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Human Anatomy and Physiology Course Review Takes a Close Look at Popular Program

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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) July 22, 2012

Human Anatomy and Physiology Course by Dr. James Ross is making a big impact in the medical community by teaching students and medical professionals alike how to master the human body in only three days.

The course is meant to help people quickly learn the key aspects of human anatomy and so far, program participants are experiencing great results.

"This is honestly the most impressive resource on anatomy and physiology ever," said Dr. Michael King, a medical teacher from Pennsylvania who just finished the course. "The level of details in the muscular module is simply fascinating."

Dr. Ross formulated the program for medical practitioners, students, educators, researchers, trainers, sports professionals, nurses and anyone else interested in learning how the human body works quickly.

The online anatomy course includes award-winning classes that were previously only offered to medical professionals. Every lesson - or module - ends with a summary of the key factors and a test, allowing participants to make sure they grasp every lesson.

"The illustrations an extensive lesson plans have been invaluable," said Rachel Kaushik, a nursing student at UNCW Nursing School. "It has provided me with a one-stop educational solution as a student."

Course participants say Dr. Ross' program is a great choice for anyone, even those who have no medical experience at all. Participants have more than 3,000 pages of material to work with, all formulated for easy understanding and retention.

For those that are ready to buy the program should visit the official site here.

Dr. Ross says anyone interested in anatomy and physiology courses should take a serious look at his product. The materials are the result of a lifetime of study and practice that explore the human body in a way that is easy for for beginners to understand with enough information to keep even the most seasoned experts engaged.

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Living Faith

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Arturo Francisco Olivas paints traditional retablos for Spanish Market in his Albuquerque studio. Photo Credit Jim Thompson/Journal

Arturo Francisco Olivas will be selling about 40 of his retablos at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe next weekend. But there is a one retablo Olivas has made that will be staying home. Its San Peregrin, the patron saint of cancer victims.

Olivas, an Albuquerque resident, is living with cancer.

He is one of more than 350 Hispanic artists showing such traditional artwork as retablos, bultos, straw appliqu and tinwork at the juried market.

Last July I painted the retablo before I knew I had cancer, the 53-year-old Olivas said.

Three months later, he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and hospitalized. He took medical leave from his bilingual teaching position with the Rio Rancho public schools. Then last December he decided, based on his doctors advice, to retire.

The doctor had given me eight to 12 months to live. His advice is Do whatever it is you need to do. I decided I couldnt continue teaching because I needed to use my energy to get well, Olivas said.

The cancerous tumors, he said, had spread to his brain, ribs and spine. Initially, he was given steroid therapy, then radiation treatment. On the advice of an oncologist, Olivas began long-term chemotheraphy treatment via a daily pill.

The chemo has shrunk the tumors and they have not spread to any other part of my body, he said.

Though the treatment leaves him debilitated, his days in retirement allow him more time for his art. He cuts and shapes the wood for the retablos in his backyard patio-workshop and paints them in the santos room inside his welcoming walled home.

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NASA Hypersonic Inflatable Tech Test Set

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NASA Space Technology Program researchers plans to launch and deploy a large inflatable heat shield aboard a rocket traveling at hypersonic speeds this weekend during a technology demonstration test from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, VA. NASA has four consecutive days of launch opportunities for the agency's Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3), starting July 22, with the liftoff window from 0600-0800 EDT each day.

The test is designed to demonstrate lightweight, yet strong, inflatable structures that could become practical tools for exploration of other worlds or as a way to return items safely to Earth from the International Space Station. During this technology demonstration test flight, NASA's IRVE-3 payload will try to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at hypersonic speeds -- Mach 5, or 3,800 mph to 7,600 mph.

"As we investigate new ways to bring cargo back to Earth from the International Space Station and innovative ways to land larger payloads safely on Mars, it's clear we need to invest in new technologies that will enable these goals," said Michael Gazarik, director of NASA's Space Technology Program. "IRVE-3 is precisely the sort of cross-cutting technology NASA's Space Technology Program should mature to make these future NASA and commercial space endeavors possible."

