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A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can feel like being shoved into the deep end of the swimming pool while you were fast asleep and being told, "Wake up! It's time to learn how to swim."
While you find yourself in shock and trying not to drown, living with MS requires that you also learn how to become your own best advocate. This takes time and careful consideration.
Here are a few basic steps to get you moving in the right direction.
Build a coordinated health care team
MS is a disease that can directly or indirectly affect almost any area of the body connected through the central nervous system. Your basic health care team will include your primary care physician, specialty doctors (including your neurologist), an MS-certified nurse, and a physical therapist, as well as your caregivers, partner, and/or loved ones.
You should expect members of your health care team to communicate with each other and share relevant information with each other to provide you with the best comprehensive care. This will reduce the chance of conflicting plans of care or over- or under-utilization of resources. During consultations, it's important that your providers are open to multi-sided discussions where you are encouraged to express personal preferences and they present informed clinical options.
Neurologists and MS nurses who attend annual medical conferences focused on multiple sclerosis, such as CMSC or ECTRIMS, are more likely to be up to date on recent knowledge related to MS. Don't hesitate to ask your providers how they remain informed as to the latest research and treatment guidelines. By working together you can establish a treatment path guided by clear goals.
Become an educated patient
It is important that you learn about MS — symptoms, treatment options, and lifestyle factors — to be better equipped to manage challenges presented by the disease.
Advocacy organizations — e.g., National MS Society (NMSS), the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF), and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) — are excellent sources of information and support. NMSS and MSF sponsor local support groups for people affected by MS, and you can find many patient support groups online. Each organization also offers online and print publications that provide the latest information about MS research, disease treatment, symptom management, alternative therapies, and coping skills.
Some of the resources created by MS advocacy organizations are aimed specifically at health care professionals. But you can also access these resources to learn more about the evidence-based guidelines and recommendations that your health care providers are encouraged to follow. Having this knowledge and information can help you be more confident as you partner with your health care team.
Communicate like a pro
Effective communication begins with careful preparation for your appointments. Know in advance what you'd like to talk about. To optimize your time in the office, prepare a document that explains:
- The purpose of the visit, including goals you may have for the visit
- Current, past, improved, or worsened symptoms
- Any changes in your health since last visit, including testing or procedures
- All medications and supplements you take, complete with dosage, frequency, prescribing physician, and reason for medication
- Any prescriptions you need refilled
- Up to three questions you'd like to discuss
Bring a trusted friend or family member to your appointment to serve as an extra set of ears, take notes, and absorb the information discussed, as well as ask the questions you may have forgotten or were too embarrassed or distracted to ask.
Don't be shy about sharing your preferences or needs with your health care team. Ask for clarification if you don't understand something. For example, you can ask, "Could you say that again in plain language, please?" Practice active listening by repeating back what is being said to make sure that you understand. I really appreciate it when one of my health care providers does the same for me, demonstrating that he/she understands what I am saying. Ask for a print-out of the visit summary, which is usually easy to produce depending upon which type of electronic health record system your doctor's office uses.
In preparation for your appointment, you may want to research the topics you wish to discuss. Feel free to share resources you've found with members of your health care team, but avoid bringing large piles of printouts to your visit. Summarize the information you've found or highlight important sections to help guide your discussion. After the appointment, be willing to follow through with recommendations for treatment, monitoring, or lifestyle changes.
Ultimately, it is up to you to take the actions necessary to improve your health.
Partner with your health care team
A truly collaborative relationship with members of your health care team is ideal; one that demonstrates mutual respect for time, expertise, concerns, preferences, and goals. Ongoing communication between patient and provider and dependable follow-through from each are fundamental parts of coordinating care. Shared decision-making requires that both parties are fully informed and knowledgeable regarding choices to be made.
If your relationship with your health care provider is not what you'd like it to be, work to improve that relationship or find another provider with whom you can develop a collaborative relationship. If you must stay with your current provider because of insurance coverage or local accessibility, be candid with questions or concerns you may have. Don't be accusatory, but rather be clear and direct. It is up to you to take the lead of your care and to become captain of your health care team.
See more helpful articles:
Evoked Potential Tests: How Are They Used in MS?
