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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Four Recipients of 2015 Baldrige Award
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Washington, DC - U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today named four U.S. organizations as the 2015 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence. The honorees are recognized for their outstanding commitment to sustainable excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. This year’s recipients represent four different sectors and include a two-time winner for the seventh time in Baldrige history.
Secretary of State John Kerry After His Meeting With French President Francois Hollande
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Paris, France - Secretary of State John Kerry After His Meeting With French President Francois Hollande:
Researchers find experimental drug can help fight debilitating side effect of ovarian cancer
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Los Angeles, California - Women who have ovarian cancer often develop a condition called ascites, which is a buildup of fluids in the abdomen. The most common treatment for ascites is puncturing the abdomen and manually draining the fluid, which is painful and risky and must be repeated every few weeks.
Kicking an addiction? Replace it with joy
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Los Angeles, California - People in the midst of alcohol or drug addiction tend to imagine life without those substances as one of deprivation, which can make kicking the habit seem like a joyless and dreary prospect. But recovery from addiction has at least as much to do with rewarding oneself as it does with depriving oneself, according to a new book by a UCLA expert in addiction treatment.
David Geffen donates $100 million to launch innovative UCLA school for grades 6 through 12
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Los Angeles, California - UCLA has received a $100 million gift from philanthropist David Geffen, allowing the university to move forward with plans for a new academy that will provide an innovative college preparatory education for Los Angeles-area students in grades 6 through 12.
Wrist fractures could be predictor of susceptibility to serious fractures in postmenopausal women
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Los Angeles, California - Wrist fractures are common among postmenopausal women who are younger than 65 and a new UCLA-led study suggests that they may also predict more serious fractures in other parts of their bodies later in life.
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