The IRVE-3 experiment will fly aboard a three-stage Black Brant XI launch vehicle for its suborbital flight. The payload and the heat shield, which looks like a large, uninflated cone of inner tubes, will be packed inside the rocket's 22-inch-diameter nose cone. About six minutes after launch, the rocket will climb to an altitude of about 280 miles over the Atlantic Ocean. At that point, the 680-pound IRVE-3 will separate from the rocket. An inflation system similar to air tanks used by scuba divers will pump nitrogen gas into the IRVE-3 aeroshell until it becomes almost 10 feet in diameter. Instruments on board, including pressure sensors and heat flux gauges, as well as cameras, will provide data to engineers on the ground of how well the inflated heat shield performs during the force and heat of entry into Earth's atmosphere.

After its flight, IRVE-3 will fall into the Atlantic Ocean about 350 miles down range from Wallops. From launch to splash down, the flight is expected to take approximately 20 minutes. "We originally came up with this concept because we'd like to be able to land more mass and access higher altitudes on Mars," said Neil Cheatwood, IRVE-3 principal investigator at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "To do so you need more drag. We're seeking to maximize the drag area of the entry system. We want to make it as big as we can. The limitation with current technology has been the launch vehicle diameter."

Cheatwood and a team of NASA engineers and technicians have spent the last three years addressing the technical challenges of materials withstanding the heat created by atmospheric entry and preparing for the IRVE-3 flight. The team has studied designs, assessed materials in laboratories and wind tunnels, and subjected hardware to thermal and pressure loads beyond what the inflatable spacecraft technology should face during flight.

This test is a follow on to the successful IRVE-2, which showed an inflatable heat shield could survive intact after coming through Earth's atmosphere. IRVE-3 is the same size as IRVE-2, but has a heavier payload and will be subjected to a much higher reentry heat.

IRVE-3 is part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Project within the Game Changing Development Program, part of NASA's Space Technology Program. Langley developed and manages the IRVE-3 and HIAD projects.

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NASA Scopes Out Another Exoplanet That's Two-Thirds the Size of Earth

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[Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech]NASA's range of telescopes continually manage to surprise and delight with their frequent discoveries of planets far, far away--some of which are particularly quirky. While Kepler may be the best known of these telescopes, this time the Spitzer Space Telescope made a pretty interesting discovery this week: an exoplanet two-thirds the size of Earth.

This may not seem like such a big deal, but it's not very common for us to find exoplanets (planets outside of our own solar system) to be smaller than Earth in size, or us to fine one so relatively close. The planet, named UCF-1.01, is "just" 33 light years away. Additionally, Spitzer is normally used to study exoplanets already discovered and not to discover new exoplanets, so this is not only a first for the telescope, but a potential new role in for it.

Size-wise, UCF-1.01 is around 5,200 miles in diameter, and was discovered when scientists were using Spitzer to study Neptune-sized exoplanet GJ 436b, which orbits the red-dwarf star GJ 436. Scientists noticed "dips" in the infrared coming from the star that were not caused from GJ 436b passing by it. This in turn led to the discovery of UCT-1.01. Its year lasts only about 1.4 Earth days due to how close the planet orbits its star.

The planet's temperatures are around 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, meaning there's very little in terms of atmosphere. This isn't surprising, considering how closely it orbits its sun. Scientists believe the planet itself has melted slightly, causing a molten surface.

It's a precious discovery, considering that of the 1,800 planetary candidates discovered by NASA, only three were smaller than Earth. Three. You can find out more about the Spitzer Space Telescope and its missions on NASA's website.

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Tiny particles: Big potential or big threat?

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Kristin Conn puts non-nano sunscreen on her son, Merrick, at Lee Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois. While nano materials offer benefits, such as clear sunscreens, some people worry about the effects they can have if absorbed into the body. (Chicago Tribune/MCT: Chris Sweda)

CHICAGO -- Zinc oxide would be the perfect sunscreen ingredient if the resulting product didn't look quite so silly. Thick, white and pasty, it was once seen mostly on lifeguards, surfers and others who needed serious sun protection.

But when the sunscreens are made with nanoparticles, the tiniest substances that humans can engineer, they turn clear -- which makes them more user-friendly.

