Christina Stephens, Amputee, Creates Prosthetic Leg From LEGO Pieces (VIDEO)

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She recently <a href="http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_fadb3590-7e5c-542d-aecc-301f07215f2d.html" target="_hplink">stepped down from her role as president</a> of the Health Science Center at Texas A&M, where she was the <a href="http://www …
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Mouse Study Predicts Cancer Drug Responsiveness in Human Tumors

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Mouse Study Predicts Cancer Drug Responsiveness in Human Tumors … Dr. Perou is the May Goldman Shaw Professor of Molecular Oncology Research and a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. … The team developed murine-derived gene …
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Women Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths Skyrocket

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For every woman who dies of a painkiller overdose, 30 go to the emergency room for treatment. More people die or go to the emergency department from prescription opiates than from heroin and cocaine combined. Women are more likely to have chronic …
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Houston tries prostitute rehab for women in jail

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Griffin founded and leads the prostitution rehabilitation program We've Been There Done That. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan). HOUSTON … After entering and failing nearly two dozen drug rehab programs, Griffin got clean 10 years ago through Houston's drug …
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