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Product sterility cannot be guaranteed. Testing revealed pin holes in some of the pouches in which the products are packaged.

Boxed warning added regarding reduced effectiveness of Plavix in poor metabolizers.

Various sizes of counterfeit flat sheets of polypropylene surgical mesh are being marketed in the United States labeled with the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name.

Sheath tip may break off and separate during heart procedures, causing a blockage that could lead to permanent injury and/or death.

FDA review of available data have not shown a clear connection between bisphosphonate use and a risk of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures.

Incorrect sodium results may be caused by build-up of protein, bacteria, and sample tube additives in the ion selective electrode flow cell.

Device computer may shut down without an alarm, which can lead to serious injuries or death.

Cases of intravascular hemolysis and its complications have been reported in patients treated for immune thrombocytopenic purpura with WinRho.

UPDATED 03/08/2010: Recall classified as Class I, expanded list of affected models. Originally posted 02/09/2010

Sheath tip may break off and separate during heart procedures, causing a blockage that could lead to permanent injury and/or death.

Reports of serious injuries and at least one death have been associated with increased Intraperitoneal Volume (IIPV), also known as overfill of the abdominal cavity.

Test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 400 mg/dL.

Rotor may break and eject pieces of the rotor which may cause serious physical injury to bystanders and expose them to blood-borne infectious micro-organisms.

Possible association with abnormal heart rhythms when used in combination with Norvir (ritonavir).

FDA is reviewing data from a large, long-term clinical study on possible risks for cardiovascular outcomes associated with use of rosiglitazone.

Consumers warned not to use ear candles because they can cause serious injuries, even when used according to the manufacturer?s directions.

FDA requires risk management plan and class-labeling changes for all LABAs.

Changes to Prescribing Information re: risk of renal impairment/failure, hepatic impairment/failure or gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Consumers who have a history of gastrointestinal ulcers or a bleeding disorder should not use Maalox Total Relief because it contains bismuth subsalicylate, a substance chemically related to aspirin.

FDA requires REMS that ensures that only those hospitals and healthcare professionals who have enrolled and completed training in risk management program will prescribe and dispense ESAs to patients with cancer.

By itself, Novartis's new blood pressure drug doesn't do a lot. But combined with the older drug Diovan, it boosts hypertension control better than either drug alone.

In thinking about skin cancer, the deadliest form, melanoma, often comes to mind. But a new study suggests the importance of focusing on less lethal types as well.

A new study shows that a lip implant with skin and neck muscle grafts may bring good results for people seeking lip augmentation.

Drinkers outnumber exercisers in a new report that details the good as well as the bad when it comes to Americans' health behaviors.

An experimental type of highly focused radiation therapy may control inoperable lung cancer tumors and help people with the deadly disease live longer, a study shows.

It's no wildfire, but H1N1 swine flu continues to smolder in the U.S. Last month, 300 people died of H1N1.

Lowering blood pressure and blood fat levels to below current targets did not bring down higher risks of heart problems for diabetes patients, according to new results from a landmark federal study.

Erectile dysfunction is a major warning sign for cardiovascular disease and early death.

The risks associated with hip fractures may linger long after the initial recovery period is over, especially for men.

Salsalate, a common pain reliever, may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels.

Extra sunshine and vitamin D supplements may help ward off heart disease in people with low vitamin D levels.

The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline outlining what it says are the most effective treatments for non-motor symptoms common in people with Parkinson?s disease.

A new genetic test for autism, known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), finds more genetic abnormalities than two older tests, a study shows.

People who suffer from psoriasis may be at an increased risk of other serious medical conditions, including heart disease and cancer, studies show.

A Camel cigarette ad may have targeted teenage girls, an antismoking group claims.

More than one in three middle school students who regularly eat school lunches are obese or overweight, a study shows.

The curry powder in your cabinet may pose a lead poisoning risk to your children, according to a new study.

The anti-clotting drug Plavix will get a new "black box" label warning that normal doses don't work for 2% to 14% of patients.

A Canadian study suggests that SSRI antidepressants raise the risk of cataracts by about 15% -- enough to cause 22,000 extra U.S. cataract cases per year.

