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| | Stephen <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | 1947 - 1993) was a 5 year old boy when he became the first patient described to have <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease (or Haemophilia <<b>bb>>B<b>bb>>) in 1952 by a group of British doctors. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease: a condition previously mistaken for haemophilia. |  | | Canada, and was investigated for his severe bleeding disorder in Oxford, where it was discovered that he was not deficient in Factor VIII, which is normally decreased in classic haemophilia, but a different protein, which received the name |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Christmas
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| | List of eponymous diseases |
 | | Most often, their namesakes discovered or described the disease, while occasionally the disease is named after the first patient described (<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease) or the place where it was first identified (Bornholm disease). |  | | Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans)- James Paget |  | | Many sources now agree that an apostrophe should be used if the disease is named after the patient, and no apostrophe if the disease is named after the physician (for example, Down syndrome). |
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http://hallencyclopedia.com/List_of_eponymous_diseases
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| | List of eponymous diseases - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia |
 | | Most often, their namesakes discovered or described the disease, while occasionally the disease is named after the first patient described (<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease) or the place where it was first identified (Bornholm disease). |  | | Von Willebrand disease – Erik Adolf von Willebrand |  | | Many sources now agree that an apostrophe should be used if the disease is named after the patient, and no apostrophe if the disease is named after the physician (for example, Down syndrome). |
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http://encyclopedia.learnthis.info/l/li/list_of_eponymous_diseases.html
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| | List of eponymous diseases - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia |
 | | Most often, their namesakes discovered or described the disease, while occasionally the disease is named after the first patient described ( <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease) or the place where it was first identified ( Bornholm disease). |  | | Many sources now agree that an apostrophe should be used if the disease is named after the patient, and no apostrophe if the disease is named after the physician (for example, Down syndrome). |  | | The proliferation of eponyms in medicine is partly due to the fact that until recently the exact cause of many diseases was a mystery. |
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http://encyclopedia.learnthis.info/l/li/list_of_eponymous_diseases.html
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| | List of eponymous diseases - Information |
 | | Most often, their namesakes discovered or described the disease, while occasionally the disease is named after the first patient described (<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease) or the place where it was first identified (Bornholm disease). |  | | Many sources now agree that an apostrophe should be used if the disease is named after the patient, and no apostrophe if the disease is named after the physician (for example, Down syndrome). |  | | The proliferation of eponyms in medicine is partly due to the fact that until recently the exact cause of many diseases was a mystery. |
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http://www.logicjungle.com/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases
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| | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>' disease (www.whonamedit.com) |
 | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease: a condition previously mistaken for haemophilia. |  | | It has not been named for Santa Claus, but for Stephen <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>, a five year old British boy who was the first patient in whom this was recognized to be different from classical haemophilia. |  | | The condition was described in 1952 by Biggs, Douglas, Macfarlane et al. |
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http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2321.html
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| | Hemophilia Galaxy The ABCs of Hemophilia |
 | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease (named after Stephen <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>, a young British boy who was the first person diagnosed with the disorder) |
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| | The 21st Century |
 | | The Britpop bad boys performed this for a <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> TV show in England and have now donated it to 1 Love, a 2002 British-only charity compilation commemorating New Musical Express's 50th anniversary and benefiting War Child, a charity that brings emergency and support aid to children suffering through the displacements of war, famine and disease. |  | | Beyond "A <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> to Remember," "<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> in California" and "Winter Holidays," the set list is straight off the pop <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> list, no surprises or twists, although "Frosty the Snowman" is suitably Spectorish rather than granola-fed. OK for them and their fans; the rest of us will have to look elsewhere. |  | | "Merry <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> From the Family" is the Robert Earl Keen song she performed on the You Sleigh Me compilation, "<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Is the Saddest Day of the Year" was out on Velvel's A <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> to Remember, and I don't know where else you could find "Jesus Was a Dreidel Spinner," a witty little slice of thrash-klezmer. |
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http://www.mistletunes.com/rockpop00.html
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| | » Alek's <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Lights & Decorations |
