17-Oct-2014 20:24

T-Cell Therapy Puts Leukemia Patients in Extended Remission :: Researchers in Philadelphia have reported that in a study, 23 of 30 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia remained in remission after the therapy, which programs a patient’s T-cells to fight the disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/health/leukemia-patients-cell-therapy-childrens-hospital.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pot or Not: Cops Worry Edibles Look Like Halloween Candy :: Police say parents should go through child's candy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/denver-police-warn-parents-pot-laced-candy-trick/story?id=26218032

36 Hours in Athens :: The city’s self-confidence and creativity are stirring again after years of tough press that defined Athens as a beleaguered capital.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-athens.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Eat: The Baked Potato, Three Ways :: Dressed to your taste, the baked potato makes a nice side to a slice of prime rib or a meal in itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/the-baked-potato-three-ways.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Phys Ed: What’s Your Fitness Age? :: While you can’t change your chronological age, you can turn back the clock on your “fitness age.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/whats-your-fitness-age/?partner=rss&emc=rss

When Women Become Men at Wellesley :: Can women’s colleges survive the transgender movement?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/when-women-become-men-at-wellesley-college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Frances McDormand, True to Herself in HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ :: The Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand, who set the HBO mini-series “Olive Kitteridge” in motion and stars in it, chafes at Hollywood’s conventions and defies its norms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/arts/frances-mcdormand-true-to-herself-in-hbos-olive-kitteridge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons :: The Pentagon kept silent as munitions left over from Saddam Hussein’s war with Iran found new targets from 2004 to 2011: American and Iraqi troops.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleeast/us-casualties-of-iraq-chemical-weapons.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Columnist: Scarier Than Ebola :: Our gravest health threats are those that we understand, but fail to take proper action against.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/opinion/frank-bruni-scarier-than-ebola.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/B) Vice Chairman Charles Munger recently ... - Mynextfone :: http://www.mynextfone.co.uk/news/berkshire-hathaway-inc-brk-b-vice-chairman-charles-munger-recently-summed-h39074.html

These are the 5 Biggest Political Donors of the Past 12 Years - In The Capital :: http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/10/14/these-are-the-5-biggest-political-donors-of-the-past-12-years/

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular