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Cancer patients take fight to the gym
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)MINNEAPOLIS Her face flushed, Rosemary Lamont sat on the gym floor one recent afternoon, listening to her trainer's impassioned commands. "Sit up tall and lift that leg," the trainer coached, counting down the remaining seconds. "Five, four, three, two,...Tags: Colon Cancer, Yoga, Mayo Clinic, Health Organizations, High Blood Pressure
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service, Tangled (movie), Virgin Group, Ltd., Shrek (fictional character), Swimming
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Howard County health briefs
Look good, feel better This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and suggestions...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade (military base), HIV, Howard County General Hospital, Prostate Cancer
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Mastectomy, Biotechnology Industry, Antonin Scalia, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Invention and Innovation
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Will Supreme Court's take on gene patents help Myriad?
While the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid patents on human genes knocked out Myriad Genetics' long-guarded patent on two genes linked to breast cancer, the Utah-based company’s stock still rose soon after the news broke. That bit of...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Oncology, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Research, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Leukemia, Invention and Innovation
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10th Annual Chambersburg Relay for Life a celebration of life
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comMembers of the Looney Patoneys pitched three tents and parked a camper at Norlo Park in Fayetteville on Friday to honor the memory of their beloved friend, Pat Moore. For the 20 members of her team, it wasn’t about sadness, it was about...Tags: American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, Health Organizations, Human Interest, The Happiest News!
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America's worst charities: Kids Wish Network, American Breast Cancer Foundation make the list
Pop2itA list has been compiled of the top 50 charities in America. You may be surprised by who made the list.... -
Researchers hail Supreme Court decision on gene patent
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that Myriad Genetics cannot patent two genes linked to ovarian and breast cancer came as welcome relief to researchers whose work on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes had been thwarted by legal challenges from the company. But...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Labor Disputes, Medical Research, Cardiologists
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Car crashes should be a global health priority, scientists say
Given the personal suffering caused by traffic accidents -- 1.2 million deaths a year worldwide -- there's far too little attention paid by health researchers, scientists argued Tuesday. In 2030, such accidents are projected to become the fifth-...
Tags: Heart Disease, Diana, Princess of Wales, Health Organizations, Disasters and Accidents, Science and Technology
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Litigation, Mastectomy, Biotechnology Industry, Antonin Scalia, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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READER SUBMITTED: Discount Power Shows Power Of Pink At Komen Race
StatewideDiscount Power Inc. strengthened its recent partnership with the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation by hosting almost 1,000 participants at its booth at the 2013 Hartford Race for the Cure on June 1st in Bushnell Park. As part of its ongoing effort...Tags: Bushnell Park, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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