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N.J. proposes rule changes for coastal development
For the first time since Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey DEP is planning to revise regulations on how homeowners and businesses can buil ...
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Penn researchers get $10 million grant to study asbestos in Ambler
The University of Pennsylvania has received a $10 million grant to study asbestos and its impact on the suburban community of Ambler. ...
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17 percent of Philly public school kids involved in child welfare, juvenile justice systems
Kids who have gone through the foster care system or who have been been held in juvenile detention generally have a tougher time in schoo ...
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Higher-risk teen girls anxious about breast cancer, Philly researchers find
New research suggests many teen girls at higher risk for developing breast cancer one day are already anxious about it. ...
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ListenDrexel father-son team finds sweetener a possible pesticide
One of the newer sugar substitutes on the market is Truvia, made by the Coca-Cola C ...
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Philadelphia Archdiocese, charities file suit over contraception coverage
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has joined a group of religious nonprofits in ...
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ListenPenn, CHOP study finds blood flow to the brain changes in teens
Researchers have found that the amount of blood flow to the brain changes in adolescence — but in different ways for girls and boys ...
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In answer to VA scandal, Toomey proposes allowing vets to sue health workers
In the wake of the scandal over treatment delays and mismanagement in the VA system, U.S. Sen. ...
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Drexel team develops ‘belly band’ to monitor contractions of pregnant women
In the hospital, keeping tabs on labor contractions usually requires a woman to stay strapped in bed with a bulky belt. Now, a team at Dr ...
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Christie taps new Pinelands panel members to replace two who voted down N.J. pipeline
Two of the seven Pinelands Commission members who voted in January ...
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University of Delaware spin-off developing puncture-resistant gloves for health care workers
All it takes is one slip up of a needle for a health care worker to contract hepatitis or another blood-borne disease. But what if a glov ...
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In breast cancer, genetic testing outpaces the clinic, Penn study finds
When a breast cancer patient has mutations in the best-known susceptibility genes — ...
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