Sunday, September 30, 2007

SAVING NADIA (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The toddler's dry, cracked lips had taken on a blue tinge that Monday morning. In fact, Nadia Kadi's normally light-olive skin was a darker, bluish hue.

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A new treatment that'll be a boon (News Today)

Uncontrolled blood sugar leads to complications. Dia-betes is not a disease but a disorder. It might be hereditary combined with environmental triggering factor.

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Fundraisers Held For Two Special Little Girls (WISH-TV Indianapolis)

By Jeannie Crofts News 8 @ 6:00 INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indianapolis girls have dealt with a lot of pain in their short lives. One is fighting Leukemia while the other just had a second liver transplant. Two

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Willie Randolph gets lift from friend who survived 9/11 (New York Daily News)

Joe Goldberg, 54, is a World Trade Center survivor and is one of Willie Randolph's best friends, and maybe the most upbeat person the manager knows.

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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Exeter couple walks in "Football Walk for Liver Wellness" (Exeter News-Letter)

EXETER Over the years, a husband and wife exchange countless gifts, but many seem small when compared with one Denise Gurshin gave her husband, Chris the gift of life.

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As an alternative to pills, the patch isn't hard to swallow (Daily Bulletin)

The days of crushing tablet medications between two spoons, mixing them in ice cream or having to ask yourself, "Did I take my pill today?" may be on the decline.

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How 'bush tucker' became flavour of the month for foodies (Independent)

As Aboriginal people have done for perhaps 60,000 years, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Bauman catches long-necked turtles by hand in the billabongs of the Daly river. But while her ancestors roasted turtles in hot coals, or baked them in a hole in the ground, Ms Bauman serves them up to her family stir-fried or in the form of turtle liver risotto.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Diet Rich in Fatty Acids Could Thwart Diabetes Onset (Newswise)

Now a study of nearly 1,800 children at risk for type 1 diabetes has found that increased consumption of dietary omega-3 fatty acids appears to reduce the risk of the body attacking its own insulin-producing cells, a precursor to this form of the disease, report researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of Florida.

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Doctor surprised by celebrity status (Lexington Herald-Leader)

In the past decade, Dr. Jerri Nielsen has written a best-selling memoir, toured the country and watched actress Susan Sarandon portray her in a television movie. But Nielsen says it's crazy that she has earned a celebrity status. "I didn't do anything, I just got breast cancer," she said. Unlike other cancer survivors, Nielsen learned she had the disease while in one of the most remote places on ...

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Dietary fatty acids may help prevent diabetes (News-Medical-Net)

Omega-3 fatty acids have long been touted for their heart-healthy and brain-boosting benefits. Consider cod liver oil, fortified infant formula and enriched eggs.

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At-risk urged to get flu vaccine (BBC News)

More than a million people risk their health every year by not taking the offer of a flu jab, the chief medical officer says.

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Family seeks help for boy with cancer (The Sacramento Bee)

Friends and family of a 2-year-old boy stricken with a rare form of kidney cancer are seeking donations to help pay his medical bills.

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At-risk urged to get flu vaccine (BBC News)

More than a million people risk their health by not taking the offer of a flu jab, the chief medical officer warns.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Pfizer Sees AIDS Drug as Remedy for Arthritis, Tonic for Shares (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., struggling to revive its stock, is targeting the projected $12.6 billion rheumatoid arthritis market with an unlikely product: the company's newest AIDS treatment.

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NFL notebook: Packers GM Wolf's belief in Favre paid off (USA Today)

When he traded a No. 1 pick for the strong-armed, former Atlanta Falcons second-round pick in February 1992, Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf was told Brett Favre had a short shelf life due to a hip condition doctors compared to Bo Jackson's career-ending degenerative one. Wolf wasn't put off by that, and the rest is history.

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Three benefits in three weeks for boy who needs liver transplant (Lock Haven Express)

MILL HALL Jacob Skrtich loves to talk. Hell talk your ear off about sports, his favorite Christmas gift from this past holiday season, his upcoming seventh birthday on Oct. 5, what subjects he likes and doesnt like in school, and even his mothers allergies.

