CENTERS’ PIECE: Social anxiety and the struggle against isolation

January 29, 2012

A woman stares at the phone on the table in front of her, feeling tormented because she’s afraid to pick it up and make a call she has been putting off for a week and can no longer postpone. she silently tells herself she is acting irrationally, that there is no reason to feel afraid [...]

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Link Solutions, Inc. Receives ISO 20000 Certification

January 28, 2012

RESTON, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Link Solutions, Inc. (LSi), a rapidly growing provider of high-end solutions to the federal government, announced today that it has received International Standards Organization (ISO) 20000 certification. ISO 20000 is a customer-focused international standard that contains the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices for information technology (IT) service management, [...]

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Cold, flu or allergy? Similar symptoms sometime blur lines between ailments

January 28, 2012

PANAMA CITY — Sniffles, wheezing and coughing are all part of the cold and flu season. But, is there really a difference between a cold and flu and an allergy? Bay County Health Department Director of Nursing Kerry Hunt said when it comes to the flu and cold season, “It’s all about the virus.” Allergies [...]

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Thousands raised for Sutton police officer battling cancer (From Surrey Comet)

January 28, 2012

Thousands raised for Sutton police officer battling cancer 10:46am Wednesday 4th January 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) Thousands of pounds have been raised for a police officer fighting cancer. a charity auction on New Year’s Eve raised £2,700 in aid of Detective Constable Scott Allardyce who has been off work for 18 [...]

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Cancer victim says Prospect are superb (From Swindon Advertiser)

January 28, 2012

Cancer victim says Prospect are superb 5:26pm Wednesday 11th January 2012 in News by Katie Bond Cancer victim says Prospect are superb Tony Sheen has praised Prospect Hospice for the care it has given him during the year after he was told he would have just six months to live. Honda worker Tony, 53, from [...]

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Tracy Morgan in hospital after reported collapse

January 27, 2012

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan attends "The Darker Side of Green" debate at The Bowery Hotel on July 27, 2010, in New York. (Credit:Getty) A spokesperson for “30 Rock” actor Tracy Morgan has reportedly told ABC he is being treated at a Utah hospital from symptoms related to “a combination of exhaustion and altitude,” flatly [...]

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UroToday – Renal Cancer

January 27, 2012

INTRODUCTION: Tumor recurrence following nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for renal carcinoma is a major concern. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the rate, patterns, and predictors of tumor recurrence in patients following NSS for renal cancer. METHODS: Between 1993 and 2008, 229 patients underwent NSS via flank incision for renal cell carcinoma. Patients [...]

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Link between vision, learning is quite clear

January 27, 2012

The state of Iowa continues to ignore the fact that vision screenings in school can prevent many current and future problems for our children. Kids need to see to learn. Considering that nearly 80 percent of what a child learns the first 12 years of life is through vision, good eyesight is an essential part [...]

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Farm’s milk not a threat, state finds

January 27, 2012

Friday January 27, 2012 ASHLEY FALLS — A local herd of cattle was not actually infected with a rare bacteria as previously suspected, according to state regulators who have lifted a ban on milk sales at Twin Rivers Farm in Ashley Falls. The state Department of Public Health acknowledged in a terse statement Thursday that [...]

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Linked Up

January 27, 2012

Pocketless trousers as a strategy to fight corruption in Nepal (h/t Judah Grunstein). Lay off trashing the moon landings, okay? It was cool to walk on the moon. Caterpillars taking over West Africa are nothing; the latest insectine invasion is of Argentine super ants, who’ve got their eyes (?) set on colonizing the entire world. [...]

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