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Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

May 26, 2015

Reporting on their study with lab-grown human cells, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland say that blocking a second blood…

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The Day When Three Words Change Your Life

May 26, 2015

By Maret Seitz I’m Maret Seitz. This is the second installment in our series for LIVESTRONG, so if you missed the first, click here and here to see where…

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Walk Locally, Unite Globally

May 26, 2015

Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Virtual Walk is a fun way to help raise funds for the fight against pet cancer. This…

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May is for Miracles!

May 5, 2015

This May, multiple North American retailers, thousands of employees and millions of supporters are committed to helping kids get better. Kid like Camery, who was…

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Supporting Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Campaign is Good for You and Your Pet

May 4, 2015

Cancer is a disease that takes on countless forms—that is especially true in veterinary medicine where doctors treat many different species of animals with cancer…

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New Ovarian Cancer Dream Team to Research DNA Repair Therapies

April 30, 2015

America’s Charities members, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) have teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer and the National Ovarian Cancer…

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Sloan Kettering CEO Craig Thompson on the revolution under way in cancer prevention and treatment

April 28, 2015

By CRAIG B. THOMPSON   Decades into the declared modern war on cancer, scientists and clinicians are excited by what we are learning. Yet patients and…

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Former Hunting Dog Now Brings Joy and Comfort to Both People and Pets

April 28, 2015

Ben Forman will never forget the story of how his dog Miracle came to Homeward Bound, an animal welfare group in London, Kentucky. In the…

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A worldwide “Thank You” day that celebrates all Make-A-Wish donors, volunteers, wish kids and families.

April 28, 2015

Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  With the help of generous…

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Alone We are Rare, Together We are Strong. Helping the 30 Million Americans Affected by Rare Diseases

April 23, 2015

Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare, and there are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. The National Organization…

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An Opportunity to Give Hope to More than 600 Children in the Mid-Atlantic Region

April 21, 2015

This year alone, 840 children who reside in the Mid-Atlantic region (Central and Southern Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia) are expected…

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Telling Others That You or a Loved One has Alzheimer’s Disease

April 21, 2015

There are two scenes in the movie “Still Alice” when Alice or her husband is suddenly confronted with questions about her behavior. The first happened…

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