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Thusday was 'International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This day in 1791 saw an uprising of slaves in St Domingue (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) that would play a major part in the eventual abolition of this inhuman trade.' Read more here: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/remember-slavery.asp http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2007/08/070822_slavecom.shtml New Treatment For Prostate Cancer Used In DR
'Ideally, treating prostate cancer both cures a man and leaves him free of side effects. But standard treatment, though good at eliminating tumors, often leads to impotence, incontinence, or both. Robotic da Vinci surgery and high intensity frequency ultrasound (HIFU) are two of the latest high-tech approaches aimed at avoiding side effects. The first is popping up in hospitals across the nation; the other remains off limits except to Americans with deep pockets and no qualms about traveling overseas to get treatment.' The rest of the story is below: Medical Mission In DR With Dads
'As Emily Richetto and Kristen Penniman head back to Wausau West High School this fall, they already will have learned some of life's most important lessons during the summer. Both seniors were among a team of 45 people who took part in a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic in July, in conjunction with the Christian Medical Dental Association. They accompanied their fathers, Dr. Mark Richetto, a Marshfield Clinic Wausau Center internist, and Dr. Eric Penniman, a family practice physician at the clinic's Stettin center'. The rest of the story is here: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070824/WDH0101/708240552 |
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