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Heroic Girl Put Life On Line To Save Boy

AP | By MIKE BAKER and JEFF BARNARD | Posted 10.10.2011

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LONG BEACH, Wash. -- As Charles Ostrander flailed in the turbulent waves of the Pacific, it was another 12-year-old who put her life on the line to sa...

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Houston Is Probably A Nice Place

Carol Jones | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carol Jones

If I had been more present with Kenny I would have listened to him talk about how he felt about not making it. I would have opened my mind and heart to hear him and hold him while he talked.

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Facing Death? Frontline Shows Who Is and Is Not

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Last week the Dartmouth Atlas Project released startling information about how many Americans with end-stage cancer die in intensive care units and ac...

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Communicating With Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

Michael Blumenfield, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Blumenfield, M.D.

I have always believed that computer technology could be brought to the ICU and make a big difference in the ability of patients who suddenly found themselves unable to speak.

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7 Ways Music Breaks Can Improve Your Health

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

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Srinivasan Pillay

Recent studies have shown that music may have a beneficial effect on your body's immunity and overall health.

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The Sounds and Sleeplessness in the ICU--Part I

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Michael J. Breus

Being in the ICU is hard enough to endure. Throw in sleeplessness caused by noise pollution and just about everything worsens.

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A Husband's Struggle with Glioblastoma: My Tribute

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lea Lane

Death can be infused with love and caring; and for the most part, peace can come, and in a strange way, gratitude for the opportunity to celebrate a full life.

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