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“In childhood cases, the impact of the disease oncognitive functioning may be more dramatic than that observed in adults”

Only about 5 percent of people withmultiple sclerosis are diagnosed when they're children, but like adults with MS, the disease can affect cognitive function, causing memory and attention problems, and possibly ... via Health Resources

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“The American Lung Association continues to honor his legacy by investing in research on asthma, COPD, lung cancer, TB, and many more lung diseases.”

Trudeau face of new 76 cent stamp WASHINGTON -- As part of its Distinguished Americans series, the U.S. Postal Service released a new 76 cent stamp today that honors Dr. via NBC26

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LAS VEGAS -- A 9-year-old Henderson girl with a birth defect affecting her spine played mermaid for a day at a Las Vegas casino. via KVVU-TV Henderson

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“I certainly have much to learn, but being able to work with such a tremendous team will be exciting for me.”

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Monday that longtime Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes will be the organization's next chief executive. via CNET News.com

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“Clearly this group is caught in the middle. Both in terms of diagnosis and prognosis, there hasn't been a lot of progress”

While cancer survival rates are at an all-time high for many groups, doctors say that people from age 15 to 39 who get cancer are more likely to die than 25 years ago, according to the Lance Armstrong ... via WGAL

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“They beat me every other day. They also put a gas mask on me and cut off the air, and beat me on my feet with a wooden stick.”

Three years after gunning down unarmed protesters in the city of Andijan, Uzbek authorities are still persecuting people they believe are linked to the unrest, an international rights group says in a report released Monday.

Human Rights Watch says returning refugees are beaten and tortured, while their children are ostracized by teachers as the offspring of enemies of the state.

One refugee's father was given a stark warning: Bring your son's family back to Uzbekistan or 'you will simply disappear.' Read more

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“It was hard to imagine how this competition happens because the signal that leads cells to their targets also is responsible for keeping them alive, which begs the question: How do half of them die?”

As nerves connect to target organs, they somehow compete with each other resulting in some living and some dying. via Science Daily

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“There are huge implications here for the way fossil fuels are used and extracted”

Canadian environmentalists and energy companies will be looking to the American government this week for a decision that will affect everything from the economy of remote northern communities to how this country's energy is sold in the U.S.

After months of delay, a court order will force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare Thursday whether or not it believes polar bears are endangered.

"It's coming to a head," said Pete Ewins of the World Wildlife Fund. "The key thing, what are they going to say?" Read more

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“Federal and state leaders must do their part in helping Medicaid recipients and others disproportionately affected by tobacco use to end their addiction to these deadly products”

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published an update to its 1996 Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, which contains revised and improved ... via WebWire

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“We worked hard to try to find middle ground”

Seven Washington high schools won't be getting their share of a $13.2 million grant to enhance the teaching of Advanced Placement courses in math in science. via Seattle Times

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Capping a two-year study, with agriculture industry participation, the report calls for a national phase-out of all intensive confinement of farmed animals. via Courier News Online

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“So it is critical that the Myanmar government and other actors recognize and support the central role of human rights defenders, including those engaged in humanitarian work and those monitoring violations, in the relief and reconstruction process.”

Following the impact of Cyclone Nargis on Myanmar, which killed tens of thousands of people and displaced around a million more, Amnesty International is calling urgently on the government to open its borders ... via Amnesty International USA

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Our good friend and Nobel Peace Prize winner-in-waiting William Daroff merits this big Slate mention William Daroff is vice president for public policy and director of the Washington office at United Jewish ... via Extreme Mortman

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“As our economy gets worse, women are going to feel the pain the most”

NEW YORK - The U.S. economic downturn has spread personal financial worries far and wide, but women are more worried about paying bills, losing jobs, providing for children and saving for ... via Reuters

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A report from the National Safety Council says Alaska has the lowest death rate from accidental falls among people over age 65. via Anchorage Daily News

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“In high and junior high schools there is only one computer for every 1,000 students. We want to improve this to at least one computer for every 20 students”

Via The Jakarta Post : Expectations high on Gates' visit . Excerpt: Bill Gates, founder of the world's largest software company, Microsoft Corporation, is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on Thursday. via Crofsblogs.typepad.com

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“AB 2784 has the power to save lives and prevent thousands of needless injuries due to drunk driving. It is imperative that the state Assembly and Senate pass this bill in order to ensure that our roadways are safer for California families.”