Improved sunscreens are just one of the many innovative uses of nanotechnology, which involves drastically shrinking and fundamentally changing the structure of chemical compounds. But products made with nanomaterials also raise largely unanswered safety questions -- such as whether the particles that make them effective can be absorbed into the bloodstream and are toxic to living cells.

Less than two decades old, the nanotech industry is booming. Nanoparticles -- measured in billionths of a meter -- are already found in thousands of consumer products, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, antimicrobial infant toys, sports equipment, food packaging and electronics. In addition to producing transparent sunscreens, nanomaterials help make light and sturdy tennis rackets, clothes that don't stain and stink-free socks.

The particles can alter how products look or function because matter behaves differently at the nanoscale, taking on unique and mysterious chemical and physical properties. Materials made of nanoparticles may be more conductive, stronger or more chemically

"Everything old becomes new when miniaturized," said Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University. "This gives scientists a new playground, one focused on determining what those differences are and how they could be used to make things better."

But the development of applications for nanotechnology is rapidly outpacing what scientists know about safe use. The same unusual properties that make nanoscale materials attractive may also pose unexpected risks to human health and the environment, according to the scientific literature.

"We haven't characterized these materials very well yet in terms of what the potential impacts on living organisms could be," said Kathleen Eggleson, a research scientist in the Center for Nanoscience and Technology at the University of Notre Dame.

Scientists don't yet know how long nanoparticles remain in the human body or what they might do there. But research on animals has found that inhaled nanoparticles can reach all areas of the respiratory tract; because of their small size and shape, they can migrate quickly into cells and organs. The smaller particles may also pose risks to the heart and blood vessels, the central nervous system and the immune system, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Nightcore Party Covers Mix #3 – Video

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21-07-2012 16:36 I originally had in mind uploading this on the 20th July, which is my birthday, but some issues unfortunately showed up, so I had to remake it and rerender it, but anyway, here it is, and that is what matters. Hope you all enjoy! Facebook: (A like is always appreciated) Website: Please leave a like and a comment 🙂 Share to let your friends know! PLEASE READ: I do not own anything in? this video, including the audio and picture. The credits go to their respective owners. This video is purely fan-made, and will not be used for profit or illegal sharing. Fair Use: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." You'll find the pictures on the Facebook fan page 🙂 ?SUBSCRIBE?

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Knee Pain is Now Being Treated with Regenerative Medicine at The Center for Regenerative Medicine

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"Knee pain is now being treated with regenerative medicine at The Center for Regenerative Medicine," according to Doctor Farshchian an orthopedic regenerative practitioner at the center for regenerative medicine.(PRWEB) July 22, 2012 "Knee pain is now being treated with regenerative medicine at The Center for Regenerative Medicine," according to A.J. Farshchian MD an orthopedic regenerative ...

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Cooper Medical School of Rowan University to host grand opening celebration

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CAMDEN Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is hosting its long-awaited grand opening Tuesday, marking a monumental milestone for both the university and the hospital.

In June 2009, Rowan University and the Cooper Health System decided together to address the physician shortage locally and nationally, as well as to improve health care throughout the region.

They approached us and we said, Yeah, were in. Lets do it, Rowan University spokesman Joe Cardona said. We were ready and willing while other folks werent.

According to Cardona, Cooper had long been on the quest for its own four-year medical school for decades and turned to Rowan University when other entities didnt have the wherewithal to partner.

That same year, then-state Gov. Jon Corzine signed an executive reorganization order that would create a new allopathic medical school in Camden.

Three years later, the new six-story educational building will be the 135th medical school in the ground and the first new medical school in the state in more than 35 years.

With only a few finishing touches remaining before the opening this week, Dr. Paul Katz, founding dean of CMSRU, gave South Jersey Sunday a sneak-peak of the 200,000-square-foot, $139 million facility.

The 25 active learning rooms, a learning commons room and satellite medical library, the Clinical Simulation Center and laboratory and research space are all designed to breed hands-on healers of the future.