A Wintery Mix: The Effect of Cold Temperatures on MS Symptoms


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Welcome to The Jamestown Flea Market
Jamestown Flea Market - Since 1983
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There are plenty of places to grab a bite in between shopping. Everything from genuine Mexican food, to your favorite festival type dish!
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Jamestown Flea Market is located 0.8 miles off Interstate 40. Take exit 100 toward downtown Morganton.
709 Jamestown Rd,
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CHESHIRE and Lancashire renew rivalry at Macclesfield tomorrow (3pm) in a County Championship match of limited significance.
In truth it is probably a game both counties and the players could have done without. The out-come will help decide towards the groupings for next season if the championship remains in its existing form.
Cheshire beat Durham in their opening match and then lost to Yorkshire in the quarter finals. Lancashire failed against Northumberland in their first outing and then comfortably saw off Cumbria.
An incentive for the players tomorrow is possible selection for the English Counties two-match Canadian tour this summer, although it would seem only fair that most of the contingent come from the more successful counties in the Championship.
Cheshire were having a training get together last night before team selection was finalised. Chairman of selectors Roger Blake is unlikely to make many changes but certainly full-back Ian Kennedy will come back into consideration if he proves his fitness, after a groin problem forced him out of the Yorkshire encounter.
New Brighton, Birkenhead Park and Macclesfield provide the bulk of the squad but there are also representatives from Chester and Caldy.
Some of the fringe members will hope for a start but may well have to bide their time. The Cheshire policy is to give all the replacements a run at some stage although much will depend upon how the score is progressing tomorrow.
"It was disappointing to lose against Yorkshire but the lads did well and are looking forward to this last outing", said Blake.


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My memories of summer as a child were…well…mostly uneventful. We drudged through week after week of school, counting the days down 'til summer, and then our dreams finally became reality somewhere in the early weeks of June. About 2.2 days into said break, we were bored. But we combated our boredom with something called "imagination". We caught lightening bugs, played ball with a myriad of ghost men, envisioned creatures out of clouds, licked honey suckle, perfected our wheelies, ate freeze pops, ran through sprinklers. I was fortunate to have a stay-at-home mom. But that didn't stop her from finding all sorts of ways of doing her own thing and keeping us out of her hair. She sometimes put drinks on the back steps, maybe trays of hot dogs, so we would stay playing outside. I never saw it as neglect, just mom being mom, and us being kids (two population groups not normally supposed to do things together on hot summer days, in our opinions). We knew one thing quite clear- if we complained too much, she might actually find something for us to do.
By August, we were secretly and happily planning our school comeback.
Flash forward- summers aren't quite like I remember. Somewhere along the way parents got shoved into a sea of scheduled events that make summers look a lot like….well, the rest of the year- on steroids. Basketball camp 2nd week of June, followed by soccer skills camp, followed by obligatory trips to the zoo and museums, followed by adventure camp, mixed in with band lessons, swim lessons and career readiness courses. Squeeze in a vacation, and voila, you're exhausted and facing back-to-school shopping. How do you think your kids feel? No wonder when there actually IS a day of nothingness they have no idea what to do with it!
Parents- STOP THE MADNESS! Stop buying into the notion that if your little Johnny doesn't partake in the $500/week [insert camp name here] camp that he will somehow be shunned from society and unprepared for adulthood! It's hog wash, it's nonsense, it actually robs your child of learning LIFE skills we all learned when we were actually BORED over summer break! We've made summer "break" look absolutely nothing like a break. Check this out for another mommy perspective.
Yesterday it hit me hard. Because I was frantically emailing the football coach about conditioning sessions, and the basketball coach about the summer league schedule, and the drum instructor about how-on-God's-Earth I was going to fit in drum lessons, and in the midst of that chaos my son comes waltzing in with his best friend, both gushing about the 3 hour brain storming session they had regarding their tree house ambitions (one- we have no tree to support their plans and two- their design included measurements that have never existed in any lumber yard, ever). And it hit me- while I was busy measuring up with all the other parents (what would Susie think if I bailed on July's basket weaving camp?), my son was busy combating boredom with creative genius!
