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1. Nearly 300 from Hoboken to participate in New Jersey Marathon this weekend
(Sports/Professional)

... a tribute to a relative. “My uncle, Richard Spano, was diagnosed with leukemia in October and I knew I wanted to do something for him, but had no clue as to what that could be,” she said “A friend and ...

2. Scott Fairlamb's
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Hi Scott, Sorry to hear that you have Leukemia. I think you have a great positive outlook on getting through it. Keep It up. I am 33 and I had Leukemia and survived a Miss Matched Bone Marrow Transplant ...

3. MMA fighter to enter cage while also battling cancer
(Sports/Professional)

... this past Sept. 24 in Atlantic City. Not too many days after that fight, Fairlamb became incredibly sick. He was told by a doctor that blood work showed there was a 40 percent chance that he had leukemia, ...

4. Bald headed kid
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hi i have a friend named chase. he suffers from leukemia and is in the hospital everyday of his life it seems like. he is an awesome feller and i want him to be on the oprah show so she can talk to him ...

5. Breast milk ice cream a hit: Baby Gaga sells out
(Health/Healthquest)

... donor requirements." CBS News reports that breast-fed babies gain natural protection against stomach problems, asthma, diabetes, respiratory infections and childhood leukemia, according to the government's ...

6. Mangoes and other healthy winter fruits
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... antioxidant compounds. In a new research study, mango fruit has been found to protect against colon, breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. Mango fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants found in vitamin-A ...

7. Tournament of Roses Parade 2011 has Jersey flavor
(Life/Style)

... by the firm's repellents and a seat of honor for a young Los Angeles leukemia patient. Messina Wildlife Management, based in Washington, N.J., wanted their float to show animals reacting to the odor ...

8. N.J. boy expelled from Catholic school for having long hair, which was for cancer patients
(N.J./State)

... Leukemia Foundation in memory of his granddad and a child of a family friend who died of the cancer. The Brick Township boy's mother, Renee Szablewski, now says her son has been expelled from the school ...

9. Christie signs Jaden’s Law to encourage bone marrow donations
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... bill was inspired by the case of Jaden Hilton, a 3-year-old New Jersey boy who lost his battle with Leukemia in 2007 after a suitable bone marrow match could not be located. "Bone marrow donation is ...

10. Witherspoon - Cancer Clusters
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Roger Witherspoon failed to mention that claims of increases in cancers, birth defects, infant mortality, Leukemia, etc. due to nuclear power plants have also been refuted by the American Cancer Society, ...

11. Nuclear powered cancer clusters
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... from Leukemia and A-Leukemia; Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas; multiple myeloma; the digestive organs including stomach, colon, rectum and liver; the trachea, bronchus and lungs; the prostate, uterus ...

12. Running on Love: N.J. woman turns marathon running into a cause to help others
(Life/Style)

... has personally participated in four full marathons in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In November 2009, Running on Love had its first official charity run in Philadelphia on behalf of 16-year-old ...

13. Support medical marijuana in the Garden State
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... Jersey State Nurses Association, New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, New Jersey League for Nursing, New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and the New Jersey chapters of the Leukemia ...

14. Congress must not overlook dental care
(Health/Healthquest)

... 164 million work hours for adults annually. In addition, oral health is linked to overall health conditions. More than 90 percent of all systemic diseases, including diabetes, leukemia, cancer, heart ...

15. New Jersey family turns cancer nightmare into hope
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... leukemia, two youngsters whose stories were close to Dena's heart. According to Dena, Ah'Maya battled her cancer for three years and was in constant pain and on heavy medication, all day every day, for ...

16. Researchers Discover Placenta could be new source of stem cells
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... curing leukemia, sickle cell disease and other blood-related disorders. Scientists at Children's Hospital in Oakland, California, obtained discarded placentas from consenting women who had had cesarean ...

17. Stem cell transplants help some leukemia patients
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BY CAROL PEARSON VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — Researchers say some leukemia patients can dramatically improve their survival rates if they have stem cell transplants. In fact, the researchers say the use ...

18. Moving mountains: How doing good can be good for you
(Life/Style)

... year, she's down several pounds, feeling great and has raised thousands of dollars for charities. By the year's end her treks up mountains and down the scale will help AIDS orphans, those with Leukemia ...

19. Study reinforces links between formaldehyde and cancer
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... study released last week by the National Cancer Institute strengthens the link between exposure to formaldehyde and several forms of cancer, including leukemia. The 30-year study, which tracked the health ...

20. Eminem: Drugs almost killed me, Elton John helped me get clean and sober
(Entertainment/Movies)

... new movie is "My Sister's Keeper," directed by Nick Cassavetes. She plays a mother who gives up her practice as an aggressive attorney to be with her daughter, who is dying of leukemia. It is a serious ...