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New Treatments to Save a Pet, but Questions About the Costs
Posted: April 6th, 2012, 11:37am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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A long list of diseases that were once terminal can now be treated, but people must consider: Save a life or extend it? At what quality? At what price?
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The Kitchen Tools You Never Needed
Posted: March 21st, 2012, 12:15am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Every kitchen has gadgets bought with high expectations, only to languish in a drawer and eventually die of neglect.
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Onslaught of Surveys Is Fraying Customer Patience
Posted: March 17th, 2012, 12:30am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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The onslaught of questionnaires from businesses has led to declining response rates and a condition known as survey fatigue, but it’s not likely to let up soon.
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Dr. J. Willis Hurst, Cardiologist to Lyndon B. Johnson, Dies at 90
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 12:47am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Hurst was an expert in his field and the principal editor of one of the most widely used medical textbooks.
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William F. May, 95, Dies; Helped Found Lincoln Center Film Society
Posted: September 20th, 2011, 11:10pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. May, who led the American Can Company for 15 years, was also a longtime board member of The New York Times.
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Richard Hamilton, British Painter and a Creator of Pop Art, Dies at 89
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 10:37pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Hamilton, whose sly, trenchant take on consumer culture and advertising made him a pioneering figure in Pop Art, was known for his cover design of the Beatles’ “White Album.”
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Maurice M. Rapport, Who Studied Serotonin, Dies at 91
Posted: September 2nd, 2011, 11:15pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Rapport was a biochemist who helped isolate and name the neurotransmitter serotonin, which plays a role in regulating mood and mental states.
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Mark Gerard, Veterinarian at Center of a Horse Race Fraud, Dies at 76
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 12:39am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Gerard cared for champions like Kelso and Secretariat but imported a horse that ran as a ringer who won at odds of 57 to 1.
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Alfred Freedman, a Leader in Psychiatry, Dies at 94
Posted: April 21st, 2011, 12:40am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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As president of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Freedman helped bring an end to the policy declaring homosexuality a mental illness.
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Michael C. Latham, Expert on Nutrition in Developing World, Dies at 82
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 11:18pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Latham waged a long battle for the promotion of breastfeeding over infant formulas in developing countries.
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W. H. Prusoff, Who Developed AIDS Drug, Is Dead at 90
Posted: April 7th, 2011, 12:20am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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In the early 1950s, Dr. Prusoff also synthesized idoxuridine, a successful treatment for infant keratitis.
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ArtsBeat: 'Last Tango in Paris' Star Maria Schneider Dies
Posted: February 3rd, 2011, 3:43pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Maria Schneider, the French actress who was Marlon Brando's young co-star in the steamy 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris," has died at age 58.
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MacKenzie Miller, Trained Champion Horses, Dies at 89
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 12:43am EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Miller, who trained champion thoroughbred horses for nearly half a century, saddled the 1993 Kentucky Derby winner, Sea Hero, at the age of 71.
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Frank Fenner Dies at 95; Tracked End of Smallpox
Posted: November 26th, 2010, 1:00am EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Fenner, an Australian scientist, played an important role in the World Health Organization’s campaign to eradicate smallpox and made the official announcement that it had been conquered.
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Richard Bing, Pioneering Heart Researcher, Dies at 101
Posted: November 16th, 2010, 2:40am EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Bing’s work on congenital heart disease led to the identification of a variety of cardiac malformations that surgeons were then able to treat.
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Walter Isard, Economist Who Studied How Regions Evolve, Dies at 91
Posted: November 10th, 2010, 7:29pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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He was an economist who examined relationships between such factors as geography, migration and land use before the study of peace as a scientific discipline.
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Jack Levine, Realist Artist, Dies at 95
Posted: November 9th, 2010, 5:06pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Levine, a prolific painter, bucked the art world’s movement toward the abstract, drawing inspiration instead from old masters.
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Curtiss Anderson, Editor and Developer of Magazines, Dies at 81
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 11:40pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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At Hearst Magazines, Mr. Anderson helped develop Country Living, Smart Money and others, and he edited The Ladies Home Journal at a tumultuous time.
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Brooks Thomas, Publishing Executive at Harper & Row, Dies at 78
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 12:48pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Thomas, a lawyer, was at the helm of the company during upheavals in the industry and a notable suit against The Nation magazine.
