'Tumor Paint' Made From Scorpion Venom Could Be Viable Brain Cancer …

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A team of researchers led by Dr. Jim Olson from the Seattle Children's Hospital have developed an effective treatment for brain cancer using scorpion venom. So-called “tumor paint” makes it easier for surgeons to differentiate healthy tissue from …
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Guest: Pass immigration reform to fuel innovation

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Subscriber: Log out | Subscriber Log In |; Contact/Help …. The foreign-born population of Seattle is 17 percent — only slightly higher than the national average of approximately 13 percent — but the contribution of foreign-born professionals is …
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Mercury contamination cleaned up in Durango

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It wasn't known why Plumber obtained the mercury or why he was carrying it in a backpack when he apparently visited a drug treatment center, a homeless shelter, a soup kitchen and other buildings in the southwest Colorado town. No health problems were …
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Relief after years of sweating it out

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The doctor performed a complete physical but found nothing amiss. Ruddock was prescribed hormone replacement therapy, which is sometimes used to treat severe hot flashes. When the first drug failed to help, she began taking a second, which didn't seem …
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