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Believe It Or Not, There Actually Is Some Good News (and some bad of course)

October 3, 2013

The Federal government shutdown has been the talk of the town all week. And we all want to know: how will this impact our guests?…

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The No-Fly List: Where the FBI Goes Fishing for Informants

October 3, 2013

By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 10:21am Over the last three years, the FBI has dramatically expanded its No-Fly List of…

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Did the Wrong Man Spend 40 Years in Solitary Confinement?

October 3, 2013

It is now only a matter of weeks, or days perhaps, before Herman Wallace dies of the liver cancer that is ravaging his body. He…

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Bringing Human Rights Home: A Message From Amnesty USA’s New Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins

October 3, 2013

I grew up in the shadow of Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York. As a boy, I would walk by Sing Sing and hear…

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Lesser-known Toll of Government Shutdown: Delays in Research to Conquer Diseases Affecting Mind and Sight

October 3, 2013

New Survey Outlines Funding Deficiency in Brain and Eye Disease Research BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds research worldwide to save sight and mind,…

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Colon Cancer Hits Younger Adults Especially Hard, Study Finds

October 3, 2013

Risk of advanced disease, death greater than for middle-aged patients. Younger adults with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasized) to other areas of the body…

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Prevent Cancer 5k Walk/Run Sets Record

October 3, 2013

Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Prevent Cancer 5k Walk/Run the most successful yet, thanks to all of the participants, donors, sponsors and volunteers who helped out and…

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Exploring New Imaging Technique to Detect Breast Cancer Early

October 3, 2013

Ehsan Samei, PhD, is Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Medical Center, where he also…

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Feed The Children Joins Charitable Effort to Help Syrian Refugees

October 3, 2013

Feed The Children has joined a group of 18 concerned non-governmental organizations to provide food and supplies to 12,000 Syrians fleeing from a brutal civil…

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Diabetes-Fighting Dogs: A New Breed of Help

October 3, 2013

Some individuals with diabetes are lucky enough to have a very attentive dog to keep them company. These pets provide much more than love and…

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Study Finds Spinal Cord Injury Causes Progressive Damage in the Chronic Phase

October 3, 2013

A paper was published this week from the Gregoire Courtine lab in Switzerland. Courtine, who we have discussed here in recent months, studies activity and…

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Horticulture Teaches More than Just How to Care forÌýPlants; Helps Special-Needs Students

October 3, 2013

Since 1999, Ann Curcio, vocational specialist with the Bridgeport Board of Education, has changed lives through her work with the most challenged special-needs students in…

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