Flashbacks swam in my head of my mother responding to our "I'm bored" rants with simple responses like "go play outside". And guess what? We did. And we loved it. And we made memories, built friendships, solved problems, secretly and unconcsciously prepared for the world ahead. And there were no camps, no schedules, nothing but us and a back yard full of yet-to-be imagined wonderment. And now we are robbing our own children of that wonderment simply because we think we have to give them something better than what we had? Let me clue you in on a secret folks- what we had was better. Now put down the pen, close the calendar, and go ahead and tell them to go play outside. It'll be ok.


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Superduo glass beads are 2 hole seed beads measuring 2.5mm x 5mm. These are pressed glass beads which make them more uniform and therefore you will find very little difference in each bead. Ideal for structured design work and beadweaving projects where varying sized beads are not welcome! Manufactured in the Czech Republic.
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Leaving in NYC, bound for Camp Equinox.
An aerial view of The Equinox in Manchester, Vermont.
Picking dinner ingredients from the hotel's garden.
The camp crew.
Camp was no fun at all.
Sunset views from the mountain top.
Let the falconry lessons begin!
Falconry lessons.
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by: Les Carpenter
Rational Nation USA
Liberty -vs- Tyranny
|Gary Johnson LP Candidate for President 2012 - Washington Times Photo
Politico has Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president chances at around zero. I agree. But then that really isn't the point. Certainly not in my considered opinion anyway.
In a time when Americans find much about both major party candidates distasteful, and in some cases outright unacceptable, the concept of a third alternative to the status qua can be intriguing. Indeed for some it offers the hope of real change. Rational change that has been proven effective in the state of New Mexico by an effective two tern Governor, Gary Johnson.
Candidate Johnson, as reported by Politico is not interested in the protest vote. While this may play well with those who do not view themselves specifically as protestors the "protest" vote is a critical part of the equation if we are to turn this country on the track of reasonable and sustainable political and economic growth in the future.
I certainly view myself as a "protest" vote. I protest both what the Republican party and the Democratic party have come to stand for. Neither party can be trusted to represent the interests of "the great" American middle class any longer. Nor can either be trusted to make decision that are in the best long range rational interests of the country and its people.
2012 is indeed a pivotal election in our countries history. Our future as a democratic republic as well as a nation with the economic engine for growth and prosperity may very well be determined by the results in November of this year. Given the major party candidates the prospect does not look encouraging regardless of who is found sitting in the Oval Office in January 2013.
Sure, one can be safe, voting for the known quantity. Which means more than ever before choosing between the "lesser of two evils." A choice true American patriots must cringe at, and therefore take a bold and decisive step to vote principle and vote for liberty, rather than the eventual tyranny either major party will bring to the people.
Mr. Johnson may not be looking for or seeking the "protest" vote, and that is fine. But I, and millions of patriots like me are certainly free to say hop aboard the liberty train and see where it takes you. For all who are disenchanted with both major parties, for those who realize the elephant train and the donkey train will ultimately take you to the brink of the same cliff, for those who believe America can do better than either major party candidate is offering, then consider this... Gary Johnson may not win the next election, but if he generates enough support it is just possible real change will occur nonetheless. Most importantly, a strong showing will undoubtedly build the momentum for a viable, strong, and vibrant Libertarian Party.
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In December 2016 I decided to treat myself for Christmas: I got myself a new camera. I spent the festive period in my childhood home, in Cracow, and invested every spare moment into toying with my new precious. Among other things, A., Gabriela, and I wandered through an old armored fort for a good few freezing hours. I'd suggested that we bring a thermos with some hot beverage, but obviously none of us remembered to do it.
There are still forty forts in the city that make up the Cracow Fortress. When I was a kid I loved to play there. They were so dark, desolate, dangerous – I had to adore them. As the brave one I always won the competitions based on who would venture the farthest down the murky, moldy corridors. In our imaginations, creatures of thousand eyes lurked there.
Older siblings of the kiddos from my gang would tell stories about black masses believed to take place in the forts at night. We lapped up the stories dripping from their mouths and begged for more. We were even moreso fascinated as it was all supposed to occur right next to us. The Satanists were bound to pass by our houses and summon dark spirits in the very places where we played…
Later, after a few years, we discovered that the forts were a perfect spot for nighttime bonfires. We lay on the grass, baked bread, and more often than not someone would tell a scary tale back from our childhoods.
