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5 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Livescribe Pulse(TM) Smartpen Heads Back to School

Students heading to college this fall face many pressures associated with keeping up in class - from note taking to studying to keeping organized and even prioritizing deadlines.

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Related Topix: James Madison University, Northeastern University, Creighton University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Computers

14 hrs ago | McKnightsonline.com

Seniors' immune systems strengthened by flu epidemic of 1918

Researchers are finding that the survivors of the 1918 flu epidemic are still producing antibodies to protect against it.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Wed Aug 20, 2008

Murfreesboro Post

Ex-astronaut files suit against Vanderbilt Medical Center

Murfreesboro resident and former astronaut Rhea Seddon has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against former employer Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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MediLexicon

Survivors Of 1918 Flu Pandemic Protected With A Lifetime Immunity To Virus

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 19 Aug 2008 New research has discovered that infection and natural exposure to the 1918 influenza virus made survivors ...

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Microbiology, Biology, Science, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tue Aug 19, 2008

The Tennessean

College kids in Tennessee help to spread green gospel

Rebeccah Flowers, a senior at St. Cecilia Academy, has no intention of abandoning her passion for the environment as she embarks on the next step in her life: college.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Lipscomb University

Nashville Business Journal

Nurses come on strong about health care in 2008 election

A recent study led by Vanderbilt University professor Peter Buerhaus polled registered nurses about two timely issues -- the state of health care and the importance of the issue in the upcoming election.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Medicine, Nursing

RxPG News

Survivors of 1918 flu pandemic protected with a lifetime immunity to virus

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Microbiology, Biology, Science, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Mon Aug 18, 2008

WKRN-TV Nashville

Southerners tend to be fatter, report indicates

Fatty foods are a big part of southern cooking and Tennesseans are paying the price.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Tennessee

Knight Science Journalism Tracker

Wires, more: 1918 flu pandemic survivors still have immunity armor;...

Wires, more: 1918 flu pandemic survivors still have immunity armor; 'Could be clue to better vaccines Elderly people who survived exposure to the killer influenza of 1918 still maintain powerful B-cell and ...

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Related Topix: Bird Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

MediLexicon

Flu Antibodies Recovered From 1918 Pandemic Survivors

Scientists in the US recovered antibodies to the 1918 flu virus from elderly survivors of the pandemic, used them to create cell lines of monoclonal antibodies and then showed they were still potent by ...

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Related Topix: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Health Scout

Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later

People who lived through the 1918 flu pandemic that killed 50 million worldwide are still producing antibodies to the virus 90 years later, researchers report.

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Related Topix: Microbiology, Biology, Science, Immunology, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Health

Chicago Sun-Times

Surprise! No-sex pledges effective: study

Like many parents, Mary Donaldson dreaded having ''the talk'' with her teenage daughter, Brooke.

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Related Topix: Old Hickory, TN, Family, Kids, Wedding, Human Sexuality

Las Vegas Sun

Blood protects against long-gone killer 1918 flu

Sun, Aug 17, 2008 Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the ...

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Immunology, Biology, Science

Sat Aug 16, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

TVA pricing plans aim for win-win deal for all

A couple of weeks prior to welcoming students on campus for the fall semester, Vanderbilt University offices were darkened, natural gas-driven generators cranked up and messages dispatched asking staff members ...

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

The Tennessean

Vanderbilt's new full-time GLBT center gets director

Nora Spencer was recently hired to lead Vanderbilt University's new full-time office to support the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

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Related Topix: Transgendered, Gay/Lesbian, University of Florida, Marketing

Thu Aug 14, 2008

Rome News - Tribune

Area Achievers: Army private graduates training with honor

David J. Whatley has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical ...

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Jackson, US Army, Shorter College, Rome, GA, Cedartown, GA

Dayton Daily News

Ex-inmate helps make Bush nominee 'controversial'

TV Online Ex-inmate helps make Bush nominee 'controversial' By TRAVIS LOLLER NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Venture Capital Access Online

Voyager Capital Expands West Coast Franchise With Addition of Portland Office

Continuing the expansion of its franchise, Voyager Capital, a leading West Coast venture capital firm, today announced that it has opened an office in Portland, Oregon in the Blagen Block building in Old Town.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Startups, Voyager Capital, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Wed Aug 13, 2008

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Emory deal flow hits trouble spot

Emory University 's technology deal flow has nose-dived roughly 50 percent in the past year.

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Related Topix: Emory University, Nashville Metro, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Tue Aug 12, 2008

EurekAlert!

New insight into most common forebrain malformation

St. Jude researchers identify a molecular mechanism underlying a genetic brain malformation called holoprosencephaly St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

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