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Priest May Be Sainted After Woman Survives Cancer
Offbeat  (tags: cancer, health, society, religion, Body-Mind-Spirit, illness, unusual, culture, goodnews )

Suzybell
- 177 days ago - kdka.com
A woman with cancer throughout her body was told she had just six months to live, but after intense prayer, the cancer was suddenly gone. Now, the priest to whom she prayed is being considered for sainthood, CBS station WJZ-TV reported.
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JULIAN LENNON COMFORTS AILING LUCY IN THE SKY - REAL LUCY HAS INCURABLE ILLNESS
Offbeat  (tags: Julian Lennon, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, friend Lucy, illness, song, John Lennon )

Kathy
- 201 days ago - sanfranciscosentinel.com
More than 40 years after John Lennon wrote Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, his son has gone to the help of the real Lucy, who is now suffering from an incurable disease.
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Rossville Toddler Gets Help From South Pittsburg Service Dog
Offbeat  (tags: children, illness, child, GoodNews, interesting, arthrogryposis, palswithpawz, rescued dogs, rare disease, service dog, therapy dog, jada, murray, tennessee, animalwelfare, dogs, pets, rescued, health, news, safety, society )

Christine
- 243 days ago - timesfreepress.com
Two-year-old Jada Romans gives a treat to Murray, a golden retriever mix. Jada has a rare disease that gives her limited function with her arms and legs, and her family recently acquired Murray to be a service dog for Jada. thanks to the PALS with Pawz
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CHINESE ADMIT FEEDING PRISONERS TO TILAPIA
Offbeat  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', freedoms, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, violence, ethics, death, crime, food, illness, prevention, safety, risks, study, treatment, warning, odd, bizarre, culture, food )

Suzybell
- 255 days ago - satirepatch.blogspot.com
THOSE TASTY AND BUDGET FRIENDLY FROZEN TILAPIA PACKS WE ALL GET AT WALMART are the perfect grocery item, it seems. Fish is good for you, and the price is right. However, most people probably do not realize that part of the good deal involves workers at C
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Health Officials Inspect Conover Domino's--VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, health, prevention, interesting, protection, illness, environment, government, nutrition, risks, safety, humans, bizarre, crime, culture, odd, unusual )

Suzybell
- 255 days ago - wcnc.com
A Domino's Pizza restaurant in Conover is now open after being closed on Tuesday for sanitization. Health inspectors were back at the restaurant on 10th Street Wednesday morning. Inspectors said all food products that were previously opened and not in
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Mystery Condition Leaves Hedgehog With No Spines
Offbeat  (tags: animals, hedgehog, treatment, illness, unusual, odd, hospital, medicine )

Tom
- 285 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
An animal hospital is appealing for help to fix a hedgehog with no spines. Experts are baffled by his condition, which has caused his skin to dry and his spines to fall out. Practitioners of alternative medicine are asked to suggest possible remedies.
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The Morning Before
Offbeat  (tags: bear, husband, illness, death, sadness, omen, unusual, off-beat )

Kathy
- 451 days ago - mediaforfreedom.com
The morning before John died, I saw a bear. In the ten years we had lived in Maine, we had never seen a bear. We had heard stories, over the years, of neighbors who had seen bears in their yards in the light of early morning.
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Mishawaka Man Fights to Keep His Service Dog
Offbeat  (tags: illness, depression, service dog )

Kathy
- 584 days ago - southbendtribune.com
Sickness and depression have marred most of 41-year-old Jerry Beal's life, but Eny lifted a bit of the darkness when she entered his world two years ago.
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8 Reasons to RUN From Anti-Depressants   video
Offbeat  (tags: research, safety, illness, disease, warning, drugs )

Elsie
- 653 days ago - youtube.com
There are also a number of links to Research Articles there as well
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Beware of Lemons Slices in Your Drinks When Dining Out!
Offbeat  (tags: americans, healthcare, news, business, consumers, environment, humans, society, safety, environment, pets, protection, death, diet, disease, food, health, illness, medicine, nutrition, prevention, research, safety, science, treatment, warning, investigati )

Susan
- 657 days ago - articles.mercola.com
Two out of every three restaurant lemon wedges in a study were covered in disease-causing bacteria -- incl. fecal bacteria. A tot. of 25 dif,potentially dangerous, microorganisms were discovered.FYI, used to be a cert. restaur.inspector,but 2/3 ratio...!
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Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults.
Offbeat  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, child, children, culture, ethics, education, government, health, humans, interesting, politics, society, safety, sadness, rights, violence, Body-Mind-Spirit, children, family, health, illness, investigation, medicine, preventi )

Susan
- 663 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult, according to new research presented today.
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Chronic Pain Harms The Brain
Offbeat  (tags: AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit, disease, illness, humans, healthcare, health, medicine, research, science, treatment, discovery, interesting, health, science, off-beat )

Susan
- 689 days ago - sciencedaily.com
People with unrelenting pain are often depressed, anxious and have difficulty making simple decisions. Here's the reason why.
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Cigarette Toxins Disable Gene Which Slows Aging
Offbeat  (tags: destruction, environment, pollution, research, suffering, propaganda, death, business, corporate, consumers, marketing, safety, rights, cancer, diet, disease, drugs, ethics, health, illness, medicine, prevention, warning )

Susan
- 697 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Toxins in cigarette smoke wipe out a gene that plays a vital role in protecting the body from the effects of premature aging. Rahman has spent years studying how the 4,700 toxic chemical compounds in cigarettes assault lung tissue.
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What Happens to Your Body W/in a Hr. After You Drink "the Real Thing"
Offbeat  (tags: Body-Mind-Spirit, brain, diet, disease, drugs, health, heart, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, nutrition, protection, risks, safety, warning, safety, culture )

Susan
- 706 days ago - organicconsumers.org
Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. This is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don't vomit as a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.
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1000 Year Life Span - British Researcher Redefines Mortality
Offbeat  (tags: science, scientists, research, illness, interesting, study, treatment, health, disease, ethics, unusual )

Julia
- 710 days ago - thelohasian.com
Challenging MIT and the entire scientific community, British researcher uncovers Aging's "engineering problem"
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