The childhood story that I most strongly remember tells the tale of a dark forest situated nearby. Of times when only fire or lightning may illuminate the night. If you want to travel, you mount a horse or change your mind. Distances we're used to covering within hours took days back then. Everything seemed larger and more inconceivable.
There was a small village right at the edge of the forest. It had probably been built hastily and without enough thought. The settlers noticed it while building the very first houses. Things, eerie and unsettling, were happening by the forest. When you crossed the tree line, you could sense evil. The wiser of the bunch would remark it had to be caused by a creature that inhabited the forest. They'd say it must have lived there ages before first humans even set their feet in the area. Either way, they carried on with the construction and the few huts, chaotically strewn about, were soon transformed into a village.
A beautiful, although seemingly mute girl lived at its very edge. She was believed to have fallen silent because of her abusive stepfather. One night she was seen fleeing her hut towards the tree line. There, she disappeared in the darkness. The event caused the girl's old mother to finally see the light; she wept and kicked her daughter's tormentor out. She also called for the unwilling village men, who set out to look for her at the break of dawn. They were soon back, empty-handed, and said there was no trace of the girl. She must have fallen off a cliff or got caught by a beast, they said. In absolute despair, the mother didn't believe them. She knew they were afraid of the evil lurking in the forest and most likely didn't even dare to venture into its depths. However, old and ailing, she could do nothing herself.
She soon began having dreams that suggested something did indeed dwell in the forest. She reckoned it was her daughter. Every evening she approached the tree line and placed a bowl filled with food on the periphery. She would do this every day, and the food would disappear each time. The villagers proclaimed her crazy, but left her alone. In the meanwhile, the girl's persecutor, her stepfather, began to behave bizarrely. He drank like a fish and, by night, shouted apologies towards his lost stepdaughter. One day, his body was found in a valley by the forest. His head was utterly smashed and on his crushed face there was a fearful grimace. The men who had once gone to the forest in search of the lost girl were now increasingly often seen silently staring into the distance. Some of them went completely insane. They were seen coming back from the forest with animal carcasses. At last, the villagers became anxious and banished them from the settlement.
A few years later, a group of children dared to play by the forest. Suddenly, everyone noticed one of the girls was gone. No one could saw her disappear. Her parents begged, but the villagers refused to help in the search. Her father took to comb through the forest on his own. When three days passed, he came back, wounded, powerless, and numb. The girl was already believed to be gone for good, but after seven more days she came out of the forest. She confided to the villagers that in the darkest thicket she encountered a beautiful, three-eyed woman who asked her: "Do you prefer to stay here?" The girl replied that she loved her family and thus preferred to return to the village. "Then, I went back", she finished the story. Ever since the story has repeated itself a few times. Each time, it was enough to truthfully claim to love your family. However, no one knows what would have happened had that claim been a lie.


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Kareena Kapoor Sizzled in a Rohit Bal Creation at the Grand Finale of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016
Ace designer Rohit Bal's spectacular grand finale show brought the curtains down for the Summer/Resort 2016 edition of India's biggest fashion extravaganza –LakméFashion Week. Rohit's collection inspired by 'Illuminate'- the Lakmé beauty statement for the season, featured Bollywood actress, Kareena Kapoor Khan as the showstopper.
The masterpieces made with meticulous detailing and attention showed the dominance of two colors ivory and subtle gold. The finale saw a grand showcase of haute couture designs that were contemporary yet rooted in Indian heritage. Infused with floral motifs, the collection was high on glamour and ideal for the Indian red carpet.
The 3D mapping effects projected on the beautiful heritage structure of St. Xaviers College highlighted Rohit's quintessential creativity and ingenuity, and also mirrored the resplendent glow of the Illuminate range. Rohit's understated collection showcased by the models and showstopper Kareena Kapoor Khan left the audiences enthralled.
Esteemed guests such as Shobha De, Huma Qureshi, Amrita Puri, Aarti and Vijay Surendranath, AD Singh, Mehr Rampal, Yash Birla, were present at the concluding show of the Lakme Fashion Week.
