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Newsday - Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died Tuesday in Suffolk in eastern England, her agent, Anne Hutton, said Thursday. For many she will be remembered best for her kiss with Burt Lancaster as waves crashed over them on a Hawaiian beach in ...

MSNBC - The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Julie Gerberding, says the infection rate hasn't been measured before, so it's hard to make comparisons. But she says "the number is too high" and needs to be driven down. Speaking on ...

New York Times - Her death was announced to The Associated Press by her agent, Anne Hutton. She had Parkinson’s disease. Miss Kerr was nominated for six Academy awards, without winning any, over more than four decades as a major Hollywood movie star. She finally ...

Forbes - The first patient to enter a post-market evaluation designed to collect important data about the performance of the GORE VIABAHN(R) Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface in treating lower limb peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has undergone a ...

Times of India - PARIS: Scientists on Wednesday released the finest-detailed map yet of variants in the human genetic code, declaring it should help unlock inherited causes of disease and reveal secrets of evolution. The "second generation" blueprint of human genetic ...

New York Post - But the address recorded on campaign reports is a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases, hemorrhoids and skin disease. No one at the address knew of a Shin K. Cheng. Another donation came from a Shih Kan Chang on Canal Street. But the address ...

Chicago Tribune - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey elicited cheers Friday from public health and education officials, as well as warnings against complacency. In some instances, the officials pointed out that progress toward healthier living and ...

Detroit Free Press - He was diagnosed three years ago with Alzheimer's. Now, Julius Fauer, 67, and his wife, Janet Fauer, are seeking information about medications and what to expect as the disease progresses. The Howell residents were among more than 1,000 people who ...

Newsday - Karen Hassan sat beside her bedridden son, unsure of what was happening. Daniel, 15 at the time, was suffering from seizures and extreme fatigue, often unable to move. She thought he was going to die, she said, and spent every night beside him so he ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - You could see it and feel it and touch the disease. . . . You touched the lives of diverse groups of people and age groups." Taylor graduated from medical school in 1983, then was a resident for five years. She practiced dermatology part-time at the ...