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Bucket List Of A Terminally Ill Baby Girl Will Make You Smile, Cry
Culture Buzz This is Avery, she's 5-months-old and has already accomplished more in her short life than many of us who have the gift of time. Avery Canahuati of Bellaire, Texas was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), an incurable genetic disease that most sufferers don't survive past the age of two. Avery's parents, Mike and Laura, started a blog — written in her voice — called Avery's Bucket List. Here are a few accomplishments Avery's already checked off her list. UPDATE: Sadly, Avery has passed away.
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Link: 42 Disease Clusters Identified in U.S.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/disease-clusters...
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There are 42 so-called disease clusters in 13 U.S. states, showing incidence of numerous types of cancer, birth defects and other chronic illnesses.
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Link: Say F*ck You To Cancer Via Facebook
http://mashable.com/social-media/twitter/
F**ck Cancer, a non-profit foundation, has launched a month-long campaign called F-tember. The campaign raises awareness by asking folks to donate their Facebook and Twitter statuses to the cause. Fighting cancer with social media…way to go!
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Video: Zach Galifianakis Vs. Lady Cancers
In helping raise awareness about the types of cancer that target women, The Hangover star and Amanda's No. 1 crush filmed a PSA for The Noreen Fraser Foundation.
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Video: Hitler’s Sex Tape [NSFW]
A muffled house beat. Sweaty, naked bodies. A man, thrusting away from behind. Boobs. And then…Hitler's mustache? It's all to drive home the message for World AIDS Day 2009: “AIDS is a mass murderer.” Heavy stuff.
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Link: VA investigates errant notices of fatal disease
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking into how many veterans received erroneous letters saying they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Video: First Person Shooter Disorder
Life can be rough when you live every day like it's a video game.
