Faces of Change: Eliminating Pre-Existing Conditions :: Health Care Reform

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Digging Into Jobs Data: Factory Workers, Vets Gain

February added another month of strong job growth to the recovery, with 227,000 net new jobs. It marked the third month in a row where nonfarm payrolls increased by more than 200,000—the first time that’s happened since, well … since this time last year. Reminds you just how big of a wall the recovery hit last spring after such a promising start. The same could happen in 2012, but with Europe seeming to tighten up its debt crisis and the U.S. debt-ceiling debate behind us (for now), the potential headwinds appear less daunting this year.

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Teen Wins $100K Intel Science Search for His Breast Cancer Research

A 17 year-old Michigan teen won the top award and $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search for his research on breast cancer, which could lead to more direct, targeted, and less toxic treatments.
Nithin Tumma from Fort Gratiot analyzed the molecular mechanisms in cancer cells and found that by inhibiting certain proteins, we may be able to slow the growth of cancer cells and decrease their malignancy.

Before beating out 1,800 other science stars for the prize, the Port Huron Northern High School student had already been accepted to MIT, Cal Tech and Stanford.

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