Mothers Against Drunk Driving leadership will join 500 local supporters at Huntington City Beach to participate in Walk Like MADD, a 5K non-competitive walk that encourages the community to support MADD's ... via KFBB

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Kick boxing. Spinning classes. Music. Running. There's lots of ways to celebrate Relay for Life , now in its seventh year in Hoboken. via NJ.com

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“We had reservations that the restrictions we had to live by were not consistent with our policies”

Google's shareholders, following the advice of the board, voted down two proposals on Thursday that would have compelled the search giant to change its human rights policies , but the issue dominated the ... via Infoworld

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“If Inova acquires Prince William Health System, this vital competition will be lost, health care prices will increase, and many residents will be forced to accept reduced health care coverage or no coverage at all.”

Washington Business Journal - by Vandana Sinha Staff Reporter Federal and state officials have blocked Inova Health System 's attempt to acquire the Prince William Health System , saying the move would violate ... via Bizjournals

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YONKERS - A phoenix will serve as the logo of a new west side high school opening in September. via Journal News

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“The Cancer Profilers provide invaluable support to the patient-physician discussion of treatment options”

Cancer Profiler Provides Patients with Treatment Information Posted by: philcrosby on Thursday, May 8, 2008 More than 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and they will confront the ... via PNNOnline

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“Yes we do treat our animals humanely, it is our policy, and our way of life, we make our living off of the land and off the cattle and we take care of what it takes care of us”

The Humane Society of the United States is accusing the Clovis Livestock Auction and the Hereford Livestock Exchange of being cruel to some cattle. via MyHighPlains.com

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“Our experiments allowed us, for the first time, a peek at how individual RT molecules interact with the HIV genome”

The work is described in the journal Nature. The enzyme, reverse transcriptase , is already the target of two of the three major classes of existing anti-HIV drugs. via Science Daily

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“This latest arrest represents a most serious attack on press and political freedom in Zimbabwe”

The editor of an independent newspaper and a prominent human rights lawyer have been arrested, and Zimbabwe's largest farm union said on Thursday that 40 000 farm workers have been displaced in post-election ... via Mail & Guardian

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“According to our findings, bears that feed on human food and garbage are not always learning these habits from their mothers.”

According to a study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, black bears that become habituated on human food and garbage do not necessarily learn these behaviors from their mother as previously ... via Physics Blog

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“There is a very real risk of disease outbreaks.”

Hungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar's swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone ... via Southeast Missourian

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An independent organization says more Wisconsin residents over 65 die from accidental falls than do seniors in almost any other state. via St. Paul Pioneer Press

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“This is an outright and deliberate lie, fed to Amnesty by groups affiliated to al Shabaab, groups that use the cover of human rights to promote their terrorist agenda”

ADDIS ABABA * Ethiopia accused Amnesty International of a smear campaign against it yesterday after the rights group said Ethiopian troops in Somalia had killed civilians by slitting their throats. via The Peninsula

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Stanford University today announced that the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology has received a $7.5 million donation from its namesake, philanthropist Fred Kavli. via Santa Cruz Sentinel

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Some 130 UNICEF technical and operations staff traveled to the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis today, identifying the greatest threats to children and women and delivering life-saving supplies. via Earth Times

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“We intend to work immediately with the businesses where the improper handling reportedly occurred”

The Humane Society of the United States released video footage Wednesday of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter. via WTOP-FM Washington

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“One hundred years ago, through our efforts and the efforts of others, the bison was saved from extinction. We are now looking one hundred years from now, because we believe there is an ecological future for the bison in the North American landscape.”

But it will take work for conservationists to help the bison reclaim its vast home on the range in the next 100 years. via Wildlife Conservation

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“Community service is one way that we, as Realtors , can make a significant difference within our community”

The Long Island Board of Realtors is joining together with Rebuilding Together Long Island and HDTV to help economically disadvantaged children by refurbishing the Hagedorn Community Center playground in ... via Earth Times

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The Humane Society of the United States has reached agreement with state and federal governments that blocks killing or permanent removal of sea lions in the Columbia River until early 2009. via KOMOradio

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“In situations such as these, children are highly vulnerable to disease and hunger and they need immediate help to survive.”