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The exhibition brings together emerging artists whom have recently graduated from Nottingham Trent University, presenting new narratives in contemporary art.
Featuring work by; Jennifer Burton, Amelia Daiz & Amethyst Jennnings, Ryan Heath, Conor Hurford, Carla Lavin, Annie Moxon, Georgia O' Reilly, Hannah Parikh, Louis Pawlett and Holly Shaw.
A 21st century play on the Greek word mythoplasia meaning 'stories capable of being molded' the work explores the pathway of artists as they shape begin to shape their futures. The exhibition is inspired by Joseph Campbell's work 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' (1949) and will explore notions of self-mythology, mysticism, the human condition, future relics and the subversion of millennial culture.
25th November: Seeing In New Eyes
2nd December : Artists and Curators Talk
8th December : Tarot Experience


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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Queen Annes Lace
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- Laura said...
I love how the ladybug happened to be on top of the Queen Anne's lace, or did you plop him there? LOL! Beautiful pics!
- August 16, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- Hjem Kära Hjem/ Anna said...
Lovely photos!
You put words to my thoughts about the summer that never become what I thought it would be...
Here up north the summe never came, 4 degrees celsius was a every day temerature, that is not summer!
Now we have had fog for 3 days, all the way from the mountain almoust in to the house it felt like.
Have a good one, Klem Anna
- August 17, 2012 at 12:58 AM
- Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax! said...
Brave with this one. I find white flowers horridly difficult to photograph.
- August 17, 2012 at 5:17 AM
- Jayne said...
It's funny, but every time I see them, all I think about is my mom warning us to stay away from them as they held chiggers...lol! So pretty through your lens Sharon.
- August 17, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Pieced Pastimes said...
Beautiful photos! Summer has flown by once again. The mornings are getting cooler and the plants are starting to show signs of wear. That's one of my favorite things about New Hampshire, the changing seasons. Have a Wonderful Day.
- August 17, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- The Retired One said...
love these shots and QAL! I love them when they go to seed too, they make neat photos then too.
- August 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM
- Stephanie said...
Absolutely gorgeous images! LOVE the pretty bokeh.
- August 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Kerri Farley said...
She is certainly a Regal Wildflower!
Wonderful captures and LOVE the bokeh!!
- August 17, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- Unknown said...
Your photos capture the simple beauty of nature!
- August 17, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Unknown said...
Lovely detail and gorgeous bokeh!
- August 17, 2012 at 2:16 PM
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- August 17, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- Chrissykat said...
Sorry...obviously I am having some computer issues...
Your photos are dreamy & peaceful & just beautiful...as always. Every time I see or hear of QAL, I can't help but think of Anne of Green Gables.
- August 17, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Unknown said...
Your beautiful photographs have kept me going through a very very wet British summer. Please keep up the blogging....love it x
- August 17, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Lara said...
Hi : )
Your photography is soo beautiful! I love QA lace, too - we have tons of it in the prairie behind my house. Have a great weekend.
Lara from Air Kissed
- August 17, 2012 at 5:17 PM
A question for you, my lady!
IS or IS NOT the Queen Anne's lace a weed-flower? I love QAL because they never fail to remind me of grandma's house in Maine, which was on the edge of a woods so there was lots of QAL around. I sort of want to plant some at my house so I can enjoy that reminder every time I look outside, but are my neighbors going to think I am mental for planting a weed?
I don't care if they're a bit gangly looking half the time, I like 'em.
- August 19, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- A New England Life said...
Hi Rachel,
Where I live Queen Annes Lace IS considered a weed. It grows everywhere here but I love it! I think there are a lot of flowers that end up in the garden that are considered weeds someplace else. However, I did a google search and noticed you can buy seeds online so there ya go!
- August 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Beautiful photos, Sharon...love Queen Anne's Lace! Didn't know you could buy seeds..I'll have to look for some. I hear you about the summer slipping by..life has a way of intruding on the small window of time we have here in the northeast to relax and enjoy more of summer!
- August 19, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Magical pictures of Queen Annes Lace! Thanks for sharing such beauty.
- August 20, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Kelli said...
So lovely... Queen Anne's Lace is one of my favorites.
