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Porter Donates Defibrillator Unit to Duneland Family YMCA

July 14, 2015

Porter Health Care System CEO Steve Lunn and Laurie Wehner- Evans, the system’s director of Community and Corporate Wellness, recently presented an AED (automated external defibrillator) unit to the Duneland Family YMCA. The YMCA’s Executive Director Dave Kasarda accepted the unit at a presentation held earlier this month. During the presentation, Lunn stated that their […]

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Garden Full of Inspiration Benefits Cancer Patients

July 13, 2015

MUNSTER — A special garden walk and program hosted by the Cancer Resource Centre promises to offer an abundance of creative ideas from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, July 18. “The Art of Balance” is the theme of this special program to be held at the June Hawk-Franklin Garden of Meditation and Healing

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Gov. Pence Names Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director

July 10, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today announced that Danielle McGrath has been named Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor. In this role, McGrath will report to Chief of Staff Jim Atterholt and will oversee executive branch agency and legislative matters for the Governor. Prior to joining the Governor’s Office as Deputy Chief

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St. Mary Medical Center Earns Award for Obstetrics

July 9, 2015

HOBART — Women have spoken and their recommendations have helped name St. Mary Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics. The 2015 Women’s Choice Award was presented to just 350 hospitals across the nation based on female patient satisfaction measurements and clinical excellence. “St. Mary Medical Center is honored to receive the

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U.S. Marine Announced as Namesake of Brickyard 400

July 8, 2015

When tens of thousands of race fans visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for one of NASCAR’s biggest races of the summer, one name will stick out among the rest. Come Race Day, not only will fans recognize the name within the Crown Royal Presents the “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 race title, but they will

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Cancer Drug 49 Times More Potent than Cisplatin

July 7, 2015

Tests have shown that a new cancer drug, FY26, is 49 times more potent than the clinically used treatment Cisplatin. Based on a compound of the rare precious metal osmium and developed by researchers at the University of Warwick’s Department of Chemistry and the Warwick Cancer Research Unit, FY26 is able to shut down a

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Kruggel Lawton Expanding Valuation Services

July 7, 2015

SOUTH BEND/ELKHART — Kruggel Lawton CPAs, along with Brian Alwine, president of ClarityBV, Inc., have announced they are teaming up for the delivery of business valuation services. This combination of broad technical/industry expertise creates a leading firm in northern Indiana/southwest Michigan for business valuations. Alwine will continue to focus exclusively on business valuations and related

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Purdue Calumet Psychology Graduates Earn Award

July 6, 2015

HAMMOND — Two Purdue University Calumet spring graduates have earned what arguably is psychology’s most prestigious undergraduate research award. After presenting and defending their research project at the recent Stanford University Undergraduate Psychology Conference in Palo Alto, Calif., Brittany Komacsar of Schererville and Julissa Lopez of Crown Point took home the coveted Stanford Prize. Two

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The Top 10 Things You Can Do for Arthritis on July 22

July 6, 2015

To educate the public on the range of treatment options available for arthritis sufferers, Porter Regional Hospital will host an educational seminar on arthritis entitled “The Top 10 Things You Can Do for Arthritis” from 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 22. The program is free and will be held in the Community Room at

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Purdue University 16th in Universities Granted Patents

July 3, 2015

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University is ranked 16th in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2014, according to a new report released by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). This ranking in patent activity is up from the previous year’s spot of 27th. In 2014, Purdue

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