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Saving Lives by Answering the Call/Text/E-mail/Chat for Help

July 29, 2015

The first text message Brianna sent to a Boys Town National Hotline® Crisis Counselor said she had cut herself as part of a suicide attempt.…

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SCI-Greene inmates forge bond training Canine Partners for Life service dogs

July 1, 2015

By Mike Jones WAYNESBURG – The 15 inmates chosen to train Labrador retriever service dogs at the state prison in Greene didn’t get much sleep…

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LIVESTRONG Announces New Leadership Team Hires

June 30, 2015

LIVESTRONG Foundation President and CEO Chandini Portteus announced today the addition of two seasoned professionals to her leadership team with Donna Palmer joining as Chief Development…

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Another Success for MADD! Texas Becomes 25th State To Enact All-Offender Interlock Law

June 24, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS (June 23, 2015) — Last week, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2246 into law, requiring drunk drivers to install an ignition interlock if they…

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U.S. News & World Report: Children’s National Health System Ranked Among Top Ten Best Children’s Hospitals In the Nation – Children’s National Health System

June 10, 2015

Washington, DC— Children’s National Health System has been named to the prestigious Honor Roll of the U.S. News & World Report 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking among…

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Driving Innovative Research and Fighting for the Future Every Child Deserves

June 10, 2015

Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer and the…

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Empowering People With Cancer to Hope

June 4, 2015

Facing cancer is scary enough. Thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting the help they…

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Big Data Confirm Amyloid’s Role in Early Alzheimer’s

June 2, 2015

In two studies receiving international attention, 2013-16 BrightFocus grantee Rik Ossenkoppele, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit (VU) Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues in the Netherlands have…

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Supporting Research to Better Understand Stillbirths, SIDS & Other Causes of Sudden, Unexpected Infant Deaths

June 2, 2015

During the course of the past four decades, First Candle has funded cutting-edge research projects at medical institutions throughout the United States. They are also…

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How Oversleeping and Lack of Sleep Affect Your Child’s Mood

June 2, 2015

Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D’ABSM, a pediatric psychologist, sleep specialist, and licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s National Health System speaks about how sleep affects behavior.…

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State Farm Announces Canine Assist Team Starting Five

May 28, 2015

Earlier this year, Cliff Paul made the State Farm® National Bureau of Assists starting five. We are now pleased to announce the State Farm Canine Assist…

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Why Don’t We Take Tanning as Seriously as Tobacco?

May 26, 2015

By Sherry Pagoto, PhD In 2009, upon review of the science on tanning beds and cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer assigned tanning…

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