I just sprinkled some seeds in my garden - I hope they show up next summer.
- August 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM
- Judy said...
I so agree with you! QAL is a wonderful subject! I think my favourite capture is the last one, with the fence!
- August 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM
- Miss B. said...
Just gorgeous, especially that last shot!
- August 22, 2012 at 8:36 PM
- El said...
Gorgeous photos. Definitely feels like summer!
- August 24, 2012 at 9:43 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
lovely pictures I really love we still are in winter but coming soon spring I love England pics.
- August 27, 2012 at 5:11 PM
- Tara and Christie said...
I LOVE your blog. I lived in New Hampshire about 5 years ago and the biggest mistake we made was moving to Florida! We're moving back in 8 months but your pictures make it hard to wait. I just want to pack up and leave now. Keep up the great work and beautiful pictures.
- August 31, 2012 at 6:46 PM


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That's right, we booked our wedding today...we officially have a date! (I guess the title did give it away a little bit!)
In 2015, we will be getting married at the absolutely stunning Southwood Hall in Norfolk, a converted barn, with spit roast, wood fired pizza oven, swing, amazing scenery, outdoor ceremony area and the most incredible bridal suite EVER...it has a hot tub and steam room!
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Five pediatric oncologists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Cancer Center have received 2016 grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation for projects ranging from the study of a gene mutation involved in the rare cancer Langerhans cell histiocytosis to research focused on using and enhancing the body's own immune system to destroy cancer cells.
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"Our pediatric oncologists and researchers are developing innovative therapies for all forms of childhood cancer and blood disorders," said Dr. David Poplack, director of Texas Children's Cancer Center and professor of pediatric oncology at Baylor. "We are grateful for the support of the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which enables our researchers to study the biology of childhood cancers and pursue new treatment approaches."
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Dr. Maria Monica Gramatges, assistant professor of pediatrics – oncology, was awarded an additional year of her St. Baldrick's Scholar award, originally awarded in 2012. Her research investigates genetic markers that characterize the subpopulation of children and young adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are at risk for severe treatment-related toxicities – about 80 percent of the patients with AML. Validation of these markers may lead to screenings for patients newly diagnosed with the disease, and in cases where the markers are discovered, modifications to the treatment regimen and closer monitoring to reduce treatment-related complications. Read more about Gramatges' work published recently in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Dr. Joseph Lubega, assistant professor of pediatrics – oncology, was awarded an additional year of funding for his International Scholar award, originally funded in 2013. Lubega is part of the Global Program at Texas Children's Cancer Center, where his work focuses on Burkitt's lymphoma. A third of cancers in children in Africa are due to Burkitt's lymphoma, which is believed to arise from the body's attempt to fight the Epstein-Barr virus and malaria infections. He is leading a study in his native Uganda that measures infection-fighting proteins in children with and without Burkitt's lymphoma. The goal is to discover if these proteins found in blood or saliva can be used as specific indicators of the disease and serve as the basis for clinical tests for early detection and monitoring of children with this cancer.
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Dr. Nino Rainusso, assistant professor of pediatrics – oncology, was awarded, based on progress to date, the Alan's Sarcoma Research Fund St. Baldrick's Scholar award, named in honor of St. Baldrick's 2014 Ambassador Alan Sanders. His research aims to identify, characterize and selectively eliminate cancer stem cells that drive the metastatic process in pediatric sarcomas. Rainusso is also testing if the patients' body immune system can kill cancer cells in pediatric sarcomas
Dr. Daniel Zinn, clinical postdoctoral fellow at Texas Children's Cancer Center, was named at St. Baldrick's Fellow, and the award will support his research on Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a cancer of the immune cells that can cause a wide range of symptoms, from a rash to multi-organ disease. He is investigating the causes of LCH in order to develop the most effective and safe therapies for each patient, and is focused on the theory that a patient's symptoms are determined by specific gene and cell mutations.
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How Facebook exploits its users' information — and how those users react — is the next reckoning. David Eastman, worldwide digital director for the advertising agency JWT, said Facebook would need to give marketers more data about what kinds of users click on what kinds of advertising, and about their travels on the Internet before and after they click on an ad. Most brands want to have a presence on Facebook, he said, but they do not quite understand who sees their pitches and whether they lead to greater sales.
