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One In Ten Hospice Patients Referred 'Too Late,'Study Shows
A new study led by Brown University researchers shows that one out of every 10 families said their dying loved ones were referred "too late"for hospice services, resulting in unmet needs such as unrelieved pain. Results appear in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Defending Our Oceans: Whaling
Background about the impact of the whaling industry on whale populations and on the health of the oceans. Includes links to news on topics such Iceland's resumption of commercial whaling activities in 2006 (after a 17-year hiatus), and activities of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). From Greenpeace. [Cool] No sweat: Idea for athletic gear takes him to top
BALTIMORE — Nine years ago, college football player Kevin Plank grew tired of shapeless, gray cotton T-shirts. They kept him damp and sluggish on the field, but he found nothing better in stores... [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Women's Basketball Online
This site features news, television schedules, "hundreds of categorized web links, and information you won't find anywhere else."It covers youth, college, professional, and international women's basketball. The site is maintained by a Northern California fan and has a special section devoted to the California State University, Sacramento (Sac State) Hornets. Genetic 'Roadmap' Charts Links Between Drugs And Human Disease
A research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard developed a new kind of genetic "roadmap"that can connect human diseases with potential drugs to treat them, as well as predict how new drugs work in human cells. Called the "Connectivity Map,"the tool and its uses are described in the September 29 issue of Science and in separate publications in the September 28 immediate early edition of Cancer Cell. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Seeing the Difference: A Project on Viewing Death and Dying in Interdi
"Artists, humanists, and medical professionals discuss what it means to die in America in the 21st century."Contains transcripts and video of excerpts from a 2000 U.C. Berkeley institute designed to "work toward the conceptualization of new forms of empathy towards those who face imminent death"by sharing perceptions of death across disciplines. Includes links to related sites. From the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, University of California, Berkeley. Digg Fights Top Users for Control
The social news site is mulling changes to the way the stories on its front door are promoted and ranked in response to charges of abuse, a move that may cost it its most loyal and enthusiastic contributors. By Mike Calore. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community...
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