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Omega-3 May Lower Type 1 Diabetes Risk (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Omega-3 May Lower Type 1 Diabetes Risk Category: Health News Created: 9/26/2007 Last Editorial Review: 9/26/2007

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Nigeria: Girl Survives Liver Transplant (AllAfrica.com)

A 17-year-old Nigerian girl, Martha Nwaneri, has successfully undergone a liver transplant in a South African hospital.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Could gold dust help beat cancer? (Daily Mail)

Gold dust could be a valuable new weapon against cancer - helping to 'smuggle' drugs past the body's immune system and into tumours. Scientists have succeeded in attaching molecules of an anticancer drug to gold particles just a fraction of the width of a human hair

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Omega-3s Guard Against Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Youngsters at high risk for developing type 1 diabetes might be able to prevent the disease by eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a new study suggests.

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Omega-3s Guard Against Type 1 Diabetes (Health Scout)

High-risk kids who ate more fatty acids were less likely to develop diabetes, study says

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Omega-3 May Lower Type 1 Diabetes Risk (WebMD)

Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fats just may help keep high-risk children from developing type 1 diabetes, early research suggests.

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Omega-3s Guard Against Type 1 Diabetes (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Youngsters at high risk for developing type 1 diabetes might be able to prevent the disease by eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a new study suggests.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Treating Alzheimer's - Through The Nose (Medical News Today)

For Prof. Beka Solomon it was obvious. If it isn't possible to send drugs to the brain to treat Alzheimer's disease the normal way because of the blood-brain barrier that prevents drugs from moving from the blood stream into the brain, then send them through the nose instead. [click link for full article]

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Dealing with adult acne (New Straits Times)

Im 37 years old, and have four children. I have skin pigmentation, freckle and pimples on my face. What are the causes and how do I get rid of it?

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Tonic and toddy: Herbs and spices can be good for you (The State)

Can your kitchen keep you well? Studies show that some spices and herbs have benefits beyond delicious taste and aroma. The amount needed for health benefits isnt huge, and they are found in nearly every kitchen (and as supplements at health food stores). A caution: These herbs and spices generally are considered safe, but some people might be sensitive. If you take supplements, let your doctor ...

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Medical mystery: Chickenpox? No, worse (The Record)

The afternoon she walked into the office of internist Wayne Meyer, Deborah Kaplan had never felt worse. Hours earlier Kaplan had been sent home from a Maryland emergency room with a diagnosis of chickenpox.

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Benefit game is Saturday (Deseret Morning News)

It is unfortunate how it generally takes a tragedy to bring out the best in people. In this case it was actually the deaths of two popular figures in the prep sports community that has brought together a noteworthy event.

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Family put everything on hold to help daughter (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Maddy Fletcher, a soft-spoken 9-year-old who loves art and soccer, started feeling sick to her stomach last May.

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She fights rarest disease (The Telegraph)

Lively and spirited Payel Bhattacharya shows no sign of fighting a life-threatening disease of the rarest kind. The 27-year-old suffers from genetic disorder called Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, that causes abnormal proliferation of blood vessels in the organs.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Mansfield workshop will deal with hepatitis C and treatment (News Journal)

MANSFIELD -- If you have hepatitis C, you also have options. That's the message the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department is trying to deliver to people with the liver disease, their families and friends and health professionals.

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Rowan roundup: New doctors, lawyer join local offices (Salisbury Post)

Gastroenterologist Dr. Kiran Jagarlamudi has joined the medical staff of Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, 611 Mocksville Ave., and Rowan Regional Medical Center.

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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Local workshop deals with Hepatitis C event, treatment (News Journal)

MANSFIELD If you have got Hepatitis C, you also have got options. Thats the message the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department is trying to deliver to people with the liver disease, their families and friends and health professionals.

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Potential Blood Test For Early Detection Of Liver Cancer (Medical News Today)

In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions. Due to widespread hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, nearly 10 percent of China's population is at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver cancer with low survival rates if not detected and treated early. [click link for full ...