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While the bulk of Facebook's revenue comes from North America, it is banking on international growth. The company has expanded its global footprint so rapidly that four out of five Facebook users are now outside the United States. It is the dominant social network in large emerging markets like Brazil and India, though it shows no signs of penetrating China — where it would face not only government censorship but stiff competition from homegrown social networks.
Mr. Zuckerberg, who has studied Mandarin, signaled his ambitions to crack the vast Chinese market as far back as 2010. He suggested that Facebook would first try to advance deeper into markets like Russia and Japan before it took on a country as "complex" as China.
With international growth comes international regulatory headaches. Facebook already faces audits in Europe on whether the company is living up to promises made to consumers about how it uses their data — and now, a stringent new data protection law. In India, it has been sued for spreading offensive content. And in the United States, it faces privacy audits by the Federal Trade Commission for the next 20 years. In its offering documents, Facebook repeatedly warns of legislative and regulatory scrutiny over user privacy, "which may adversely affect our reputation and brand."
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Capsimax Powder-- It is a combination of natural fat burners and also vitamin B3. It increases temperature and begins assisting weight reduction. It advertises your fat burning significantly. Calcium Carbonate-- It is an all-natural ingredient that requires body cells to generate as well as supply less amount of fat in the body. Chromium Picolinate-- Primarily it is an all-natural mineral that eliminates yearning origins from the body and also reduces appetite.
Caffeine-- It is a fantastic and effective energy booster. This piece of all-natural active ingredient fill you up with more power and also make you a lot more active throughout the day. It permits you to experience an energetic way of life. Nopal-- It is a cactus which is made use of in traditional Mexican food. L-carnitine Furmarate-- It is an amino acid that is originated from red meat, nuts, as well as veggies.
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Cysteine is a semi-essential amino acid which plays a role in structuring many healthy proteins. You could locate it in foods that are high in protein consisting of meat, eggs, dairy products, peppers, garlic, oats, lentils, as well as other high-protein plants.
Along with executing essential functions in human and animal bodies, you locate it in numerous flavoring and also cosmetic products. Cysteine is in the A-Lacy Reset formula in order to help users lose much more weight.
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If you would love to eliminate some significant extra pounds, you should get an item that contains clinically-tested components for weight-loss, sells at a budget-friendly cost and also is backed by a lot of motivating user reviews.
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PhenQ is only readily available on its main website, at the cost of EUR65.95 for a bottle consisting of 60 tablet computers. This is one month's supply, and distribution will cost consumers EUR9.98. The shipping charge is flat and uses despite where the client lies. However bigger packages are also available, and they come with price discount rates as well as free delivery.
A plan including 3 bottles is available for EUR129.95, yet the largest discount includes the plan that consisted of 5 containers of PhenQ. It's available for EUR174.95, as well as certainly, it has complimentary delivery.
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SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is facing a "historic turning point," the country's main newspaper said Monday, in an apparent reference to next week's summit between leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Rodong Sinmun made the comment as it called for greater economic development efforts.
"Our country is facing a historic turning point," the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the North's ruling party, said in a commentary. "It is time for us to tighten our shoe strings and run fast, looking for a higher target as we are facing a decisive moment."
Kim and Trump are set to hold their second summit in Vietnam's Hanoi on Feb. 27-28. The talks are expected to focus on trading denuclearization measures from the North for corresponding economic and other concessions from the U.S.
Calling for economic development efforts, the North's paper emphasized that lessons should be learned from a success story from an island, called "edo" off the country's west coast where "stunning achievements" have been made.
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Rolling Over of a Roth IRA
What is a Roth IRA?
The Roth IRA (so named after its sponsor, Senator William Roth of Delaware), is a retirement account that permits either tax deferral or tax exemption of earnings for the account holder. As an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), the funds can be invested in different savings vehicles at the discretion of the custodian (typically a bank or brokerage). In essence, a Roth IRA is a popular way for people to save for retirement while reducing (or eliminating) their tax obligations.
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
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Please note: since contact information can periodically change, confirm addresses before sending a letter containing personal information.
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