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20 hrs ago | Forward

The Doctor Who Had the Chutzpah To Write Music

Retired radiologist Albert Hurwit knows a thing or two about success. The Hartford, Conn., resident - and grandfather of eight - has a pedigree fine enough to make any mother kvell.

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Related Topix: Radiology, Medicine, Hartford Metro, Symphony, Arts, Electronic

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Boston.com

Report blasts student health plans

Insurance companies rack up much higher profits on health coverage sold to nearly 100,000 Massachusetts college students than on plans available to the general public, according to long-awaited data released late yesterday by the state.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Boston.com

Mass. bill resurrects debate on religion in school

A proposal before Massachusetts lawmakers aimed at protecting students who voice religious views at public schools is being assailed by separation of church and state advocates, who say it forces religion on people.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Education Etc.

Rehab Management

Research Shows Tai Chi Exercise Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly

Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular tai chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain, says a statement from publisher Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Daily Trojan

Youth activism takes dip

Tuesday was the paper anniversary of the election that purportedly brought the US youth back to the polls and revived a long-stagnant interest in American politics.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, University of Virginia

Thu Nov 05, 2009

New York Times

Thompson vs. Bloomberg: A Contrast of Style and Plans

Twelve-year-old twins living in Gracie Mansion. Town hall meetings in the Bronx or Queens, late into the evening.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Joseph Crowley, Democrat, Hunter College, City University of New York

Wed Nov 04, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer.

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Related Topix: Cholera, Health, Weather, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

CSRwire.com

Winners Announced in Dow's Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge

The Dow Chemical Company recently recognized the inaugural winners of its Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge - an awards competition established to encourage and promote solutions to the world's most pressing social, economic and environmental problems.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit Metro, Northwestern University

Tue Nov 03, 2009

EurekAlert!

Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone

Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

High-tech company brings 40 jobs downtown

It's as if the candidates were working together - but don't expect either of them to admit it.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Haverhill, MA, Melrose, MA

CapeCodOnline.com

Tufts new most-expensive Mass. school

Tufts University has dethroned Boston College as Massachusetts' costliest school, but both institutions and seven other Bay State colleges have joined the "$50,000 Club" - universities charging $50,000 or more per year.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Boston College

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Science Blog

Poorly cleaned public cruise ship restrooms may predict norovirus outbreaks

A team of researchers from Boston University School , Carney Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University School of Medicine, have found that widespread poor compliance with regular cleaning of public restrooms on cruise ships may predict subsequent norovirus infection outbreaks .

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Related Topix: Boston University

MediLexicon

Improving Global Response To Emerging Pandemics With Funding Of $185 Million

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Public Health Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Betty McCollum, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, University of Minnesota, Medicine, Nursing, Agriculture, Science, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Star Tribune

Not worth fighting for

When Matthew Hoh joined the Foreign Service this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US News, US Military, US Marine Corps

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Mental Help Net

Tai Chi Can Improve Pain and Function in Knee Arthritis

The ancient Chinese exercise practice Tai Chi can reduce pain, preserve functionality, and improve personal well-being among subjects with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Oct.

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Related Topix: Arthritis, Medicine, Health

Fri Oct 30, 2009

EMaxHealth

Tai Chi Improves Knee Osteoarthritis Pain in Elderly

Elderly individuals who have osteoarthritis of the knee may experience improvement in pain and physical function if they practice Tai Chi regularly, according to researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Osteoarthritis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

EDGEnewengland.com News Feed

For Those Who Need to Know: Anti-Gay Site Posts Details on Fisting

An anti-gay blog has posted information on the hows and whys of fisting as part of an attack against GLBT youth advocate Kevin Jennings.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Blog News, Kids

Medical News Today

Grant Brings Real-World Science To Boston Classrooms

Main Category: Medical Students / Training Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Cancer / Oncology ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 26 Oct 2009 - 0:00 PDT A new curriculum called The Great Diseases will bring real-world biomedical research to students in three Boston high schools.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Mixed Martial Arts, Nate Marquardt, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Education Etc.

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Science Blog

Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly

Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain.

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Related Topix: Arthritis, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Eagle

Colleges: stay out of students' sex lives

Tufts University recently prohibited students from having sex in their rooms when a roommate is present.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality

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