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New Study Suggests Adult Sickle Cell Drug Can Help Children Too
A drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anemia in adults has now been shown to cause significant improvements in very young children with the disorder. The finding is an important one as…
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Teens Fill Thousands Of Shoeboxes Filled With Items For Other Teens Affected By Katrina
What would a teen want who lost everything to a hurricane? That question sparked a national campaign launched by Teen Ink magazine. This well-established national magazine and website is encouraging its millions of teenage…
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VolunteerMatch Connects Volunteers With Hurricane Relief Volunteer Opportunities
Who: VolunteerMatch joins the world in mourning the catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina, and is committed to helping channel desperately needed resources to the disaster areas. The volunteer response to Hurricane Katrina is unprecedented,…
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Keeping Junk Mail And Phone Marketers At Bay
Many people don’t realize that they have options when it comes to receiving junk mail and unsolicited phone calls. Below is a quick list of the main services that will assist you in getting…
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Nice Deals That Are Almost A Steal
In general, I don’t usually talk about shopping websites. There’s the occasional article on maternity clothes, but for the most part I steer clear. Sometimes though, there’s a service that’s just too cool to…
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British Scientists Receive Go Ahead To Create An Embryo With Two Mothers
In an effort to prevent the passing of certain genetic diseases — in this case Mitochondrial diseases — scientist have devised a way to use the intended mother’s egg with Mitochondrial DNA from a…
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Researchers Discover Evidence Of Babies Crying In The Womb
Researchers studying the the effects of maternal smoking and cocaine use during pregnancy discovered something they didn’t expect — signs of crying in unborn babies. With the help of video-recorded ultrasound images, the investigators…
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Find The Cheapest Gas With Widgets
Finding the cheapest gas prices usually involves driving around, and looking for the best deal. This of course counteracts itself, because you’re wasting gas while looking all over town for the best deal. Now…
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A Better Way To Call Customer Service
Someone has put together a web page that offers phone numbers and tips to get to a human customer service representative — without having to go through the annoying touch-tone answering system. The list…
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Tainted Compassion
I consider myself a compassionate person. If I see someone truly hurting, I feel for them, and will help them if possible. Compassion towards others (empathy in action) is part of what makes us…