 | | I was glad to see them mention the fund-raising effort for Celiac Disease Research, and my <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> wish is that this type of increased awareness about Celiac Disease will result in other parents not having to go through what we did with our first-born and eventually a cure will be found. |  | | The <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Webcams are over for the season, so you'll have to wait until Thanksgiving/2006 to view and control the thousands of <<b>bb>>christmas<b>bb>> lights. |  | | While you are waiting for <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>, consider using your PC's idle CPU cycles for Stanford's medical research - help 'em find a cure for stuff like celiac disease. |
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http://www.komar.org/xmas
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| | Homes: O, <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> palm |
 | | The biggest drawback to the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> palm is its susceptibility to lethal yellowing disease, which wiped out almost all the coconut trees in the Florida Keys and the Miami area by the 1980s and has killed thousands of Canary date palms in Texas. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> palms with the disease will develop grayish-brown fronds that eventually drop and leave a bare trunk. |  | | The most popular palm with a festive twist is the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> or adonidia palm which earns its common name from the clusters of bright red fruit (not the man-made ornaments) it produces each year around the holiday. |
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http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/17/Homes/O__Christmas_palm.shtml
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| | » Alek's <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Lights & Decorations |
 | | I was glad to see them mention the fund-raising effort for Celiac Disease Research, and my <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> wish is that this type of increased awareness about Celiac Disease will result in other parents not having to go through what we did with our first-born and eventually a cure will be found. |  | | The <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Webcams are over for the season, so you'll have to wait until Thanksgiving/2006 to view and control the thousands of <<b>bb>>christmas<b>bb>> lights. |  | | And for those with a sense of humor, take a look at the funny <<b>bb>>christmas<b>bb>> videos which includes Alek doing a live airborne shot for the 6:00 News from 1,000 feet straight up. |
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http://www.komar.org/xmas
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| | List of eponymous diseases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Rarely an eponymous disease may be named after a patient (examples include <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, Hartnup disease and Mortimer's disease). |  | | An eponymous disease is one that has been named after the person who first described the condition. |  | | Several eponyms may turn out to be the same disease. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases
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| | ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Calendar/<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>/Stories |
 | | Angel Star: A <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Story - Lucy discovers that angels do walk the earth, but not the way she imagined. |  | | Hodgkin Disease Survivors Face Higher Risk For Stroke Later In Life (October 14, 2005) Patients surviving childhood Hodgkin disease suffer strokes later in life at rates about four times that of the general population, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. |  | | A Visit From the Christ Child - A rewrite of the Clement Moore classic, A Visit From St. Nick, to help us remember the true meaning of <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/directory/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Calendar/Christmas/Stories
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| | List of eponymous diseases |
 | | Most often, their namesakes discovered or described the disease, while occasionally the disease is named after the first patient described (Christmas disease) or the place where it was first identified (Bornholm disease). |  | | Many sources now agree that an apostrophe should be used if the disease is named after the patient, and no apostrophe if the disease is named after the physician (for example, Down syndrome). |  | | List of eponyms for a complete list of eponyms sorted by name |
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http://www.knowledgefun.com/book/l/li/list_of_eponymous_diseases.html
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| | The Story of <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seals |
 | | This makes <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seals the largest nonprofit direct-mail campaign in the country guaranteeing that nearly all Americans have an opportunity to support the war being waged by the ALA against all lung diseases. |  | | Ninety percent of the money raised through donations to the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seal Campaign® stay at the local Lung Associations and help fund the work of the thousands of volunteers who contribute their time, talents and ener-gies to the mission of preventing, curing and controlling all lung disease. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seal designs are also found on bookmarks, windshield stickers, placemats, paper napkins, and a host of other memorabilia that decorate the holiday season while reminding the public of the good cause being served. |
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| | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease: Definition and Much More From Answers.com |
 | | It is sometimes called <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> disease after Stephen <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>, the first patient described with this disease. |  | | [After Stephen <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>>, a 20th-century British boy who was first diagnosed with it.] |  | | Haemophilia <<b>bb>>B<b>bb>> (also spelled Hemophilia <<b>bb>>B<b>bb>> or Hæmophilia <<b>bb>>B<b>bb>>) is a blood clotting disorder caused by a mutation of the Factor IX gene. |
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| | New Species Of Coral Discovered Off Southern California |
 | | The <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> tree coral was first noticed by the researchers during dives for surveys of rockfishes on deep rocky banks about 40 miles off the coast, west of Los Angeles. |  | | The word for black coral is "Anti" for against, and "pathos," for disease, a reference to the fact that black coral amulets were once thought to provide protection against disease and evil spirits. |  | | Love named the new species "<<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Tree Coral" (dendochristos in Greek) since it grows to a height greater than two meters and resembles pink, white and red flocked <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> trees. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212200706.htm
