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Awards given for leukemia treatment, DNA advances
article 2009-09-14 | Author: Malcolm RitterFive scientists have won prestigious research awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell.The $250,000 Lasker Awards will be presented Oct. 2 in New York by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. In addition, New York ...
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Cuba drops ban on dissident doctor leaving island
article 2009-06-13 | Author: Andrea RodriguezCuba has abruptly dropped its refusal to let a prominent physician who defied Fidel Castro by criticizing the communist-run island's health care system leave the country, allowing her to visit family in Argentina after years of denials.Dr. Hilda Molina told The Associated Press on Friday that she had been given ...
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Obituaries in the news
article 2009-03-11 | Author: The Associated PressJimmy BoydSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952, died Saturday. He was 70.Boyd died of cancer at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, longtime friend ...
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Obituaries in the news
article 2008-07-19 | Author: The Associated PressLila T. AbunzaMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Lila T. Abunza, former first lady of Nicaragua, died Thursday. She was 79.A former aide, Doris Lopez, did not give a cause of death Friday. But relatives told local media that Abunza's health had been deteriorating for months.Abunza was the wife of former President ...
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Evangelist Billy Graham may be released from North Carolina hospital within days
article 2008-02-19 | Author: StaffEvangelist Billy Graham may be released from a hospital within a few days after undergoing surgery to update a shunt that controls excess fluid to his brain, officials said Monday.The 89-year-old Southern Baptist minister remains in fair condition at Asheville's Mission Hospital, spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said. She said he did ...