Cancer survivor to speak at Baldwin City's Relay for Life
Brenda Day, Baker University archivist and cancer survivor, will speak at the Baldwin City Relay for Life opening ceremony on April 30 at Liston Stadium. The event aims to raise $25,000 with 25 teams and 375 participants, featuring survivors, music, and luminary donations.
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Brenda Day
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Baker University
Old Castle
Relay For Life
Liston Stadium
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Test-tube births decline as embryos per attempt drop
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds a national decrease in multiple births from in vitro fertilization as doctors implant fewer embryos per attempt. From 1995 to 2001 the average embryos per attempt fell from four to three, with triplets and higher declines from 11 to 7 percent, while overall IVF success rose.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Fertility
Pamela Madsen
American Infertility Association
The
United States
Measles warning widened for flights carrying adopted children
The CDC expanded alerts to airline passengers on three more flights carrying recently adopted Chinese babies after two new measles cases. Four cases were identified previously with additional suspected. Health officials urge fever or rash travelers to seek care. immunization is advised within 30 days of U.S. entry.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Washington State
Maryland
New York
China Southern
Guangzhou
China
Los Angeles
Delta Air Lines
Cincinnati
Delta
Washington, D.C
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Hong Kong
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Seattle
United States
Rural North Dakota Seniors Rely On Local Helpers
In Robinson and Traverse County North Dakota small towns rely on neighbor helped aging residents. Volunteers drive seniors to meals and appointments and deliver meals. By 2050 more than 5 percent of the nation will be 85 or older.
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Robinson
N.D
America
Bismarck
Mary Lou Hanson
Traverse County
Minn
North Dakota
Emilia Randall
Randall
Kidder County
Elsie Whitman
Hanson
Cherry Schmidt
National Family Caregivers Association
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