a·me·lio·rate/əˈmēlyəˌrāt/ Verb: Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. mit·i·gate/ˈmitəˌgāt/Verb 1. Make less severe, serious, or painful: "he wanted to mitigate misery in the world". 2. Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake). These are the...
" LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 is getting a hand from Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The "Titanic" stars, along with director James Cameron, have contributed...
BY RANA ROSEN [this story appeared originally on Immigration Here & There, a project of the Medill School of Journalism] [to lead story Go west young Indian nurses] Purushotan Jangir prays every morning before...
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BY RANA ROSEN [a version of this story appeared first on Outlookindia.com, the web product of Outlook Magazine, one of India's premier weekly newsmagazines that sells more than 13 million copies a year, later...
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More women are joining the ranks of health-care occupations in Canada, including the traditionally male-dominated professions of medicine and pharmacy, according to a report released on Monday."TORONTO - It's no...
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She survived a horrific tragedy at such a young age, and now she's barely "surviving" trying to make ends meet...." LONDON (AP) -- Millvina Dean was only 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and...
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" Burlington, Vt. - This morning, PETA dispatched a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of ice cream icon Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace the cow's milk in their products...
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"WATERBURY, Vt. -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a...
" MANILA, Philippines -- A total of 27,765 or 43.07 percent of the 64,459 who took the nursing licensure exam last June 1 and 2 passed it, the Board of Nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)...
UPDATE—August 15th, 2008Manuela Valle has filed an official complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal yesterday. Canada.com reports: "I would like the general public to understand that this is not something...
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A VICTORIAN nursing home could face criminal charges after some elderly residents were found to weigh as little as 25kg or less. " The Federal Government has threatened to close Kirralee Residential Aged Care Facility in Ballarat after an investigation found the home...
An inspiring story about life, death and hope in a retirement home. I recommend the entire piece. It finishes with some great quotes:“[Growing old] is just like growing up. It happens so gradually, thereare no surprises. One day you might have a pain in your knee, the...
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A British teenager has been found guilty of murdering a Polish careworker who was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight."A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Magda Pniewska, a Polishnursing assistant, who was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle in...