Our theme is hi-tech, hi-touch, Katz said, overlooking the 250-seat auditorium, which, like many of the learning spaces in the building, is fitted for audio and visual recording for future reference and review for students and alumni.

We wanted this to be an experience thats not sterile, Katz said.

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UA medical school in Phoenix a hub of growth

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by Ken Alltucker - Jul. 21, 2012 03:37 PM The Republic | azcentral.com

With the arrival of 80 fresh-faced medical students for classes this week at University of Arizona's medical school in Phoenix, Arizona's grand experiment to create a medical and research hub in downtown Phoenix takes another step forward.

The 80 students represent the largest class since the UA College of Medicine established a downtown Phoenix campus five years ago. Those future doctors soon will share the newly opened health sciences education building with Northern Arizona University students who are studying to become physical therapists and physician assistants.

Beyond the new building, new programs and new students, the campus is scheduled to expand later this year with the groundbreakings of a 250,000-square-foot University of Arizona Cancer Center and a privately funded biotech lab next to the building anchored by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and International Genomics Consortium.

The downtown Phoenix campus also could receive renewed focus from the University of Arizona's new president, Ann Weaver Hart, and the Arizona Board of Regents' newly formed health committee.

Arizona leaders have high expectations that the Phoenix Biomedical Campus will sprout jobs, health-care professionals and medical discoveries that bolster Arizona's effort to grow its health-care and biotechnology sectors. And even though the biomedical campus has had challenges -- such as Arizona State University ending its partnership with UA's medical school and leadership changes -- university officials are optimistic about the biomedical campus' potential.

"It's important to show it is continuing forward progress," said Jay Heiler, who chairs the Arizona Board of Regents health committee. "It is critical not only for the universities. It is going to end up emerging as a very important piece of Arizona's economy."

Although the medical-school campus has classroom and lab space, it does not have clinical space where practitioners and health-care students can hone their craft and treat patients. The Arizona Cancer Center is slated to become the campus' first clinical presence with a scheduled groundbreaking later this year.

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and the University of Arizona are still negotiating lease terms for the $135 million cancer center even though the Phoenix wanted such details to be completed by the end of June. Both parties insist that they are on track to meet the most important goal established by Phoenix: starting construction by Dec. 22.

Plans call for St. Joseph's Hospital to operate the cancer center's clinic, and 70 percent of the building's area will be devoted to clinical space. But the exact amount of space that St. Joseph's will require is subject to ongoing talks between the two groups, said Dr. David Alberts, director of the Arizona Cancer Center.

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Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson visits Charlotte

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Former New Mexico Gov. and Libertarian Gary Johnson visited Charlotte this weekend to discuss his bid for president.

Johnson participated in a 5K race in Huntersville, spoke at a rally on ending unconstitutional wars and attended two fundraisers.

Recent polls show that Johnson, who initially sought the GOP presidential nomination, is drawing support away from President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. He said he feels his message appeals to a majority of Americans, who he describes as socially accepting and fiscally responsible.

Johnson spoke with the Observer about this campaign. Some questions and answers have been edited for brevity.

Q. What are you saying to voters?

Im the only candidate that wants to get out of Afghanistan tomorrow and bring the troops home. The only candidate that wants to repeal the Patriot Act. Only candidate that would not have signed the national defense authorization act. Only candidate that wants to end the drug wars..

Q. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have said the shootings in Aurora are another reason there should be tougher conversations or tougher gun laws in the country. What, if any, action should be taken?

I think the Second Amendment could not be clearer that we have a right to carry and possess a weapon. Im just sad that nobody in that audience was carrying a weapon that could have stepped in and maybe brought that to an end.

Q. How do you get Congress to adopt a balanced budget?

(I have) two promises on the budget. One is to submit a balanced budget. The other is to veto any legislation where expenses exceed revenue. And even though they override the veto, which theyre going to have to, Im going to suggest to you that any candidate that keeps those two promises that spending will be lower with those two promises kept than any other scenario that you could possibly come up with. Lastly, I am promising to advocate throwing out the entire federal tax system and replacing it with one federal consumption tax, the fair tax.