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Link Between Diabetes And Heart Disease Study Funded By NIH Award (Medical News Today)

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center has received a $10.8 million, five-year Program Project Grant (PPG) from the National Institutes of Health to investigate why people with type 2 diabetes are dangerously susceptible to heart disease, the leading cause of death for people suffering from diabetes.In a 2006 Nature Medicine op-ed, Elizabeth (Betsy) G. ...

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'Breakfast of cereal and white toast could cause liver damage' (Daily Mail)

A breakfast of cereal and white toast could raise the risk of a potentially deadly liver disease, research suggests. Scientists have shown that diets rich in rapidly-digested carbohydrates raise the risk of fatty liver

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Smith benefit scheduled in Sorrento (The Ascension Citizen)

SORRENTO - Eleven-year-old Savannah "Sunshine" Smith lives each day with a rare, progressive liver disease, Biliary Artesia, which has no known cure.

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Liver cancer marker could yield blood test for early detection (News-Medical-Net)

In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions.

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Program stresses early intervention to break problem-drinking cycle (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

A man in inner-city Milwaukee confronted his binge beer habit after developing early signs of liver disease. A father in rural Polk County wanted to cut down on his drinking to set a good example for his children.

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Community events to help local woman battling cancer (The Sharon Herald)

Renee Karwacki is overwhelmed that complete strangers are willing to raise money to help her pay for mounting medical bills brought on by her battle with cancer.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Liver cancer marker could yield blood test for early detection (EurekAlert!)

ATLANTA In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions.

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Liver cancer marker could yield blood test for early detection (PhysOrg)

In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions. Due to widespread hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, nearly 10 percent of China`s population is at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver cancer with low survival rates if not detected and treated early. Researchers report on a ...

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Liver Cancer Marker Could Yield Blood Test For Early Detection (Science Daily)

In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers have developed a test that could help millions. Due to widespread hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, nearly 10 percent of China's population is at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver cancer with low survival rates if not detected and treated early. Researchers report on a new blood screening technique that ...

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Researchers to focus on cases of liver cancer on West Side (San Antonio Express-News)

High rates in three ZIP codes are attracting the attention.

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Liver Cancer Marker Could Yield Blood Test for Early Detection (Newswise)

In the face of an emerging liver cancer crisis in Asia, researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a test that could help millions. Due to widespread hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, nearly 10 percent of China's population is at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver cancer with low survival rates if not detected and treated early.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tablets of hope for advanced kidney cancer patients (Channel NewsAsia)

SINGAPORE: For patients with advance Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), help is on its way in the form of a relatively new oral treatment that promises to keep the disease under control.

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Get help for pulmonary hypertension (The Enid News & Eagle)

Julia was beginning to feel like a fish out of water. Whether she was climbing the stairs, talking on the phone or just sitting at her desk, it seemed she always was gasping for air.

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First-time liver operation waits for ministry (Cape Argus)

A mother's love can keep her child alive. That's the sole motivation behind Nigerian national Florence Nwaneri's decision to bring her 17-year-old daughter, Martha, to South Africa for a life-saving liver transplant.

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Britons' penchant for pints leads to health, safety issues (USA Today)

Britons' fondness for alcohol is causing ever more serious health and safety problems, including a wave of liver disease and violent crime. In response, some doctors and politicians are calling for measures to reverse the trend, such as raising the drinking age to 21 from 18.

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First-time liver operation waits for ministry (Independent Online)

The first mother-to-daughter liver transplant is set to go ahead, and the Nigerian mother is waiting for just more thing - a nod of approval from the department of health.

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Death in Gene Therapy Treatment Is Still Unexplained (New York Times)

If the death of a 36-year-old woman is eventually tied to an experimental gene therapy treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, it could set back a field that has already had its share of failures and black eyes.

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Monday, September 17, 2007

Running for a cause - Man to hold 5K run in Erwin in memory of his mother to raise money for Parkinsons research (Johnson City Press)

ERWIN As his mothers health declined, Sam Utt-Grubb was unable to help with her day-to-day needs because he did not live near his parents.

