American Red Cross and Red Cross Racing are giving away a 2011 Ford Fiesta to one lucky winner donor thanks to a donation made by the Ford Motor Company. In addition Red Cross Racing-themed prizes will be given including T-shirts, hats and a miniature die-cast Red Cross car.
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Scientists discovered new method to manufacture efficient piezoelectric materials cheaply. The new material PZT has efficiency of 80% for converting mechanical energy into electricity and this new discovery can lead to development of medical devices like pacemakers that do not require periodic surgical battery replacement.
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Leslie and Patrick Contreras, parents of Nathan , a 4 years old child suffering from cystic fibrosis, are unable to pay for his meds lately. On Wednesday, the anonymous donor gave $2,300 to a family with a child fighting cystic fibrosis, so they can pay his medications bill which they can’t afford.
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Kimberly Lawrence, from Vermont, had a minor car accident near her house and she took a bath after the accident. As it turn out she passed out inside the bath, and her daughter, a 5 years old girl, called 911. Because Kimberly is a diabetic, she taught her daughter how to call 911 in case of an emergency.
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After test which were taking place in Thailand with over 16000 volunteers, scientists announced a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine for HIV on Thursday. According to the findings, the vaccine reduced the risk of HIV infection by 31%.
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Al Fischer, a 75 years old man from NY, started donating blood 58 years ago, donating 6 times a year. his next 1 pint blood donation will make it a total of 40 gallons of blood, making him one of only 2 men in the USA giving 40 gallons.
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Sally Clarke, an army medic from Cheltenham, was injured while patrolling with her comrades which got under a surprise attack from Taliban insurgents. Sally suffered from wounds in her back and shoulder but noticed that 7 other soldiers were injured so she started treating each and every one of them.
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New research in the U.S. show steady decrease in cancer death in the past three decades. The researchers said that this is a result of lot of improvements in cancer screening and better treatments. The decrease have shown in all age groups.
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Pfizer became the first research-based pharmaceutical company to cut prices on medicines in low income countreis.
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OrSense Ltd., a medical device start-up, developed an infrared-based bloodless blood test of hemoglobin and hematocrit. OrSense conducted extensive clinical trials of its non-invasive blood glucose monitors as well and is promising a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of millions of people.
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