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Value over volume: Health care changes on horizon

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JANESVILLE One of Rock Countys two largest health care providers already has been selected to participate in a national program designed to provide Medicare recipients with better care at a lower cost.

The otherMercy Health Systemplans to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to become an accountable care organization in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Officials from both said the basis of the voluntary program is a delivery model theyve been advocating and using for years.

Accountable care organizations are groups of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers that work together to coordinate and provide high quality care to their Medicare patients. The goal is to ensure that patients get the right care at the right time without unnecessary duplication of services and medical errors.

When an ACO meets benchmarks for care quality and efficiency, it will share in the savings it generates for the Medicare program.

I think the model provided by ACOs is the way of the future, said Craig Samitt, president and chief executive officer of Dean Health System.

Earlier this month, Dean Clinic & St. Marys Hospital ACO was one of 89 systems from around the country selected to participate in the program as an ACO.

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Monning predicts states to reverse course on Medicaid rejection

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SANTA CRUZ - A key state lawmaker on health care policy said Friday he believed many states now forcefully rejecting an expansion of government-funded health care for the poor would reverse course after the upcoming presidential election.

"My guess is that after November, you're going to see some states that are hollering now - no Obamacare, no Medicaid expansion - I don't see how they can afford not to, unless they're just going to say, 'We don't care about poor people in our state, we're going to let them fend for themselves," said Bill Monning, a Carmel Democrat who chairs the Assembly Committee on Health.

California was the first state to agree to a vast expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which was upheld last month by the U.S. Supreme Court. But the court held that states could not be forced to adopt the expansion, which requires states to pick up 10 percent of the tab after three years.

Conservative governors in several Southern states, including Texas and Florida, have rejected the expansion, saying it would cost too much. States rejecting the expanded coverage typically have higher numbers of uninsured residents.

Monning said all 50 states have opted into a federal program called the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Despite the state's persistent budget woes, Monning, who is heavily favored to win an open Central Coast Senate seat, said the state would follow through with the expansion.

"We'd better figure out a way to come up with the 10 percent, because a 9 to 1 match is pretty much unprecedented," Monning said.

In a visit with the Sentinel's editorial board that touched on several topics, Monning spoke about the aftermath of the ruling. Among the Legislature's task in preparing for the bill is a pending Monning bill that outlines what services public and private heath insurance is required to cover.

The Affordable Care Act outlines several areas of required coverage for health plans. But the details are left up to each state, and Monning patterned his bill after the Kaiser small group plan, which goes beyond common coverage areas to include acupuncture and costly therapeutic autism treatments.

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Project improves dental care for veterans

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Two providers from the Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility in Grand Island completed a national geriatrics scholars program and project that directly improved the access to health care for 81 area veterans.

Janelle Brock, a licensed independent clinical social worker, and Dr. Majrie Heier completed a quality-improvement project that improved access to dental care for veterans in Central Nebraska.

The project was the capstone requirement completion of the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health Geriatrics Scholar Program. The project was also published in the spring edition of the VHA Office of Rural Health Rural Connection publication.

Brock and Heier created a geriatric team at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Grand Island community-based outpatient clinic.

The team developed a collaborative relationship with local community agencies that provided dental care to low-income people. Information about local dental care resources was shared with area veterans, and a referral system was established within the VAs electronic medical records.

They also coordinated the sharing of relevant medical records such as medical imaging and medication lists so dental care could be provided efficiently within community dental clinics.

Six months after the project was implemented, 151 veterans were referred to community resources for dental care. Eighty-one, or 56 percent, of those referred to a specific clinic were confirmed to have been treated at that clinic.

The project is being expanded to other rural VA clinics within Nebraska.

The scholars program is an intensive course in geriatric care. The program culminates with each scholar implementing a quality improvement project to improve health care for older veterans in a rural VA clinic setting.

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West's first gene therapy gets closer to market

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Rare illness treatment Glybera wins European drugs regulator's approval in 'watershed moment' The first gene therapy to treat a rare illness came closer to market today after the European drugs regulator recommended the medicine for approval across member states. The therapy, Glybera , is for patients with an unusual genetic disorder that means their bodies fail to make an enzyme that breaks ...

