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So many rich people, when they get into philanthropy, they have one thing they like, or several things they focus on. They pick a disease or a college or some kind of non-profit. They produce good results through that cause, but also they get recognized; there's some sort of monument to what they did.

~David Fahrenthold

Topics: Also Cause College Did Disease Focus Get Good Kind Like Many Monument One Thing People Philanthropy Pick Produce Recognized Results Rich Rich People Several Some Sort Thing Things Through

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In Brazil, the history of the interaction between blancos and indios - whites and Indians - often reads like an extended epitaph. Tribes were wiped out by disease and massacres; languages and songs were obliterated.

~David Grann

Topics: Between Brazil Disease Epitaph Extended History Indians Interaction Languages Like Often Out Reads Songs The History Of Tribes Were Whites Wiped

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When our bodies are violated by this horrible disease of cancer, we're in total shock because it's so unexpected.

~David H. Koch

Topics: Because Bodies Cancer Disease Horrible Our Shock Total Unexpected Violated

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I drink coffee in the morning and a few cups throughout the day. Among coffee's health benefits are lower risk of Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and dementia.

~David H. Murdock

Topics: Among Benefits Coffee Cups Day Dementia Diabetes Disease Drink Few Health Health Benefits Heart Heart Disease Lower Morning Parkinson Risk Throughout Type

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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.

~David Hyde Pierce

Topics: Alzheimer Cure Deteriorate Devastating Disease Family Find Grandfather Horrible Me Must Painful Watch

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There's a disease that young writers are susceptible to, which is, I will do this because I can - hubris, I suppose - without stopping to work out why.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Because Disease Hubris Out Stopping Suppose Susceptible Which Why Will Without Work Work Out Writers Young Young Writers I Can

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Jonas Salk showed that a killed virus vaccine would work and would be damned effective in fighting disease. This was something that virologists of the day pooh-poohed. And Salk proved them wrong.

~David Oshinsky

Topics: Day Disease Effective Fighting Proved Something Them Vaccine Virus Work Would Wrong

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The March of Dimes turned a disease not nearly as prevalent as childhood cancer into a national crusade. Polio was not that widespread.

~David Oshinsky

Topics: Cancer Childhood Crusade Disease March National Nearly Polio Turned Widespread

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Alzheimer's is a disease for which there is no effective treatment whatsoever. To be clear, there is no pharmaceutical agent, no magic pill that a doctor can prescribe that will have any significant effect on the progressive downhill course of this disease.

~David Perlmutter

Topics: Agent Alzheimer Any Clear Course Disease Doctor Downhill Effect Effective Magic Pharmaceutical Pill Prescribe Progressive Significant Treatment Whatsoever Which Will

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The bottom line is that this author, a practicing neurologist dealing with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis, believes we need to expand the public awareness that modifiable lifestyle factors have a profound role to play in determining who will or won't get this disease.

~David Perlmutter

Topics: Alzheimer Author Awareness Basis Believes Bottom Bottom Line Daily Daily Basis Dealing Determining Disease Expand Factors Get Lifestyle Line Need Neurologist Play Practicing Profound Public Role Who Will

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