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Nicholasville woman to join fundraising run
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comA couple months from now, Victoria Hulsing expects to arrive in Baltimore physically and mentally exhausted. On that day, the 20-year-old will have run about 16 miles each of almost every one of the previous 30 days. Hulsing is joining 25 other college-...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Courage in the face of cancer
kpeek@amnews.comThe American Cancer Society estimates there are more than 2.9 million women living in the U.S. with a history of invasive breast cancer. Stacy Pingleton is one of those women. Pingleton has a long family history of breast cancer. Her grandmother and...Tags: Cancer, Mammogram, Chemotherapy, Health Organizations, Entertainment
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Breastfeeding: The road to lifelong health
World Breastfeeding Week is always celebrated Aug. 1-7. During this week, we want to take the time to highlight the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. It has been proven that mothers do have more success breastfeeding their babies when they have...
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Humane Society, vets team up for spay and neuter month
February is National Spay and Neuter Month, and the Danville-Boyle County Humane Society and local veterinarians are asking pet owners to spay or neuter their cats, kittens, puppies and dogs to help eliminate the pet overpopulation crisis in Danville...Tags: Cat (animal), Pets, Dog (animal)
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Your Health: Ovarian cancer sometimes known as the 'silent killer'
Contributing columnistThe American Cancer Society reports that ovarian cancer is the most deadly of all gynecological cancers. It has been nicknamed the silent killer because it typically does not come to attention until it is in a late stage. It is the sixth most common...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Cancer, Endometriosis, Symptoms, Breast Cancer
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Members of local homemakers clubs attend state meeting
Clark County Extension Homemaker members Pat Skinnemoen and Joan Wise, along with Extension Agent Jennifer Howard, attended the Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association annual meeting recently in Bowling Green.
During the course of the meeting, 745...Tags: Social Sciences, Medical Research, Health, USA Today, Diseases and Illnesses
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Family loss inspires Meyersdale teen's career path
keciab@dailyamerican.comHayley Petenbrink, a recent Meyersdale Area High School graduate, knows the sorrow cancer can bring. The disease has struck her family more than once and ovarian cancer took away her grandmother. She said she’s determined to fight back. The 18-...Tags: Entertainment, Medical Research, University of Pittsburgh, High Schools, Animals
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, National Institutes of Health, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biology
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biology, Breast Cancer, Biotechnology Industry
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BRCA gene decision hailed
Jewish breast cancer survivors were among the people celebrating a recent United States Supreme Court decision. The high court ruled unanimously that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring human genes. The decision came in a case in which...Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Medical Specialization, Biology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Mastectomy
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Breast Cancer, Pathology
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Relay for Life of Washington County has goal of raising about $165,000
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMore than 600 people signed up this year to take part in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Washington County, a fundraising event that began Friday afternoon and was scheduled to extend into the morning hours Saturday. Cancer...Tags: Relay for Life, Human Interest, Esophageal cancer, American Cancer Society, Cervical Cancer
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