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Take Action This Week On Behalf of 15 Million with Food Allergies!

May 12, 2014

Earlier this month, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the expansion of Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month,…

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What do Kool-Aid and Cigars Have in Common?

May 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Tobacco companies are using the same flavor chemicals in their sweet-flavored tobacco products, including cigars of various sizes and smokeless tobacco, that are…

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The World’s Most Important Dinner Party is May 17th

May 9, 2014

Join A Wider Circle Saturday night, May 17th for their annual dinner theatre event, The Big 33: The World’s Most Important Dinner Party.  It is…

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UM Leads in the Field of Regenerative Medicine: Moving from Treatments to Cures

May 8, 2014

“Another field where the [University of Miami] Miller School’s regenerative medicine program is making significant progress is in the development of cellular treatments for diabetes.”…

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Service Dog Gets Cap and Gown

May 8, 2014

Like most high school seniors, Desi is excited to graduate next month.  But getting to this point has not been easy.  Desi says she “wouldn’t…

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RMHC of Greater Washington, D.C. to Host 30th Anniversary Pro-Am Golf Tournament

May 7, 2014

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Greater Washington D.C. is hosting the 30th Anniversary Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at Woodmont Country Club in…

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The Children’s Inn at NIH’s Play Park Receives Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

May 7, 2014

The Children’s Inn at NIH can now say it features a Play Park designed by an award-winning design firm! Mahan Rykiel Associates (MRA), the design…

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Meet the Children: Ashley & Samantha Housel

May 7, 2014

Life was hectic yet wonderful for the Housel family when identical twins Ashley and Samantha arrived in 2010. It became even more hectic when, shockingly,…

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Scientist to Study Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adults During & After Cancer Treatment

May 7, 2014

Evidence suggests that people who undergo cancer treatment as teenagers and young adults have more trouble adjusting to life off treatment than their younger and…

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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Shares Their Impact in New Report

May 7, 2014

After 25 years of leadership in the field, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer transformed itself in 2013 to maximize its impact in fighting childhood cancer.  They…

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Finding Connections to Help Heal a Broken Heart

May 7, 2014

Mona Santoya woke in the middle of the night to hear her little daughter Genevieve gasping for air. After rushing her to the ER, tests…

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Federal judge orders extension of settlement agreement addressing abusive conditions at Mississippi youth facility

May 6, 2014

A federal judge has held Hinds County, Miss., officials in contempt of court for failing to comply with a 2012 settlement agreement addressing abusive conditions…

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