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Freedom Through Fashion

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July 22, 2012 Updated Jul 20, 2012 at 4:47 PM PDT

Talk to Rylee Stark for a few minutes and you can learn a lot about her.

"I am 8-years-old, my favorite color is pink, and I do like fashion, a lot," she says.

Part of her fashion is a little pink pocket on her tank top she's wearing, that hides a secret.

"I'm able to do hula hoop, and do cartwheels, and I don't have to worry about it falling out," says Rylee

The fashion-meets-function pocket was her mom's idea.

"I wanted something that wouldn't be a conversation piece and would make her feel like everybody else," says Corrie Stark.

And it seems to work.

Watching Rylee play soccer and run around in her back yard, you'd never know this little girl with Type 1 diabetes has an insulin pump attached to her abdomen.

"I wanted her to be able to play soccer, jump rope, hula hoop, and ride a bike without worry about it falling out," says her mom. Because if it falls out, it could pull that port out of her stomach."

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Freedom drops double-OT thriller at SportsFest

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The Freedom boys dropped a 56-53 double-overtime thriller to Bishop McDevitt at SportsFest on Saturday at Cedar Beach Park.

Bishop McDevitt roared out to a 10-0 lead and upped that to 23-6 at the break.

Freedom came back in the second half though, forcing two overtimes before falling.

The Patriots, who won the Stellar Catch A Rising Star Tournament last weekend, will need to battle back through the losers bracket.

Jim Vaughn has highlights from day three at SportsFest.

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Nassau County beaches closed to bathing

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Bicyclist dies after being hit by SUV in Holbrook Bicyclist dies after being hit by SUV in Holbrook

Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 11:11 PM EDT2012-07-22 03:11:41 GMT

Police on Long Island were attempting to identify a bicyclist who was hit by a car Friday afternoon.

Suffolk County Police have identified a bicyclist who was hit by a car Friday afternoon.

Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 8:30 PM EDT2012-07-22 00:30:09 GMT

Suffolk County detectives say they are investigating criminal incidents in which multiple cars had their tires slashed on Long Island early Saturday morning. Authorities said the crimes happened between

Suffolk County detectives say they are investigating criminal incidents in which multiple cars had their tires slashed on Long Island early Saturday morning. Authorities said the crimes happened between

Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 4:25 PM EDT2012-07-21 20:25:05 GMT

The Nassau County Department of Health says it has closed the 18 beaches to bathing as a precautionary measure Saturday due to the heavy rainfall. Authorities said a storm water runoff can have a negative

The Nassau County Department of Health says it has closed the 18 beaches to bathing as a precautionary measure Saturday due to the heavy rainfall. Authorities said a storm water runoff can have a negative

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Cooper Medical School of Rowan University to host grand opening celebration

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CAMDEN Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is hosting its long-awaited grand opening Tuesday, marking a monumental milestone for both the university and the hospital.

In June 2009, Rowan University and the Cooper Health System decided together to address the physician shortage locally and nationally, as well as to improve health care throughout the region.

They approached us and we said, Yeah, were in. Lets do it, Rowan University spokesman Joe Cardona said. We were ready and willing while other folks werent.

According to Cardona, Cooper had long been on the quest for its own four-year medical school for decades and turned to Rowan University when other entities didnt have the wherewithal to partner.

That same year, then-state Gov. Jon Corzine signed an executive reorganization order that would create a new allopathic medical school in Camden.

Three years later, the new six-story educational building will be the 135th medical school in the ground and the first new medical school in the state in more than 35 years.

With only a few finishing touches remaining before the opening this week, Dr. Paul Katz, founding dean of CMSRU, gave South Jersey Sunday a sneak-peak of the 200,000-square-foot, $139 million facility.

The 25 active learning rooms, a learning commons room and satellite medical library, the Clinical Simulation Center and laboratory and research space are all designed to breed hands-on healers of the future.

Our theme is hi-tech, hi-touch, Katz said, overlooking the 250-seat auditorium, which, like many of the learning spaces in the building, is fitted for audio and visual recording for future reference and review for students and alumni.

We wanted this to be an experience thats not sterile, Katz said.

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