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• The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women’s Health February 5, 2012
  In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas. […]
  By EMILY RAMSHAW
• Dr. Richard K. Olney, A.L.S. Researcher, Dies at 64. February 5, 2012
  Dr. Olney, a leading researcher of A.L.S., commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, learned in 2004 that he himself had it. […]
  By JOHN SCHWARTZ
• Lives: Dazed and Confused February 5, 2012
  How skipping school in late-’70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out. […]
  By NANCY ROMMELMANN
• Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy February 5, 2012
  A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy. […]
  By MELISSA FAY GREENE
• Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets February 5, 2012
  In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting — qualities that help them become valuable employees. […]
  By PEGGY KLAUS
• Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors February 5, 2012
  On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical “awards” for their answers. […]
  By RANDALL STROSS
• Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants February 4, 2012
  The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding. […]
  By PAM BELLUCK, JENNIFER PRESTON and GARDINER HARRIS