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Justice Ginsburg has pancreatic cancer
The Swampby Frank James Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the only woman on the Supreme Court, was hospitalized for pancreatic cancer surgery, the court said in a statement today. In its statement, the court said Ginsburg, 75, "had surgery for an apparently......Tags: Bill Clinton, Diseases, Court Administration, Maryland, National Institutes of Health
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Dr. Padmanabhan 'Dan' Mukundan, 1946-2009: Dedicated career to helping those less fortunate
Tribune reporterDr. Padmanabhan "Dan" Mukundan came to Chicago from India in the early 1970s and opened his first practice on the South Side near the Robert Taylor Homes—the start of a long career in community health. Dr. Mukundan, 62, of Burr Ridge died of...Tags: Medical Staff, Burr Ridge, Medicines, Society, Death and Dying
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Nuclear scientist freed in Pakistan
Tribune NewspapersISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Friday freed nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan from unofficial house arrest, capping a rehabilitation that began almost from the moment he confessed in 2004 to secretly selling sensitive nuclear...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Court Administration, The White House, Local Authority, Justice System
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Rice Struck Fear Into Yankees
The Hartford CourantIt's not often professional athletes admit to being scared, especially old-time Yankees. But when the topic is Jim Rice, talk of fear flows freely. "I know I was scared when he came up," said Graig Nettles, who played third base for the Yankees when...Tags: Jim Rice, George Brett, Rickey Henderson, Fenway Park, Baseball
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Jerry Yang, Cloning Scientist At UConn, Dies
The Hartford CourantXiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, who escaped the poverty of rural China to become one of the top cloning scientists in the world, died late Thursday after a long battle with cancer, according to his wife. He was 49.The University of Connecticut scientist died...Tags: Diseases, Connecticut, University of Connecticut Health Center, University of Connecticut, Heavy Engineering
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Blood donors give freely
757-247-4784In a semi-prone position, Dawn Pfister of Hampton chats nonchalantly, her fist tightening on a small red ball, while a small plastic bag outside her line of sight fills steadily with her blood. She's occupying one of six contoured beds at the Hampton...Tags: Michigan, Mark Davis, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Charity, Schools
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Drug shortage takes toll on region's cancer patients
Sentinel Medical WriterA drug shortage has been keeping many colon-cancer patients in Central Florida and nationwide from getting a medicine that boosts the effectiveness of their chemotherapy. Supplies of the generic drug, leucovorin, have lagged since December, when one of...Tags: Diseases, Ohio, Cancer, Casselberry, Biotechnology
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Court frees scientist who sold nuclear secrets
Los Angeles TimesISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A Pakistani court on Friday freed nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan from unofficial house arrest, capping a rehabilitation that began almost from the moment he confessed in 2004 to secretly selling sensitive nuclear technology to rogue...Tags: Local Authority, Justice System, Civil Unrest, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Court Administration
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Andres Bermudez, 58, 'tomato king'
The Associated PressAndres Bermudez, who made a fortune as a "tomato king" and history by becoming the first migrant living in the United States to win a Mexican mayorship, has died of cancer. He was 58. Mr. Bermudez, a flamboyant lawmaker for President Felipe Calderon's...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, California, Felipe Calderon, Death and Dying
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Pakistan court frees disgraced nuclear scientist
Reporting from Istanbul, Turkey, and Islamabad, Pakistan -- A Pakistani court Friday freed nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan from unofficial house arrest, capping a rehabilitation that began almost from the moment he confessed in 2004 to secretly selling...Tags: Sales, International Relations, Local Authority, Justice System, Police
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Ginsburg hoping for quick return to work after surgery
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to be back at work for the court's next public session this month, less than three weeks after surgery for pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg intends to be in court when the justices hear arguments on...Tags: Diseases, Local Authority, Health Treatments, Cancer, Justice System
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Roche CEO says Genentech offer is fairly priced, expresses confidence company can finance it
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said Friday the company's surprisingly low hostile $86.50-per-share offer for biotech giant Genentech Inc. is fairly priced and he is confident that the Swiss drugmaker can get enough financing to...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Diseases, Health Treatments, Cancer, Health Organizations
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