HIV was not the cause of the disease had lethal effects. The study concluded that Mr. Mbeki's refusal to...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Retroviruses, Nelson Mandela, Death and Dying, Government
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CST
The hand recount of Minnesota Senate ballots slid into a final but likely inconclusive week Monday, with the declaration of a winner on hold until thousands of disputed ballots are sorted out. By Friday, all of the state's 87 counties should be done...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Election Day, St. Louis, Prosecution, Murder
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Two former inmates settle HIV-drug lawsuits against Broward Sheriff's Office
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward Sheriff's Office and its prison healthcare contractor have resolved two federal lawsuits brought by former inmates who said they were denied HIV drugs during their incarceration. An attorney for Richard Hardwick, 53, and Kevin Sauve, 38,...Tags: Prisons, Lawyers, AIDS
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