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It's prime season for ticks, tiny insects that feed on blood. But with a bit of knowledge about the pests — where they live, what they look like and what to do if you encounter one — you, your family and your pets can remain tick-free.

Some pre-packaged beef sold at Dillons recalled after E. coli reports
By Mark Fagan
July 3, 2008
One variety of ground beef sold at Dillons is being recalled after E. coli reports.
Annual tea to discuss breast cancer
J-W Staff Reports
July 3, 2008
Lawrence Memorial Hospital is hosting the 10th annual Betsy Beisecker Memorial Tea from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Study finds long-term benefit in using illegal mushroom drug
By Malcolm Ritter - Associated Press Writer
July 2, 2008
In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project. She felt like she was taking off. She saw colors. Then it felt like her heart was ripping open.
Transplant recipient completes ascent
June 29, 2008
A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago — a dangerous 2 1/2-day climb up the sheer, 2,000-foot face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park’s famed granite monolith.
Families celebrate support, survival
Rare brain disorder affects about one in a million
By Sophia Maines
June 29, 2008
Six-year-old Gibson Huston’s condition is rare. “It’s about one in a million,” said Gibson’s mother, Saasha Huston. “When I ask doctors about it, they say there is no number because it’s so rare.” On Saturday, Gibson Hunter wasn’t alone in his battle with hemimegaencephaly, a disorder in which the brain develops abnormally.
Panel OKs 2 new combination vaccines
June 27, 2008
A federal advisory panel on Thursday endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.
More visibility sought for disabled
By Peter Finn - The Washington Post
June 27, 2008
Vera Samykina is an A student in all subjects who just completed ninth grade, a significant marker in Russian education when some students bow out to pursue a trade or a technical education. But Samykina, 17, is determined to finish high school in two years and then pursue a university degree in English.
Human testing of cancer drug to start
By Mark Vierthaler
June 27, 2008
When Deatta Lackey stared into the mirror after she began losing her hair — a result of her body responding to the chemotherapy battling her ovarian cancer — she wondered how her husband, Mike, would ever find her attractive. “I remember my ears, sticking out of my head,” she said.
Blood drives scheduled to ease shortage
J-W Staff Reports
June 26, 2008
Crown Automotive and Lawrence Public Library will have blood drives for the Community Blood Center in July.
Possible Alzheimer’s gene identified
June 26, 2008
Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer’s disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it.
As mosquitoes multiply, experts say to take precautions
By George Diepenbrock
June 26, 2008
Heavy rains this year have left standing water in the usual places: North Lawrence and near Broken Arrow Park. And those puddles and ponds are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. To guard against irritating bites and even worse — possible disease — people should use spray with DEET.
Wireless hospital systems can disrupt med devices
By Lindsey Tanner - Associated Press Writer
June 25, 2008
Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests.
Mother lobbies for children’s cancer research
Illness of son, 2, prompts woman to lobby in DC
By Mike Belt
June 24, 2008
While her young son fights what appears to be a winning battle against cancer, Kara Cunningham is taking action in another direction: Washington, D.C. Cunningham, of Baldwin City, left for the nation’s capital last weekend where today she and at least 400 other families, physicians, caregivers and others are wrapping up two days of lobbying Congress for support of a bill that would provide additional funding for childhood cancer research.
Germs can ride water into tomatoes
By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press Writer
June 24, 2008
Pick a tomato in the blazing sun and plunge it straight into cold water. If that happened on the way to market, it might be contaminated.
Clue found to Alzheimer’s cause
By Randolph E. Schmid - Associated Press Writer
June 23, 2008
Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.

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