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For Love of the Game, Brothers Attended Different Schools

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The Art of Control: Study Analyzes Impact of Cancer Support Groups

Wellness

Power to the Patient!

CNN brings battle lines bedside

By:

Michael Elkin

"Take two tablets and call me in the morning" is the proverbial advice offered up by many a doctor to a less-than-seriously sick patient. But must that divine advice -- and those tablets -- be as revered as the 10 Commandments? Thou shall not ... contradict your doctor? Au contraire, argues Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical...

Travel

Oh, Kolkata!

Exotic, enticing -- yet offering a truly relaxing, laid-back experience

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Though travelers often associate India with earthy, jewel tones found in the great historic sites, palaces and temples of Rajasthan and the "Golden Triangle" (headlined by the wondrous Taj Mahal), Calcutta -- or Kolkata, as it is now officially known -- is awash in green. While much of the city's foliage is a direct result of British colonialism personified in...

Wellness

It Takes a 'Dream Village'

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Nan Myers, JE Feature

This was truly a Dream Village," says Shoshana Isenberg. She is talking about the mini-vacation granted her family by the Sunshine Foundation (www. sunshinefoundation.org) , an organization headquartered in Feasterville, whose stated "sole purpose is to answer the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children whose families cannot fulfill their child's requests due to the financial...

Local

'Philly 500' Challenge: Renewal for Birthright?

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Deborah Hirsch

A little over a year after Howard Fischer's daughter returned from a 10-day, whirlwind Birthright Israel trip, the organization invited the Philadelphia businessman to a fundraising presentation. Fischer, president of an executive search firm, said he's a longtime supporter of Birthright's mission but hadn't been compelled to put such support into dollars until he heard the impact of the experience...

Wellness

Meet The Nitpickers

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Rachel Vigoda, JE Feature

Ilene Steinberg is gearing up for the day when her small waiting room is packed with squirmy, nervous kids anxiously awaiting their turn in the back room. That's where Steinberg and business partner Michele Barrack will tie back their hair, don their white lab coats and get to work killing the little buggers. The head lice, that is. Steinberg and...