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September is National Cholesterol Month (Battle Creek Enquirer)

September is National Cholesterol Education Month. During this month, take the time to have your cholesterol checked. There are simple steps to lower your cholesterol, easy recipes, and many resources to help you reduce your risk of heart disease.

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Medford youngster makes a difference (Burlington County Times)

MEDFORD - Jamie Smith's dream came true earlier this month when New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill that officially designated the third week in September as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. Jamie, a 16-year-old Shawnee High School student, campaigned for three years to get the bill passed.

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Now she's thin, social and flush (The Trenton Times)

I can't help drawing a parallel between the current mortgage crisis and the obesity crisis. Over the past few years, people were enticed to purchase more expensive houses than they could afford by having access to mortgages that offered initially low interest rates.

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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Woman's death raises questions about gene therapy (USA Today)

Officials are looking into how medical studies are done and how much study volunteers are told of the risks.

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2007/09/15 (New Straits Times)

THE numbers are in: You have high cholesterol. Way above 5.2mmol/L, in fact. This is not good news, especially when you know that high blood cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease. Naturally, you now want to reduce your cholesterol.

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Liver cancer in Bexar County a puzzle (San Antonio Express-News)

A report looking at incidences near the former Kelly AFB finds higher rates for all of the county. But why?

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The problem with memories (The Palm Beach Post)

When her son died a war hero 38 years ago, she stuffed her memories - and 99 letters from Vietnam - into a bag and pushed it deep into the back of a closet. She's in her 70s now and wants to remember her boy - but it's complicated. There are other letters, darker memories to sort through.er hair is freshly done. Her cheeks, pink with makeup. She is expecting a visitor to help her with her ...

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Researchers Unite To Provide Tools To Speed Stem Cell Research (Medical News Today)

Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research -- how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells. [click link for full article]

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Friday, September 14, 2007

Daughter pleads for liver (Toronto Sun)

IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:

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Bristol's Diabetes Drugs Carry $3 Billion Potential (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the maker of the most prescribed diabetes pill, is developing three new drugs to target the world's fastest-growing disease, each of which carries sales potential of $1 billion a year.

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Finding Better Ways To Treat Schistosomiasis, A Tropical Disease Caused By A Parasitic Worm (Medical News Today)

Researchers provide new details about the inner workings of a parasitic worm that causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis, which leads to itchy skin, fever, chills, muscle aches, and liver disease that, in some cases, can be fatal. The new results may help design drugs or vaccines against the disease. [click link for full article]

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Bristol's Diabetes Drugs Carry $3 Billion Potential (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the maker of the most prescribed diabetes pill, is developing three new drugs to target the world's fastest growing disease, each of which carries a $1 billion-a-year sales potential.

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Toward A Vaccine Against Tropical Disease Caused By A Parasitic Worm (Science Daily)

Researchers provide new details about the inner workings of a parasitic worm that causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis, which leads to itchy skin, fever, chills, muscle aches, and liver disease that, in some cases, can be fatal. The new results may help design drugs or vaccines against the disease. Schistosomiasis, a disease affecting up to 200 million people in Asia, Africa, and ...

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Finding Better Ways to Treat Tropical Disease Caused by Parasitic Worm (Newswise)

Researchers have provided new details about the inner workings of a parasitic worm that causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis, which leads to itchy skin, fever, chills, muscle aches, and liver disease that, in some cases, can be fatal.

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Story ideas from molecular & cellular proteomics (EurekAlert!)

Researchers provide new details about the inner workings of a parasitic worm that causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis, which leads to itchy skin, fever, chills, muscle aches, and liver disease that, in some cases, can be fatal.

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Bristol-Myers Diabetes Discoveries Carry $3 Billion Potential (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the maker of the most prescribed diabetes pill, is developing three new drugs to target the world's fastest growing disease, each of which carry a $1 billion-a-year sales potential.

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Hamburger feed to benefit woman with kidney disease (McCook Daily Gazette)

CAMBRIDGE -- On Friday Sharla Long, along with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, plans a medical benefit hamburger feed for Lori Leibbrandt.

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Vital Therapies Receives $28M in Financing (San Diego Business Journal)

Vital Therapies Inc., a private, San Diego-based company developing a device to help people suffering from serious liver disease, said Sept. 12 that it has obtained $28.1 million in Series C financing.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Red Color in Cherries Signals Disease-Fighting Phytonutrients (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Vibrant shades of leaves don't just signal autumn is near.

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Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track (BioresearchOnline)

Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research - how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells

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Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track (Science Daily)

Engineers have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research -- how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells.

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Diabetes Medications May Cause Heart Problems (CBS 13 Sacramento)

New research reviewing important concerns about heart-related risks of two leading diabetes drugs is prompting renewed calls for one to be pulled from the market. CBS News Interactive: Heart Disease

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Global agencies to take on kala-azar in Bihar (Calcutta News)

Three international agencies, including the US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will work for the elimination of kala-azar, a deadly disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tiny sand fly, in Bihar.

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Global agencies to take on kala-azar in Bihar (EARTHtimes.org)

Patna, Sep 12 - Three international agencies, including the US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will work for the elimination of kala-azar, a deadly disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tiny sand fly, in Bihar.

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Medicines might cause leg swelling (The Record)

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a problem that I don't understand, and my doctor is no help. My feet and ankles, and sometimes my legs, swell. I am 79, and the Lord has blessed me with good health except for high blood pressure. (I have attached a list of the medicines I take.)

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Global agencies to take on kala-azar in Bihar (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) Three international agencies, including the US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will work for the elimination of kala-azar, a deadly disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tiny sand fly, in Bihar.

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In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com)

Here's another reason to quit smoking -- the habit can contribute to dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Smokers are 50% more likely to develop these conditions than former smokers or people who have never smoked, a Dutch researcher has found.

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Gates Foundation, Medicine-Sans-Frontier to help fight kala azar in Bihar (rediff.com)

A high level delegation of officials, including Gates Foundation's senior programme officer Thomas P Kanyok and One World Health programme director Helen Matzger, met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recently and informed him about their decision.

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Vitamin E produces paradoxical results on CVD, study suggests (Nutraingredients.com)

9/11/2007 - Supplementation with vitamin E has produced both positive and negative effects in helping to beat the risk factors in cardiovascular disease, an animal study has concluded.

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Hepatitis B (Mayo Clinic)

Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, the infection becomes chronic, leading to liver failure, liver cancer, or cirrhosis a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.

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Kolkata girl's tryst with rare genetic disorder (IBN live)

Payel Bhattacharya suffers from Von Hippel-Lindau and needs an expensive liver transplant.

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McFarland Mom Raising Awareness Of Life-Threatening Kidney Disease (WISC-TV Madison)

A very common, painful and debilitating kidney disease is getting some much needed attention. Find out more about PKD and an upcoming walk to raise money and awareness in Madison this weekend.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Anita Roddick, 64: The Body Shop founder (Toronto Star)

Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was 64. Roddick revealed this year that she was suffering from liver damage after contracting the Hepatitis C virus more than 35 years ago.

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Leg swelling might come from medicines (Detroit News)

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a problem that I don't understand, and my doctor is no help.

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How do you walk like a football? (Inside Bay Area)

The Football Walk is a 3-mile pledged fundraising walk that promotes liver wellness and organ donation while raising funds for critically needed liver disease research and education.

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Practical tips for reducing swelling in feet, ankles, legs (The Standard-Times)

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a problem that I don't understand, and my doctor is no help.

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Gray - New Gloucester (The Gray News)

Did you brush today? Not you - your pet's teeth. Did you know that dogs have 42 permanent teeth and cats have 30 permanent teeth? Oral disease is found in about 80% of dogs and 70% of cats ages 3 and older. It is most common in smaller breeds of dogs.

