Zika Study Links Infection To More Birth Defects
Research tracking pregnant women in Brazil finds Zika associated with abnormalities beyond microcephaly across all trimesters. Ultrasounds showed brain development issues and two fetal deaths among infected cases, with six live births including one severe microcephaly case and others viable, outlining broader obstetric risks.
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Washington
Brazil
Karin Nielsen
University of California, Los Angeles
Fiocruz Institute
New England Journal of Medicine
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Rio de Janiero
Nielsen
Christopher M. Zahn
American College of Obstetricians
Sallie Permar
Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Hengli Tang
Florida State University
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
War nurse friends turning 100 keep bond alive
Amelia Greeley and Ruth Girk, World War II Army nurses who shared a hospital on Goodenough Island and endured a monsoon and a typhus outbreak, celebrate turning 100. Their lifelong friendship remains close with near nightly calls, holidays together, and joint memories from the Ninth General Hospital.
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New York
South Pacific
Amelia
Mimi” Greeley
Ruth
Brownie
Girk
Greeley
Amelia Devino
Ruth Brown
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Goodenough Island
Papua New Guinea
Ninth General Hospital
New York- Presbyterian
Ninth General
Biak
Indonesia
Papua
Army Hospital
Midwest
NewYork- Presbyterian
Overrides stalled as WV bill on concealed firearms faces veto
The bill includes a $50 tax credit for training, criticized as ill advised and unclear. Governor Tomblin vetoed the measure, while Raleigh County Sheriff Steve Tanner praised the veto and said existing laws suffice for concealed firearms with proper background checks and training.
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Tomblin
Raleigh
West Virginia Sheriff’s Association
Steve Tanner
Tanner
Greenhouse project gains momentum for food bank aid
Five Loaves and Two Fishes seeks a new hydroponic greenhouse to boost year round produce for McDowell County residents facing job losses and Walmart closures. Highmark West Virginia pledges up to 4500 dollars matching donations toward a 15000 dollar goal, as local leaders describe plans for a market at the food bank and sustainable, statewide impact.
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McKinney
Walmart
Highmark
West Virginia
McDowell County
Fred Earley
Joel McKinney
Linda McKinney
Roadside Farms
Food Bank
Highmark West Virginia
High Tunnel Greenhouse Fund
Gofundme.com
Riverside Drive
Welch
McDowell
Highmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield
West seeks unopposed Democratic nomination in McDowell race
Confusion continues as West runs unopposed for the Democratic nomination. In McDowell County the House of Delegates seat held by Democrat Clif Moore is open, with two Republicans Sam Freeman and Brian Harrison vying for the GOP nod. Democrats Ed Evans and S P McKinney compete for the Democratic nomination. Moore not seeking re election. Remaining May 10 McDowell County races to be decided by Democrats or non partisans.
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West
McDowell County
House of Delegates
Clif Moore
Sam Freeman
Brian Harrison
Ed Evans
S.P
Pat” McKinney
Moore
Ballot rules differ in McDowell and Mercer counties
West Virginia voters face party based primaries. In McDowell County, no Republican ballot in some local races means May 10 results may hinge on Democratic ballots with 12,014 Democrats, 2,598 no party, 960 independents and 1,656 Republicans. Mercer County shows more mixed races with both parties active and voters unsure about party selection for primaries.
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McDowell County
Mercer County
Verlin Moye
Local film crew brings movie to Grundy for Christmas shoot
Actor O Quinn and Sizemore head a 70 person crew filming in Grundy and nearby Buchanan County from December through March. The project centers on a Christmas pageant with O Quinn directing in a town setting reimagined from Pennsylvania. A March 12 outdoor festival at Poplar Gap Park will host a large, free concert for locals.
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Nelson Diaz
Grundy
Board of Supervisors
Bristol
Davidson
Buchanan County
Mary Belcher
Chamber of Commerce
James Keene
O’quinn
Poplar Gap Park
Shawnee Smith
David Deluise
Dom Deluise
Isaac Ryan Brown
Blackish
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Don Hicks
Ers
County Commission
Harold McBride
Glen Jean Lacy Tee
Michael D. Brooks
Commission
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Virgil
Pete” Green
Moye
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Alias
JAG
Tom Hanks
Sizemore
Princeton High School
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
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Charlotte
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