A survey shows that one year after knee replacement surgery, 95% of patients were happy with their new knees.

Simply seeing the letter ?A? before an exam might help you improve your grade, but spotting an ?F? could make you perform poorly.

Accidents involving all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have caused ?alarming? increases in childhood injuries, often very serious ones, new studies indicate.

Some Whole Foods and Frontier brand spices have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination of pepper included in the products.

Occasional high blood pressure readings are often ignored as nothing to worry about, but a new study suggests this episodic high blood pressure is a strong predictor of strokes.

A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is extract of onion can help to take the redness out of new stretch marks.

The U.S. is making gains on at least one war front, the "War on Cancer," according to a new analysis of cancer death statistics.

A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for dangerous artery blockages do not have them, a new study suggests

Nearly 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with salmonella have been recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.

Stromectal -- a pill containing ivermectin, a drug used to prevent heartworm in dogs -- kills head lice resistant to first-line treatment better than malathion-based lotion.

An NIH panel of outside advisors urges a change to hospital rules and doctor guidelines that keep many women who've had a C-section from opting for a natural birth in later pregnancies.

A severe diarrhea-causing germ once thought to only affect the elderly or seriously ill is now affecting a growing number of healthy children

Platelet-rich plasma -- injections of a patient's own blood platelets -- heals of tennis elbow better than cortisone shots, a study finds.

One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to 1 in 2 black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal.

Good health may not only help you live longer, it could help you enjoy a longer, more satisfying sex life as well, a study shows.

While some researchers suggest the rising rates of melanoma may simply reflect a change in how doctors diagnose melanoma and the increased availability of skin cancer screenings, a leading dermatologist says the increase is real.

Most companies lack meaningful policies to curb the marketing of high-fat and high-sugar junk food to children, according to a report by a consumer watchdog group.

New research confirms that giving flu shots to large numbers of school-age children can protect the community at large.

Kidney donors fare just as well as non-donors over the long term, according to a new study.

A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is the extract that gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor, smel,l and deep orange color may help fade fine facial lines, wrinkles, and aging spots.

Reovirus is harmless to normal cells -- but it destroys many kinds of cancer cells. A new study in patients with prostate cancer takes the virus closer to being a new cancer treatment.

Sleep problems and sleep habits vary among different ethnic groups, according to a new national survey. But among all ethnicities, there remains a common denominator: Many of us simply don't get enough sleep.

If the drug Enbrel stops working, people with psoriasis have two effective options, new research suggests.

A new drug called alitretinoin can help relieve cracked, itchy, irritated hands in people with severe hand eczema, researchers report.

Normal-weight women who drink alcohol in moderation are less likely than women who don't drink at all to become overweight or obese, a study shows.

A study shows cholesterol-lowering statins may help treat psoriasis.

Following the DASH diet may boost brainpower in overweight adults as well as lower blood pressure.

Odds of having a stroke are higher for people whose fathers or mothers suffered one by the age of 65, a new study suggests.

Doctors say a chemical added to furniture shipments from China to prevent the growth of mold has been linked to severe rashes.

A new ranking of America's least obese cities shows healthy habits make for skinnier residents in several Colorado and California cities, which dominate the top 10.

Richmond ranks No. 1 as the asthma capital of the country in the latest ranking by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the nonprofit group says.

President Obama's stem cell policy, announced a year ago this month, opened up federal funding for more stem cell lines created from human embryos. But now, scientists are facing a bitter irony — a few popular stem cell lines that could be studied with federal money under President Bush are suddenly off-limits.

We all have bacteria growing on our skin, and the kind and number we carry around is unique to each person. Now, researchers say bacterial "fingerprints" could be a valuable forensic tool.

Middle-aged adults who behaved badly as kids were more likely to have chronic pain than grownups who were angels, a British study finds. A disruption in the brain may be the common thread.

Research shows hearing loss in one ear during critical periods of brain development can rewire the auditory cortex, changing the way the brain processes sound. After hearing is restored, the brain eventually catches up.

