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"I was told ... that I wouldn't be able to do this again," said Hilary Armstrong (right).

By Kathy Boccella, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted 2:28am

As she does nearly every day in good weather, Hilary Armstrong pushed off from a dock on the Schuylkill and used her powerful arms, legs and torso to begin rowing her four-person boat.

John Maris, the doctor who led the gene-sleuthing work at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, examines Eric Suber, 12, who has neuroblastoma, the cancer that young Alex Scott also had.

A clue on a rare cancer

Hospital's DNA offers lead on neuroblastoma's cause.

By Faye Flam, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted 05/08/2008

Using DNA samples donated by thousands of patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors have found a lead in their hunt for the causes of neuroblastoma, the baffling cancer that killed Alex of Alex's Lemonade Stand at age 8.

Penn leads nation's universities in buying green power 05/07/2008: By Susan Snyder , Inquirer Staff Writer

The University of Pennsylvania leads the nation's colleges and universities in the purchase of green power, specifically wind power, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced.
Got milk? Could be a crime 05/06/2008: By Amy Worden , Inquirer Staff Writer

MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt. They seized his inventory. Twice.
Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor 05/06/2008: Healthier choices will be even more out of reach, experts say.

By Alfred Lubrano , Inquirer Staff Writer

Some of the fattest people in America are among the poorest. And with food prices rising, the problem is likely to get worse.

Sole searching 05/05/2008: From the what-will-they-think- of-next file comes sneakers that know where you are. By uniting satellite, cell phone and Internet technology, GTX Corp. of Los Angeles has developed a way to turn shoes into real-time tracking devices, capable of transmitting location data that can be viewed as Google maps on any Web-connected device.
Detour to recovery 05/05/2008: By Josh Goldstein , Inquirer Staff Writer

Nadia Kadi was late for her own party. Despite months of planning, the little girl with the curly brown hair had spent much of the last two months back at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for problems connected to the liver transplant she received there in April 2007.
GreenSpace: Is it recyclable or trash eternal? An expert tells the best choices 05/05/2008: By Sandy Bauers , Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist

If you want to be a green shopper, choosing the right freshly grated Parmesan cheese can be baffling. Is the plastic bag of Parmesan the better choice? The plastic tub? The plastic jar? Post a comment
Personal Health: News and Notes 05/05/2008
Groups want to ban use of nanosilver 05/05/2008: By Rick Weiss , Washington Post

WASHINGTON - A coalition of consumer protection groups last week filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to halt the sale of consumer products containing microscopic nanoparticles of silver, an increasingly popular germ-killer that has raised environmental concerns.
Ask Dr. H: Best treatment for bad cholesterol 05/05/2008: By Mitchell Hecht , For The Inquirer

Question: In light of the recent ENHANCE study, I am in a quandary as to whether I should switch my cholesterol medication from Vytorin (a combination of Zetia and the statin drug simvastatin) to simvastatin alone. It seems as if Zetia doesn't do any good, and switching to a generic drug will save me a whole lot of money. What's your advice?

Plastic peril? 04/28/2008: By Sandy Bauers , Inquirer Staff Writer
Fathoming oceans 04/28/2008: By Sandi Doughton , THE SEATTLE TIMES
PETA's in-vitro challenge 04/28/2008
Personal Health: News and Notes 04/28/2008
Inside Out: Encountering someone different 04/28/2008: By Dan Gottlieb
Ask Dr. H: Smoking ages skin; here's why 04/28/2008: By Mitchell Hecht , For The Inquirer

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GreenSpace

Inquirer environmental reporter Sandy Bauers writes on how to live a more ecologically sensitive life.

Inside Out: Encountering someone different

By Dan Gottlieb

What is your first instinct when you see someone who is disfigured, deformed or just plain different? To look away? To react by rote?

Ask Dr. H: Best treatment for bad cholesterol

By Mitchell Hecht, For The Inquirer

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Dealing with breast cancer is an ordeal too many women face. Sandra Long, Inquirer managing editor, tells her story, from diagnosis to drawing strength from faith and friends, in her blog, "In Sandra's Shoes."

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