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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.

At CHOP, lab manager Cecilia Kim holds a bead chip which contains genetic variance for the neuroblastoma analysis. (April Saul / Inquirer)

One Dad Vail rower already triumphant: 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.
Penn leads nation's universities in buying green power: 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.
Kimberly Garrison: Roller-derby skater is kicking butt, taking names: DANECIA BERRIAN, a North Philadelphia native, is a compassionate, demure fifth-grade teacher by day and a rough-and-tumble roller-derby diva by night.

Steve and Mia: After 10 years, hubby feels no passion for his wife: Steve is a 50-something married man who's been around the block. Mia is a 20-something single immersed in the Center City dating scene. They may not agree, but they have plenty of answers. If you'd like an answer to your romantic troubles, e-mail them at S&M@phillynews.com or write: S&M c/o Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

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Steve and Mia: After 10 years, hubby feels no passion for his wife

Steve is a 50-something married man who's been around the block. Mia is a 20-something single immersed in the Center City dating scene. They may not agree, but they have plenty of answers. If you'd like an answer to your romantic troubles, e-mail them at S&M@phillynews.com or write: S&M c/o Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

Inside Out: Encountering someone different

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

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?