A medical invention currently in development may one day be able to create new organs, right there in the hospital. The 3-D bio-printer takes cells from a patient's failing organ and "prints out" a new organ — almost like a 3-D ink-jet printer. Guy Raz explains how the device works with the man who developed the prototype, Gabor Forgacs.

It's March 14 — or 3/14 if you write down the date in the m/d format. And that means it's time to celebrate that mysterious mathematical relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference: 3.1415926535...

Researchers studying the origin of the recent deadly earthquake have found signs of an actual fault rupture offshore, and figured out what triggered a small tsunami. But not all the causes of the natural disaster were, in fact, natural.

A dozen ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Baltic Sea, just east of Sweden. The well-preserved ships are hundreds of years old. The oldest wreck may date back 800 years.

The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton's <em>Alice in Wonderland</em> might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But mathematicians say the books are full of algebraic lessons &mdash; such as why a raven is like a writing desk.

Biotech has promised innovations like drought-resistant corn and vitamin-packed cassava to the developing world. But how has it delivered on those dreams? Ira Flatow and guests discuss the status of those projects, and how "technologies in a seed" fit in with other agricultural improvements.

Pigmentless grotto salamanders, blind Ozark cavefish and parasitic horsehair worms are a few of the animals living in Missouri's 6,000-plus caves. Ira Flatow and three expert spelunkers look at the biology, geology and history of underground attractions in the "Cave State."

From switching to energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances, to collecting rainwater and installing photovoltaic panels, how are experts making buildings that use less energy and generate less waste? Ira Flatow and guests explore the latest in green materials and design.

There have been three deadly earthquakes already this year &mdash; in Haiti, Chile and Turkey &mdash; and a fourth that caused damage in Taiwan. Is this a coincidence? Seismologists can't answer that question directly, but they say there's a growing realization that big earthquakes can trigger other earthquakes many thousands of miles away.

Wildlife experts convene next week in the city of Doha in Qatar to consider how to control the trade in rare animals and plants. Trade in elephant ivory continues to be a contentious issue. And this year sees a brand new effort to move offshore and protect some of the ocean's most charismatic and sought-after species.

Clairvoyant computers may be nearer to reality than you'd think. In a new study, a computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to detect participants' thoughts &mdash; or at least their memories of a short film they were thinking about.

The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says challenges remain in the banking sector, but the number of banks affected is a small portion of institutions overall. Sheila Bair also says that smaller banks are doing a better job of lending than larger ones.

The Federal Reserve decided to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero, reinforcing a commitment that rates should stay "exceptionally low" as the economy emerges from recession. Officials said high unemployment and low inflation were at the crux of the decision.

Housing construction fell 5.9 percent last month as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. Building permits, considered a good barometer of future activity, fell 1.6 percent.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd introduced a bill to overhaul financial industry regulations Monday. The move follows months of bipartisan negotiations that failed to produce agreement on such controversial issues as consumer protection and reining in practices that led to the financial collapse in 2008. The way forward looks murky, but Dodd plans to move the bill through his committee next week.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has unveiled his second attempt at overhauling financial regulations. His first bill flopped. On Monday, he introduced a 1,336-page bill, which includes provisions negotiated with Republicans. David Wessel, economics editor of <em>The Wall Street Journal,</em> talks to Linda Wertheimer about the chances of this measure succeeding.

A public agency in Minnesota is engaged in a cutting-edge experiment with flexible work schedules. It's called a results-only work environment, and it gives everyone in an office ultimate freedom to do their jobs &mdash; whenever and wherever they want &mdash; so long as the work gets done.

There are thousands, if not millions, of people hoping to use a temporary job as a stepping stone to something more stable. But economists are divided over whether the bump in temporary hiring means a surge in full-time employment is around the corner.

A rate hike isn't imminent. But at their meeting Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will likely focus on how to telegraph that higher rates are coming once the economic recovery is more deeply rooted.

Christopher Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman, wanted to strip the Federal Reserve of most of its powers. But his latest proposal gives the Fed more power than it has ever had.

