Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now …
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Do you believe in angels?
DR. PIERRE B. BLAND When dealing with a condition that necessitates being out amongst and mingling with people, what better place to be on a …
Farm to School program serves students Florida grown produce
Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam recently announced that Broward County Public Schools is serving more than 40,000 pounds …
Congress allows guns for mentally impaired
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate voted last Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people …
Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illness
WASHINGTON – Wanted: 60 people willing to be bitten by mosquitoes to test a new kind of vaccine – one that acts against the bugs’ …
Brave New World
By DR. PIERRE B. BLAND Change. I am not a big fan of change. It is so insidious. All of a sudden you find yourself …
Talk to babies and let them babble back to bridge word gap
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Even infants can have conversations with mom or dad. Their turn just tends to involve a …
Florida company to pay $5.5m over stolen patient information
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A company that operates six South Florida hospitals has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the federal government over …
Ethicists consider altering heredity to fight disease
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON – Don’t expect designer babies any time soon – but a major new ethics report leaves open the …
Ride a bike, help build a home
PR Newswire FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Time to strap on your bike helmets and ride for a good cause. On Saturday, February 18, First Presbyterian …