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She was diagnosed with chickenpox, but her illness was far worse. It was a medical mystery. (The Record Searchlight)

The afternoon she walked into the office of internist Wayne Meyer, Deborah Kaplan had never felt worse. Hours earlier Kaplan had been sent home from a Maryland emergency room with a diagnosis of chickenpox. She was too sick to cool her heels for the customary 21/2 hours in the waiting room of her regular physician, and a family friend had recommended Meyer. Kaplan knew she had to get help for the ...

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Benefit for Todd Offinger (Whiz News Southeastern Ohio)

A local man has been diagnosed with 2nd stage liver disease and today his friends and family gathered to raise money for his treatment. Todd Offinger was diagnosed with the disease about four months ...

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Potential Drug Targets For Treating Type II Diabetes (Medical News Today)

With the help of genetically engineered mice whose livers turned into glowing light bulbs, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have illuminated the underpinnings of an insidious and growing health concern--type II diabetes. [click link for full article]

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Sunday, September 9, 2007

Event today to educate about child liver disease (Nevada Appeal)

Rolonda Chambers starts to explain her frustrations with her son's liver disease but stops and asks the 11-year old boy, Hunter, what he thinks.

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Though far from home, ailing teacher has support (Newport Daily News)

A newly retired Middletown teacher's serious health woes are improving and friends locally have raised about $30,000 to help with her expenses.

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DNA helps pave the way for a specific cure for each individual (San Francisco Chronicle)

The healthy newborn's death was a tragic shock, but just as stunning was the cause: He had overdosed on morphine, pathologists found. Neither the breast-fed infant nor his mother had been given the powerful narcotic. But due to a quirk of the mother's genetic...

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Friday, September 7, 2007

Mum's bid to help sick children (St Albans Observer)

WITH the new school term just starting, St Albans mum Becki Jones is making a fresh appeal for funds for children too sick to leave their beds this summer.

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Light at the end of the tunnel for Erin (Summit Sun)

Dual transplant girl, Erin Crocker, is progressing well despite having gone through another operation on Tuesday. The 25 year old was diagnosed as a baby with infantile polycystic liver and kidney disease, which meant that she needed regular dialysis.

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Family kicks off campaign to help funds toward teen's transplant (The Advocate)

JOHNSTOWN -- Looking at Taylor McKnight, it is impossible to know she was born with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease. Many people she knows are not aware of her condition, but that is about to change because a campaign has been started to raise $40,000 for her upcoming liver transplant.

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Shades of pink: Local women raise $50,000 for breast cancer walk (Coppell Gazette)

You can hear it in their voices; its a lot of hope and a little fear. There is a willingness among women to talk about the tragic disease of breast cancer, but many find themselves trying to swallow that knot in their throat that just wont go away.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Johnstown girl needs transplant (The Advocate)

JOHNSTOWN Looking at Taylor McKnight, it is impossible to know she was born with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease. Many people she knows are not aware of her condition, but that is about to change because a campaign has been started to raise $40,000 for her upcoming liver transplant.

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Top 10 tips for a healthy heart (Guardian Unlimited)

There are many steps people can take to try to prevent heart disease. You can start by concentrating on key lifestyle areas such as eating, exercise, smoking and drinking, and considering other factors like family history, diabetes and stress.

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Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine (Science Daily)

The hepatitis C virus infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. Now scientists have found monoclonal antibodies which may be a significant step towards a vaccine.

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Make nice Carlos, PR duo says (Chicago Tribune)

Zambrano has refused help from 'specialists' Carlos Zambrano may need professional help.

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Where should your cholesterol numbers be? We'll help you figure it out (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Nearly 76 million Americans are living with elevated LDL, known as "bad" cholesterol, which is a major risk for heart disease -- the No. 1 killer in this country. High cholesterol also is linked to hardening of the arteries and can lead to stroke.

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Drug, Pacemaker Fight Irregular Heartbeat (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac researchers say a new drug may help treat the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

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Ask Dr. Weil: Lose weight to control fatty liver (Arizona Daily Star)

Q How can I get rid of a fatty-liver problem?