Michael Lewis, who wrote the best-seller <em>Liar's Poker,</em> is back with a new book examining those who profited from shorting subprime mortgages. In <em>The Big Short,</em> Lewis profiles extreme characters &mdash; outsiders &mdash; who are the sane people in an insane world.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveiled his plan to rewrite the nation's financial regulations. The bill released Monday calls for a council of regulators to oversee systemic risk and create a consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveiled a bill to revamp U.S. financial regulations. The plan calls for a consumer protection agency within the Federal Reserve and gives the central bank enhanced powers. Dodd discusses the measure.

Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. The manufacturing sector &mdash; for months a rare bright spot in the economy &mdash; fell 0.2 percent amid winter storms but is expected to rebound in March.

The number of long-term unemployed women ages 45 to 64 has more than doubled in the past year. As many as 900,000 women in this age group have been without work for at least six months.

Kristy Stumpf, the HR director for a software firm, works from home two days a week &mdash; and greets her daughters at the bus stop after school. It's not just parents pushing for flexible work hours these days; millennials and aging boomers are also helping persuade employers to rethink what it means to be on the clock.

Mr. Moore braved physical peril to capture searing images that many credit with helping to propel landmark civil rights legislation.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=182312d66bf7a85b8725b3b791aea650&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=182312d66bf7a85b8725b3b791aea650&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Doctors used to think they were helping premature babies by giving them a lot of oxygen. Dr. Patz proved they were hurting them.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bae0efd7552764482dac1bac78f59d57&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bae0efd7552764482dac1bac78f59d57&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Scutt was best known for whetting Donald Trump?s appetite for mirrored glass boxes, such as his design for Trump Tower.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ffd5fa638a7482eab624658bd27b5d06&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ffd5fa638a7482eab624658bd27b5d06&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Graves, the television spymaster and the host of the ?Biography? series, also successfully spoofed his own gravitas in the ?Airplane? movie farces.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37e573a2a4ca762a0cc9219f08eacd01&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=37e573a2a4ca762a0cc9219f08eacd01&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Father Carter, a professor and social worker, helped establish the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the New York chapter of DignityUSA.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=91adeb188c37d336fa7dd993151ba049&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=91adeb188c37d336fa7dd993151ba049&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mrs. Peel was a highly decorated French resistance figure who helped save dozens of American and British airmen shot down over France during World War II.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=98e0d96a1fbe2c07b36f84acf9a114a7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=98e0d96a1fbe2c07b36f84acf9a114a7&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Dover became known for his willingness to break taboos, from his frank descriptions of sexual behavior to his baldly stated desire to bring about the death of a vexing Oxford colleague.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=343c06c1243c22f0adab1a4f7db0cd9d&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=343c06c1243c22f0adab1a4f7db0cd9d&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Ms. Gittell was a political scientist and education reformer who in the 1960s was an outspoken advocate of decentralizing New York City?s public school system.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=360809acf4ecf33e026fefa909e53861&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=360809acf4ecf33e026fefa909e53861&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Stites opened up new territory for historians with a landmark work on the Russian women?s movement.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=33c0887a820b0a27f0fc791fe892c525&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=33c0887a820b0a27f0fc791fe892c525&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Known as Granny D, Mrs. Haddock trekked 3,200 miles at age 89, and at 94 ran for the Senate from New Hampshire.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b775a23c9b0de300eb6cf241efc432e8&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b775a23c9b0de300eb6cf241efc432e8&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Olsen was a Hall of Fame tackle who anchored the Los Angeles Rams? Fearsome Foursome, the line that glamorized defensive play in the N.F.L.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c98117d6a000747d2d2b18b50baf28d3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c98117d6a000747d2d2b18b50baf28d3&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Alf was an influential Brazilian songwriter, pianist and singer whose delicately swinging music was a precursor to the bossa nova.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1cd3226c7d4c561249e57029ec063b5c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1cd3226c7d4c561249e57029ec063b5c&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Dr. Taylor conducted research in more than 70 countries and helped establish international health as a distinct academic field in the United States.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a131d598c71658a701b24991b2997efc&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a131d598c71658a701b24991b2997efc&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Tantawi was leader of Al Azhar University, the oldest and most prestigious center of learning in the Sunni Muslim world.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c9b36d7d3ca20355ff57eb337ff768a4&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c9b36d7d3ca20355ff57eb337ff768a4&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Haim was an actor whose status as a teenage heartthrob of the 1980s gave way to substance abuse and rehabilitation as an adult.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3b371396258ca5f9e72862f1273e000b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3b371396258ca5f9e72862f1273e000b&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Known for his integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings, Mr. Graham played a role in changing Chicago?s skyline.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=abff6ea53fe7de5824a26dfbb61efd46&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=abff6ea53fe7de5824a26dfbb61efd46&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Davis, known for his blazing speed, led the National League in triples twice and set a record of three stolen bases in a World Series game.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ff6a5b1029b2d6eeb717fbc8a68d6046&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ff6a5b1029b2d6eeb717fbc8a68d6046&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Thorbjarnarson was a scientist with wide interests in saving and learning about many species.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=83032bf75a737cb59264c21b73063ae7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=83032bf75a737cb59264c21b73063ae7&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Wittenberg was an Olympic gold and silver medalist who had an undefeated streak of more than 300 matches and was one of the first wrestlers to lift weights.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d6d266ac288420e93b599cda1ab03d5d&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d6d266ac288420e93b599cda1ab03d5d&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Dr. Wayburn became a major figure in the conservation movement, leading campaigns that preserved more than 100 million wild acres.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6f84f663b5f0cdda070464b837d89780&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6f84f663b5f0cdda070464b837d89780&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Kimche was involved in some of the country?s most delicate foreign escapades, including the Iran-contra affair.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94df5bc3196277624f1400c4685c1d62&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=94df5bc3196277624f1400c4685c1d62&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=554cf442f425b0cd7037986dc8da9906&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=554cf442f425b0cd7037986dc8da9906&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Ms. Martin was a veteran stage, television and film actress whose Broadway credits include ?J.B.? and ?Under the Yum-Yum Tree? and who played Ali McGraw?s snooty mother in the film ?Goodbye, Columbus.?<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=457e05b2a2e6d4e474d12a3fbc53b0d1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=457e05b2a2e6d4e474d12a3fbc53b0d1&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Pitman, who was conservative in his approach, helped his institution grow through acquisitions and a merger with TSB.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c000bc68796857d4e4011ec2bfbdf54b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c000bc68796857d4e4011ec2bfbdf54b&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Williams was the lead architect or collaborated with other prominent designers on 20 buildings in Manhattan.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d20afce6f03f7a8a259dc0b2ec72486b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d20afce6f03f7a8a259dc0b2ec72486b&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Cohen worked on the Apollo moon program, the space shuttles and the space station during a 30-year career with the agency.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f3ab6604b68ba57f51faef5acd8d6062&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f3ab6604b68ba57f51faef5acd8d6062&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

