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December 1, 2008, 1:05 pm

Soldier, Father, Surgeon, Leader

Soldier, Father, Surgeon, Leader. His father's leg had long since healed by the time the photo was taken. He sits proudly on the steps, a coach surrounded by his players, the 1946 champions of the Southern Christian Athletic Conference basketball league. Clemens 'Ready' For His Hearing. Roger Clemens faces his accuser and federal investigators when he testifies at a House committee hearing on performance-enhancing drugs. Your Heart May Have a Sweet Tooth. According to a popular saying, there are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and chocolate truffles. Going the Distance, for Self or Community. Troy Allen was an elite athlete in his day, a baseball player at George Washington University whose pro career was cut short by a shoulder injury. For the past decade he has purposefully avoided exercise, but now he is coming back from his "de-training" with an ambitious goal in view: San Diego's..

Report: State Drug Price Sites Flawed

Report: State Drug Price Sites Flawed. TRENTON, N.J. - Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found. Get Real, Hollywood: Babies Are No Joke. In the hit movie "Juno," cheeky teenager Juno MacGuff wants nothing to do with her baby once it's born. "Can't we just, like, kick this old school?" she asks the prospective adoptive parents. "Like, I have the baby, put it in a basket and send it your way, like Moses and the reeds?".

Hormone Group Protests Crackdown

Hormone Group Protests Crackdown. Stung by a crackdown on unproven claims about the safety and effectiveness of medications made by pharmacies to treat menopause, supporters of the drugs have launched a lobbying campaign aimed at the Food and Drug Administration. Health insurers probed over reimbursement. NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry-wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates. Bringing Nutrition Home. Some people eat to live. Others live to eat. But Brian Wansink takes that idea to a whole new level, where food permeates every part of his life.

07 Powerboat Shipments Reflect Down Market

07 Powerboat Shipments Reflect Down Market. "It's already been widely reported that our industry experienced double-digit declines in 2007" Mirroring the downturn in the recreational vehicle industry, the marine sector is showing declining wholesale numbers for 2007. via RV Business. Key West aquarium exhibit spotlights Florida sea life. A new 2,400-gallon coral reef aquarium exhibit opened Feb. 2 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery.. Pilots, Air France could see stakes in Delta-Northwest deal. Delta and Northwest airlines appear close to a merger agreement that would give their pilots and European carrier Air France.. Broadway roundup: Shrek, Mya set for N.Y. debuts. Still no actor to play the title character, but "Shrek the Musical," the Broadway-bound adaptation of the popular DreamWorks.. Nation's Oldest Operational Bowling Center Rediscovered, Restored to Gilded Age Elegance. "We are thrilled to be able to preserve the past in an unmatched atmosphere and continue into the future with the help of such a dedicated institution as Georgian Court." The Brunswick Foundation and Georgian Court University have announced the dramatic revival of the nation's oldest known operational bowling center on the campus of the University in Lakewood, N.J. Brunswick and.. via Earth Times.

Frontier adds eight new Western destinations

Frontier adds eight new Western destinations. Frontier Airlines announced Thursday it will expand service to include eight new destinations in the region. Speech club wins with words. "Coaching them has been a true pleasure." Mount Desert Island High School's fledgling speech club took third place in a field of 15 at the Maine Forensics Association statewide speech and debate tournament in Brunswick on Saturday Jan. via Mount Desert Islander. Marinas to challenge public access rules. "From the DEP perspective, I think we've been pushed to the edge" New Jersey marina owners and their allies in the boating industry are planning a court challenge to proposed public access rules, a demand from the state Department of Environmental Protection that boatyard.. via Asbury Park Press Online. Most With High Blood Pressure Don t Follow Recommended Diet. MONDAY, Feb. 11 -- Few people with high blood pressurefollow recommended dietary guidelines that help control the disease, a newstudy says. Mediterranean Diet for Mom Fends Off Asthma, Allergies inKids. FRIDAY, Jan. 18 -- Pregnant women who eat aMediterranean diet rich in fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes,nuts, dairy products and olive oil may help protect their children againstasthma and allergies, new research suggests. Ky. town basks in Lincoln limelight, bicentennial celebrations. Never mind that young Abe left in obscurity after his family's frontier land squabbles. Or that years later voters from his..

Disney revives 'House of the Future'

Disney revives 'House of the Future'. Millions of Disneyland visitors will soon get to retrace the thoughts of others who lined up a half-century ago to see a home.. AirTran CEO supports consolidation, lobbies for D.C., N.Y., landing slots. Speaking to an audience that included officials from both the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration,.. Fast-food binge harms liver, but boosts good cholesterol: study. A month-long diet of fast food and no exercise led to dangerously high levels of enzymes linked to liver damage, in an unusual experiment inspired by the docu-movie Supersize Me.

Myriad's Direct-to-Consumer Ad Campaign Increases Sales Of Breast Cancer Gene Test

Myriad's Direct-to-Consumer Ad Campaign Increases Sales Of Breast Cancer Gene Test. Myriad Genetics recently announced that its direct-to-consumer advertising campaign has increased sales of its breast cancer genetic test and that the company is considering expanding the campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports. Expression Pathology Obtains Maryland Funding To Develop Breast Cancer Test. Expression Pathology Inc., a leader in tissue protein analysis, has obtained $125,000 from the State of Maryland to develop a quantitative test for HER2 protein, an important biomarker in breast cancer tissue samples. The funding is part of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation's Maryland Technology Transfer Fund and the Maryland Venture Fund's Challenge Investment Program. Neuroscientists Offer Hope For Breast Cancer Patients Suffering From 'Chemobrain'. Researchers will present data at the International Neuropsychological Society's annual meeting showing that training on the Posit Science Brain Fitness Program improves mental function in cancer patients with "chemobrain". "Chemobrain" is a condition associated with chemotherapy that results in decreased cognition. UK Scientists Uncover Clue To Cancer Drug Resistance. Scientists in London have discovered a new genetic mechanism which helps cancer cells survive by changing the way they respond to treatment. The research, which was jointly funded by Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Cancer Research UK, is published online in the scientific journal, Nature* and gives us a better understanding of how some cancers may become resistant to treatment. Though Most Breast Cancer Information On Web Is Accurate, Caution Recommended. According to a recent study published in Cancer,most breast cancer data found online is accurate - only 1 in 20 breastcancer Web pages had inaccuracies, but sites featuring complementaryand alternative medicine were 15 times more likely to contain false ormisleading health information. Researchers at The University of Texas M. D.

Study Finds Patients With Complex Fibroadenomas Can Avoid Surgery

Study Finds Patients With Complex Fibroadenomas Can Avoid Surgery. Complex fibroadenomas have a low incidence of malignancy, so women with this condition can be more conservatively treated and avoid surgical biopsy, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.A fibroadenoma is a benign growth of the breast that is common in young women. They are not usually associated with breast cancer, and are often diagnosed with simple ultrasound-guided, non-surgical biopsy. Calibrant Announces Ovarian And Breast Cancer Drug Discovery Partnership With Yale University. Calibrant Biosystems announced a research collaboration with the Yale University School of Medicine to identify novel ovarian and breast cancer drug targets from clinical tissue specimens using Calibrant's Gemini proteomics platform. Calibrant will identify proteins and protein networks involved in ovarian and breast cancer, as well as select novel therapeutic targets found to be central to disease progression. "Our collaboration with Dr.