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Some good events to help some great causes (Nevada Appeal)

Hunter's Tree of Hope was established in 2004 for patients and families affected by liver disease. The nonprofit organization was named after a native Reno child, Hunter Chambers, who was born with Biliary Atresia.

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Newly identified monoclonal antibodies may help make Hepatitis C vaccine (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, Sept. 4 (ANI): Scientists from Nottingham University have discovered monoclonal antibodies that may help make a successful vaccine for Hepatitis C, the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant. Hepatitis treatment is expensive and only successful in half of patients, said the scientists while presenting their findings at the Society for General Microbiology's ...

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Newly identified monoclonal antibodies may help make Hepatitis C vaccine (New Kerala)

Washington, Sept. 4 : Scientists from Nottingham University have discovered monoclonal antibodies that may help make a successful vaccine for Hepatitis C, the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant.

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Diabetes twin on the rise (The Telegraph)

A potentially dangerous liver ailment, known as a sister disease of diabetes, is on the rise in Calcutta. It is often not diagnosed because of a lack of awareness among patients as well as doctors.

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Drug, Pacemaker Fight Irregular Heartbeat (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac researchers say a new drug may help treat the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

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Make nice Carlos, PR duo says (Chicago Tribune)

Zambrano has refused help from 'specialists' Carlos Zambrano may need professional help.

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Drug, Pacemaker Fight Irregular Heartbeat (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac researchers say a new drug may help treat the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

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Drug, Pacemaker Fight Irregular Heartbeat (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac researchers say a new drug may help treat the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

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Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine (Science Daily)

The hepatitis C virus infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. Now scientists have found monoclonal antibodies which may be a significant step towards a vaccine.

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Where should your cholesterol numbers be? We'll help you figure it out (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Nearly 76 million Americans are living with elevated LDL, known as "bad" cholesterol, which is a major risk for heart disease -- the No. 1 killer in this country. High cholesterol also is linked to hardening of the arteries and can lead to stroke.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Diabetes twin on the rise (The Telegraph)

A potentially dangerous liver ailment, known as a sister disease of diabetes, is on the rise in Calcutta. It is often not diagnosed because of a lack of awareness among patients as well as doctors.

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Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine, UK (Medical News Today)

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. [click link for full article]

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Cancer icon Tomlinson dies aged 43 (Gulf Times)

LONDON: Jane Tomlin-son - whose attitude to her terminal cancer inspired thousands - has died after a 17-year-old battle against the disease. The 43-year-old defied her illness - and doctors orders - and dedicated her life to raising a total of 1.75mn for charity.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

New Survey Reveals Many Adults With High Cholesterol Fail to Take Necessary Steps to Improve Their Condition (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

A recent survey of U.S. adults with high cholesterol* shows that in spite of concerns about the serious health risks associated with their condition, such as heart attack, stroke and coronary heart disease, there is a significant disconnect between understanding what should be done to monitor and control high cholesterol and actually implementing recommended changes to lower cholesterol levels.

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Jane Tomlinson dies after 7-year cancer battle (Daily Telegraph)

Jane Tomlinson, who raised almost 2million for charity in a series of gruelling endurance events despite suffering from terminal cancer, has died after battling the disease for seven years.

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Newly identified monoclonal antibodies may help make Hepatitis C vaccine (New Kerala)

Washington, Sept. 4 : Scientists from Nottingham University have discovered monoclonal antibodies that may help make a successful vaccine for Hepatitis C, the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant.

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Possible Hepatitis C vaccine (EurekAlert!)

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain.

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Letters (New York Times)

Readers respond to articles in Science Times with thoughts on organ donation, hormones and menopause, and more.

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Chickenpox? No, Worse. (Washington Post)

The afternoon she walked into the office of internist Wayne Meyer, Deborah Kaplan had never felt worse. Hours earlier Kaplan had been sent home from a Maryland emergency room with a diagnosis of chickenpox. She was too sick to cool her heels for the customary 2 1/2 hours in the waiting room of he...

