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Risk of Death From Certain Breast Cancers May Rise With Age
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:08:07 -0800
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of dying from a hormone receptor-positive breast cancer increases with age, according to new research. And one reason might be that older women with breast cancer are undertreated compared to their younger peers.
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Highlights of the Biophysical Society 56th Annual Meeting
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:16:27 -0800
( American Institute of Physics ) The latest news and discoveries in medicine, physics, environmental science, and interdisciplinary fields will be featured at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. The following summaries highlight a few of the meetings many noteworthy talks.
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When death comes knocking
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:01:46 -0800
Damkerng Thitapiyasak and Parnrut Kritchanchai often produce the kind of theatre in which easy laughter can be expected, even _ or perhaps, especially _ when they deal with subjects like loss, ageing or death. But Ngao Matchurat (The Shadow Box), the latest production from New Theatre Society and Democrazy Theatre Studio, confronts one of our biggest fears and ends up eliciting more tears than ...
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The Death of Big Bank Power and the Rise of Tech Hegemony
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:51 -0800
By Conor Sen NEW YORK (Minyanville) -- The biggest change that occurred during the tremors of 2008 that nobody caught was the power hand-off from banks to tech companies. One of the most fascinating economic history books I've read is The Pursuit of Power a look at 1,000 years of world history and how changes in technology, military technology in particular, altered the dynamics of power ...
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SDakota inmate sentenced to death in guard killing
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10:03 -0800
A judge on Monday sentenced a South Dakota inmate to death for killing a prison guard by bashing him with a pipe and covering his mouth with plastic wrap during a failed escape attempt.
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Los Angeles Bariatric Surgeon Discusses Revision Weight Loss Surgery
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:03:28 -0800
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the overall likelihood of major complications with bariatric surgery is approximately 4%, and the risk of death from surgical complications is less than 0.1%. Dr. Michael Feiz, a weight loss surgeon in Los Angeles, says even with such a small margin of error, revision bariatric surgery is one of his most successful ...
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Bingham Ray - S.F. Film Society director - dies
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:33:40 -0800
Bingham Ray, the new executive director of the San Francisco Film Society, died Monday after suffering two strokes at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. He was 57. One of the most influential forces in independent film,...
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'It never gets easier' at humane society shelter
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:22:05 -0800
ST. CATHARINES — Teddy crouches beside his water bowl. The gash on his nose is healing, but thick brown liquid now drains from the inside corners of his eyes. They are barely open. He is quiet.[...]
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Death Notices for Feb. 7, 2012
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:06 -0800
ANDELL — Charles Frank Andell, 96, of Paradise, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rose Chapel Mortuary, 877-4923.
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'It never gets easier' at busy humane society shelter
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:12:27 -0800
Conclusion of a two-part series looking at the Lincoln County Humane Society. Standard reporter Angela Scappatura spent a week at the shelter Teddy crouches beside his water bowl. The gash on his nose is healing, but thick brown liquid now drains from the inside corners of his eyes.[...]
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