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Bobby Frankel, 68, Trainer of Champion Horses, Dies
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 1:52am EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Frankel was one of the most successful American thoroughbred trainers of the last 40 years, though he never won the Kentucky Derby.
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Earl Coleman, Publisher and Poet, Dies at 93
Posted: November 14th, 2009, 12:53am EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Coleman started a custom translation service and built it into the Plenum Publishing Corporation, one of the world’s largest translators and publishers of scientific and technical material.
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Edward Gelsthorpe, Master Marketer, Dies at 88
Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:17am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Gelsthorpe helped put products like Ban roll-on deodorant and Cran-Apple on shelves and was chief executive at Ocean Spray Cranberries and Hunt-Wesson Foods.
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John T. Elson, Editor Who Asked ‘Is God Dead?’ at Time, Dies at 78
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 1:34am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Elson’s 1966 cover article about new approaches to thinking about God caused an uproar, but it was an example of his serious coverage of ideas.
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Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72
Posted: September 17th, 2009, 2:04am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Ms. Travers’s ringing vocals helped make the folk trio’s songs enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement.
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Jim Carroll, 60, Poet and Punk Rocker, Dies
Posted: September 13th, 2009, 10:02pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Carroll was the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of Rimbaud and Burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in “The Basketball Diaries.”
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Nancy Talbot, Who Helped Build a Retail Empire, Dies at 89
Posted: September 4th, 2009, 1:13am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mrs. Talbot helped her husband build his small clothing store into a giant retail and mail-order company catering to women looking for classic styles at affordable prices.
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Lynn Pressman Raymond, Toy Executive, Dies at 97
Posted: August 2nd, 2009, 12:42am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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A savvy, innovative businesswoman, Mrs. Raymond brought flair to the toy industry.
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Norman Brinker, Casual Dining Innovator, Dies at 78
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 12:28am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Brinker helped put casual dining and salad bars on the American menu with the Steak and Ale, Bennigan’s chains, and Chili’s restaurants.
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James W. Davant, Who Rose to Top of Paine Webber, Is Dead at 93
Posted: May 5th, 2009, 12:30am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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In a long career, Mr. Davant led the effort to transform a traditional brokerage partnership into an international full-service company.
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I. Herbert Scheinberg, Expert on Wilson Disease, Dies at 89
Posted: April 11th, 2009, 3:38am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Dr. Scheinberg, a specialist in rare hereditary diseases, helped develop a diagnostic test and treatment for Wilson disease, a potentially fatal buildup of copper in the body.
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Conor Cruise O’Brien Is Dead at 91
Posted: December 19th, 2008, 1:35pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. O’Brien was an Irish diplomat, politician, man of letters and public intellectual who staked out an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations.
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William S. Stevens, 60, Dies; Wrote Infield Fly Note
Posted: December 11th, 2008, 9:41pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Stevens’s semi-parodic analogy between the infield-fly rule and development of Anglo-American common law achieved longstanding legal fame.
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Bill Drake, 71, Dies; Created a Winning Radio Style
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:12pm EST by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Drake transformed radio programming with a syndicated format that delivered more music, fewer commercials and high-energy “Boss Jocks.”
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Ron Rivera, Potter Devoted to Clean Water, Dies at 60
Posted: September 14th, 2008, 4:50am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Rivera pioneered ceramic water filters that cut in half the incidence of diarrhea, a leading cause of death in the third world, especially among children.
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Leonid Hurwicz Dies at 90, Nobel Economist
Posted: June 25th, 2008, 10:49pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Hurwicz shared the Nobel Prize in economics last year for his work on mechanism design theory, which helps explain the interaction among individuals, markets and institutions.
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Philipp von Boeselager, Who Attempted an Assassination of Hitler, Dies at 90
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 5:35am EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Mr. Boeselager is believed to have been the last surviving member of the circle of German Army officers who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a briefcase bomb in 1944.
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Books of The Times: Empathy for the Brain, After Insult and Injury
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:21pm EDT by By WILLIAM GRIMES
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Michael Paul Mason's episodic tour of brain injuries and the strange behavior that often accompanies them focuses on the poor treatment available to many patients.