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Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine (Science Daily)

Hepatitis C virus infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. Now scientists have found monoclonal antibodies which may make a successful vaccine a reality.

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Ask Dr. Weil: Lose weight to control fatty liver (Arizona Daily Star)

Q How can I get rid of a fatty-liver problem?

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Newly identified monoclonal antibodies may help make Hepatitis C vaccine (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, Sept. 4 (ANI): Scientists from Nottingham University have discovered monoclonal antibodies that may help make a successful vaccine for Hepatitis C, the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant. Hepatitis treatment is expensive and only successful in half of patients, said the scientists while presenting their findings at the Society for General Microbiology's ...

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Monday, September 3, 2007

Some good events to help some great causes (Nevada Appeal)

Hunter's Tree of Hope was established in 2004 for patients and families affected by liver disease. The nonprofit organization was named after a native Reno child, Hunter Chambers, who was born with Biliary Atresia.

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Entelos acquires Iconix Biosciences (PharmaBiz)

Entelos, Inc., a life sciences company that leverages its proprietary in silico disease models, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Iconix Biosciences, Inc. (Iconix), a privately held predictive toxicology company located in Mountain View, California, in an all-share transaction.

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The Region In Review (San Diego Union-Tribune)

SAN DIEGO The late San Diego City Councilman Charles Lewis was never told by his longtime Kaiser physician, Willie Thigpen, that he had a serious liver disease and that drinking alcohol would hasten his death, an arbitration judge ruled.

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A Role For Glucose-Sensing Neurons In Type 2 Diabetes Identified By Researchers (Medical News Today)

In cases of Type 2 diabetes, the body's cells fail to appropriately regulate blood glucose levels. Research has suggested that this results from two simultaneous problems: the improper functioning of pancreatic beta cells and the impairment of insulin's actions on target tissues, including the liver, fat and muscles. [click link for full article]

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Sunday, September 2, 2007

Genetics And Metastasis Studied In Colorectal Cancer (Medical News Today)

Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the Western world. The tumor starts off as a polyp but then turns into an invasive and violent cancer, which often spreads to the liver. In an article recently published in the journal Cancer Research, Prof. Avri Ben-Ze'ev and Dr. [click link for full article]

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Third Annual Answer to Cancer 5K Run/Walk Approaches Mahwah, NJ, on Sept. 16 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Answer to Cancer, a national foundation that benefits organizations that promote awareness for hepatitis B and liver cancer, will hold its third annual 5K run/walk at Darlington Park in Mahwah, NJ, on Sunday, September 16, 2007. The race begins a 9:00 a.m.

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Third Annual Answer to Cancer 5K Run/Walk Approaches Mahwah, NJ, on Sept. 16 (PRWeb)

Answer to Cancer, a national foundation that benefits organizations that promote awareness for hepatitis B and liver cancer, will hold its third annual 5K run/walk at Darlington Park in Mahwah, NJ, on Sunday, September 16, 2007. The race begins a 9:00 a.m. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1IYWxmLU1hZ24tSW5zZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

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4-year-old girl battling life-threatening illness (The Tribune-Democrat)

LILLY An all-vehicle run is scheduled for mid-September to raise money to defray the cost of caring for a little girl with a big and life-threatening disease.

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Ex-Middletown teacher needs help to win her fight for life (Newport Daily News)

MIDDLETOWN - Friends are raising money and sending prayers to a recently retired local teacher who became gravely sick last month during a volunteer mission in Africa.

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Will Oprah hear Shirleys story? (Ludington Daily News)

FOUNTAIN Shirley Chancellor, former firefighter and victim of a rare liver disease, may get a chance to tell her story on The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, Sept. 5.

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Katie Lee Joel to Conduct Cooking Demonstration for Local Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (The San Francisco Examiner)

ST. LOUIS ( Map ) - Celebrity chef Katie Lee Joel and Shire Pharmaceuticals today announced that Katie will be conducting a cooking demonstration at the 34th Annual American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Convention in St. Louis , Mo. this afternoon for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). During the demonstration, Katie will demonstrate to patients and their family members how to ...

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