Disease, hunger and thirst pose a major threat to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis, aid agencies said on Wednesday, urging Myanmar's military rulers to open the doors to international ... via National Post

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his hope Monday that the UN's internal watchdog would investigate new allegations of gold smuggling and arms trading by UN peacekeepers in Congo. via People's Daily Online

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The so-called war on drugs in the United States disproportionately targets racial minorities in urban neighborhoods, two reports said Tuesday. via Political Gateway

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“Families were forced to carry their wounded to medical care in wheelbarrows and on donkeys because ambulance drivers would not operate their vehicles due to general insecurity, including sniper fire”

Soldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely target civilians in Somalia for rape, robbery and murder, according to an Amnesty International report that includes interviews with dozens of refugees who recently ... via SI.com

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More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday.

Nearly all of the deaths occur in the developing world, with poor children facing twice the risk of dying compared to richer children, according to Save the Children's global report.

Sweden, Norway and Iceland top the ranking in terms of well-being for mothers and children in 146 countries surveyed, while Nigeria ranks last. Read more

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Assistant City Manager Laura Huffman -- a key member of the city's administration until the recent departure of City Manager Toby Futrell -- has accepted a job as the state director of The Nature Conservancy. via KXAN-TV Austin

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More drug arrests are made in Newark proportionally than in any U.S. city according to a study released Monday. via 1010Wins

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Drunken driving opponents want the state to take a hard line with repeat offenders, but that may not be as easy as it sounds. via WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

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“Serious and credible allegations have emerged about horrible abuses in Kosovo and Albania after the war”

Human Rights Watch said Monday it had uncovered evidence to support claims the Kosovar and Albanian governments engaged in organ harvesting in the late 1990s. via Political Gateway

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Factory farming exacts such a hefty toll on human health and the environment that it should end such practices as using antibiotics and tightly confining animals, researchers say in a new report. via Las Vegas Sun

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“Denver-area residents are not yet breathing air that's clean enough to be safe”

Correction at bottom of article Denver's grade for short-term, particle pollution dropped from a "D" to an "F," but the city's ozone pollution improved from a "C" to a "B," according to a report released ... via Denver Business Journal

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“This research shows that an ever-increasing number of people will join America's uninsured unless our nation's leaders act to reform our health care system.”

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 30 Apr 2008 - 8:00 PDT rate article Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for family coverage increased more than 10 times faster than ... via Medical News Today

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“With the world watching, this is the moment for Nepal's new government to prove that it aspires and adheres to international standards.”

Human Rights Watch has asked the Nepal government to rescind orders authorizing security forces to use lethal force to suppress protests associated with the Olympic torch's relay up Mount Everest. via Nepalnews.com

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“We do not characterize these attacks as such, and if it's quoted in the report, it's been taken out of context. I'd be surprised if they're quoted at all.”

Human Rights Watch has systematically condemned Israel for "collective punishment" in the Gaza Strip, undermining its stated agenda of promoting human rights universally, according to a report released this ... via Jerusalem Post

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Earlier this week, the prestigious Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health concluded that factory farming takes a big toll on human health and the environment, undermines rural ... via Meridian Star

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“It appears that these cells, by their nature, are resistant to the effects of anti-cancer drugs.”

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Stem Cell Research Article Date: 30 Apr 2008 - 3:00 PDT The lesson learned in eradicating dandelions from your yard could apply in treating breast cancer as well, ... via Medical News Today

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According to an annual report card from the American Lung Association using federal guidelines for clean air, Westchester County received an F , while neighboring Putnam and Orange counties each got a D . via ClipSyndicate

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“But lack of training is compounded by the government's failure to investigate and prosecute abuses. Only two police officers have been convicted in 59 torture cases filed in the last two years”

A special unit of Burundi's police arbitrarily detained and tortured civilians last year, the New York-based Human Rights Watch group said in a report released on Wednesday. via Mail & Guardian

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