At the height of his powers, Mr. Langridge produced a warm tone with a richness and flexibility he used astutely in complex, emotionally charged roles as well as in comic parts.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=36823e294c728aabc61091a78e3a422e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=36823e294c728aabc61091a78e3a422e&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Mr. Linkous was a singer and songwriter whose music was renowned in indie-rock and alt-country circles for its haunted, allusive themes and fragile beauty.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53bcabde10adc5ed94a485661af4ddd1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=53bcabde10adc5ed94a485661af4ddd1&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Biniak was part of a rebellious wave of surfers in the 1970s who transformed the competitive sport of skateboarding.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=15ccf2a7ff246579aef86fdb23a2235c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=15ccf2a7ff246579aef86fdb23a2235c&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

Ms. Travers was a child prodigy who appeared with many of the world?s leading orchestras, but left the spotlight from the early 1950s until her death.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=965ce15033cec669b6afd6e40a4615f5&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=965ce15033cec669b6afd6e40a4615f5&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

The widely known may be people we never knew, but their deaths can feel personal and compel us to take measure of what has slipped from our own lives.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d526fc830f24ee5a7d8600769b8f1394&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d526fc830f24ee5a7d8600769b8f1394&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->

With his unerring radar for the feelings of teenage angst and vulnerability, J. D. Salinger remains one of the writers adolescents first fall in love with.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2003354f4c0b452eeae060b44454871a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2003354f4c0b452eeae060b44454871a&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->