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| | New disease infects Douglas firs |
 | | The Northwest's Douglas firs -- synonymous with <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> trees and lush evergreen forests -- are susceptible to a fast-spreading disease that's decimating oak trees in California, scientists announced yesterday. |  | | Although Douglas firs have not been found to be infected in Oregon and Washington, the threat to <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> tree farms is being taken seriously. |  | | In Washington, state agencies in the past couple of years have been monitoring nursery rhododendrons and forests for the presence of the disease. |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/85677_trees05.shtml
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| | Questions On <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Cactus |
 | | The <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> cactus should probably be repotted, and the roots examined for disease. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> cactus is a jungle species as well and needs to go through a wet/dry cycle with growth and need for abundant water from spring to fall. |  | | The <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> cactus should be given less water during the two rest periods it requires every year, right after flowering and the other early in the fall to prepare for flowering. |
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http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/houseplnts/xmascctus.htm
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| | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seals and the ALA: ALAV |
 | | Now one of the best known fund-raisers in the country, the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seal Campaign raises millions of dollars to prevent, cure, and control lung disease. |  | | Bissell's <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seal Campaign went national the following year with the official sponsorship of the American Red Cross. |  | | In its second year, the sale of <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seals raised $135,000 against tuberculosis. |
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http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/ALAV/sealsal.html
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| | The American Lung Association <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seal Campaign® - 2004 |
 | | Emily approached the Sunday editor, who listened to her politely but was shocked at the thought of linking <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> with disease. |  | | Emily learned about a Danish man who sold seals during the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> season to raise funds for fighting TB in Denmark. |  | | Emily was able to borrow $40 from friends and had get 50,000 <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Seals printed seals printed on credit. |
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| | Article about "Extinct Australian animals" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 |
 | | Probably a viral disease transmitted by the introduced black rat Rattus rattus. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Island Rat, Rattus macleari, <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Island, 1908. |  | | <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Island Rat, Rattus nativitatusi, <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Island, 1908. |
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| | Encyclopedia4U - List of extinct animals - Encyclopedia Article |
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| | Heart Touchers - 121901 |
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http://www.hearttouchers.com/121901
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| | » Alek's <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Lights Webcam |
 | | Most noteable was how the Wall Street Journal reported "High-Tech Holiday Light Display Draws Everyone But the Skeptics" that described how I approached them to finally "come out" about my <<b>bb>>christmas<b>bb>> lights webcam after the earlier media frenzy. |  | | The University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research is going to do an eBay Auction of the <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Lights Webcam that Fooled the World with 100% of proceeds for Celiac Research. |  | | Finally, I have added some text at the top of the page about my fund-raising effort for Celiac Disease (which my kids have) and can read how to donate here. |
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http://www.komar.org/cgi-bin/xmas_webcam
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| | Samaritan's Purse Canada Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child |
 | | Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child provides a practical way for Canadians to share the joy of <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> and the hope of Jesus Christ with children living in countries that have been ravaged by war, famine, extreme poverty, disease, or natural disaster. |  | | The principles of Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child can be reflected by three simple, yet powerful, words - joy, faith, and compassion. |  | | Together, they filled a convoy of nine trucks with medical supplies, food, clothing and <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> gifts for children, and headed into Romania, which had recently been devastated by war. |
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| | Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child |
 | | The front cover of our leaflets states: "Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, meeting critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease and natural disaster while sharing the good news of Jesus Christ." We are open and clear about who we are and what we do. |  | | Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child "is a unique ministry that brings <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> joy, packed in gift-filled shoeboxes, to children around the world". |  | | Under pressure from those who have complained that Operation <<b>bb>>Christmas<b>bb>> Child is a way of promoting Christian fundamentalism through toys, evangelical literature will now be distributed alongside shoebox parcels from the UK rather than inside them - as if this makes any real difference. |
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