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Patriots 5K Set for July 7

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Patriots 5K set for July 7 Patrick Henry High School's Patriot 5K run and walk will take place Thursday, July 7, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Patrick Henry High School. This event benefits the PHHS Cross Country team and raises awareness about people with epilepsy. Read more on Herald-Progress Tags: cross country team, Henry, Thursday, henry [...]

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Childhood Chronic Illness Affects Future Income, Education, Career

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Childhood chronic illness affects future income, education, career Today more children than ever survive serious chronic illness. Many thrive as young adults, but a large new study finds that for some, early illness can lead to fewer years of education, more joblessness and lower pay. Read more on Science Daily Tags: joblessness, early illness, Health [...]

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Flood Disease Hits 7,000 Thais

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Flood disease hits 7,000 Thais More than 7,000 people are suffering from flood-related diseases in Nan province, two days after the remnants of Typhoon Haima hit parts of Thailand. Most are suffering from athlete's foot, insect st ..... Read more on Asia News Network Tags: asia news, foot, province, remnants, Typhoon, nan province

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Vertex Reports 2010 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Progress in Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis Development …

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Vertex Reports 2010 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Progress in Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis Development ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today provided an update on recent progress in its late-stage development programs in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cystic fibrosis (CF) and reported consolidated financial results for the year ended [...]

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“How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!” by Edward Lear

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"How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!" by Edward Lear “How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!” Who has written such volumes of stuff! But a few think him pleasant enough. Read more on San Diego Reader Tags: Edward Lear, think, stuff, reader, San Diego Reader

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Disabled Men Taught to Live Independently

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Disabled men taught to live independently Part 2 will be published Tuesday: With his epilepsy worsening and no services available then, Gary Kiracofe's parents take him to Central Virginia Training Center to reside. Read more on The Staunton News Leader Tags: Gary Kiracofe, central virginia training center, Virginia, Epilepsy, The Staunton News Leader, Central

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Epilim: Families Who Think Epilepsy Pill Caused Birth Defects Forced to Drop Case After Legal Aid Withdrawn

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Epilim: Families who think epilepsy pill caused birth defects forced to drop case after legal aid withdrawn Around 80 families claim the drug, also known as Epilim, caused a range of birth defects, including spina bifida and damage to the heart. Read more on Daily Mail Tags: Disaster Accident, birth, birth defects, daily mail

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Biden Returning to Chicago to Talk Teachers

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Biden Returning to Chicago to Talk Teachers Vice President Joe Biden will address 9,000 educators at the National Education Association annual meeting. Read more on NBC Chicago Tags: Association, Joe Biden, nbc chicago, Education, national education association, NBC

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Researchers Claim Chopin Suffered From Epilepsy

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Researchers Claim Chopin Suffered From Epilepsy Famous composer Frederic Chopin, who experienced regular hallucinations during his lifetime, most likely experienced those visions because he suffered from a form of epilepsy, a pair of Spanish researchers claim in a new study. In their investigation, Manuel Vazquez Caruncho and Francisco Branas Fernandez of the Xeral-Calde Hospital Complex [...]

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Mother Charged in Death of 9-Year-Old Daughter

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Mother charged in death of 9-year-old daughter Mother charged in death of 9-year-old daughter Read more on Austin American-Statesman Tags: American, death, Statesman, austin american statesman

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Married Just 4 Months, New Hudson Man Killed in Accident Made His Parents ‘proud’

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Married just 4 months, New Hudson man killed in accident made his parents 'proud' Bradley Scott Mather, 26, will be remembered as a man who could walk into a room and "light the place up," according to his father, Ted Mather. Read more on South Lyon Herald Tags: south lyon herald, Ted Mather, New, Herald, [...]

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Evening Times

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Evening Times A host of Scotland’s most inspirational women will descend on the City Chambers this evening for the 48th Scotswoman of the Year Awards. Read more on EveningTimes Online Tags: year, Human Interest, EveningTimes

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Pacifier Might Be Key in Sacramento Microwaved Baby Case

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Pacifier Might Be Key In Sacramento Microwaved Baby Case Ka Yang told Sacramento police officers that she had a seizure and dropped her infant daughter on a space heater the day she died. Read more on FOX40 Sacramento Tags: infant daughter, baby, Key

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New Biomarker May Help With Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

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New biomarker may help with early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease ( American Academy of Neurology ) A new biomarker may help identify which people with mild memory deficits will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the June 22, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the [...]

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Eisai to Submit Marketing Authorization Applications in the U.S. and EU for Perampanel as Adjunctive Therapy for …

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Eisai to Submit Marketing Authorization Applications in the U.S. and EU for Perampanel as Adjunctive Therapy for ... WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eisai announced it will submit Marketing Authorization Applications in the US and the EU for the investigational compound perampanel (E2007) based on the results of three Phase III pivotal studies. Read more on Business [...]

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VIVUS Provides Regulatory Update on QNEXA NDA

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VIVUS Provides Regulatory Update on QNEXA NDA VIVUS, Inc. today announced that it held an End-of-Review meeting with the Food and Drug Administration for the New Drug Application for QNEXA®, an investigational drug for the treatment of obesity.  The meeting occurred on January 19th at the FDA's offices in Maryland and was attended by [...]

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