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  • Panel says fish OK during pregnancy

    Report at odds with previous government recommendations


    Published on: 10/04/07 The Washington Post

    WASHINGTON — In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week to ensure optimal brain development of their babies.

  • Foreign missionaries defy ban during Olympics

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    Published on: 08/21/08 Associated Press Writer

    Christian groups who flouted a Chinese ban on foreign missionaries are calling their underground evangelizing during the Olympic Games a success.

  • Camo for chemo

    Cancer survivor spreads Chemoflage Inc. to help women stay positive through treatment


    Published on: 07/27/08 akennedy@ledger-enquirer.com

    When Cookie Aftergut was treated for breast cancer five years ago, she didn’t have ready access to information outside of her drug and radiation therapies — information such as sound nutrition, exercise, makeup and scalp care for when her hair fell out.