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Families of 13 Alzheimer's disease patients filed a class action law suit to order the government to approve the drug THA. Dr. William Summers of Arcadia was the first to report that THA was effective against Alzheimer's disease 5 years ago.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Summers, William K.
Item ID
3290AN
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way Monday for expanded testing of the drug THA, a promising drug to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Arcadia resident Dr. William Summers first reported that THA was beneficial to Alzheimer's patients in 1986 in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Summers, William K.
Item ID
3291AN
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Newspaper Index
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Clara Baldwin Stocker offers assisted living for people with Alzheimer's Disease. This ad describes services provided and accompanies an article on the same page. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Subjects
Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women
Item ID
4467AN
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Arcadia neurologist Vincent Fortanasce has written a book called "The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription," which focuses on preventing or delaying the disease. 101-year-old Marshall Welles of Duarte was the inspiration for Fortanasce's book.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Alzheimer's Disease
Arcadia Authors
Fortanasce, Vincent
Welles, Marshall
Item ID
31451AN
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Former Arcadia resident David Thornton has been involved in fundraising for kidney research ever since a rare kidney disease began tormenting him five years ago.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Thornton, David
Fundraisers
Item ID
57AN
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Dr. Jack K. Robbins will serve as only the second president in the 32 year history of the Oak Tree Racing Association.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Oak Tree Racing Association
Robbins, Jack K.
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
27712AN
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Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested Dr. Daniel J. Healy, 52, of Arcadia, operator of Dr. Healy's Diet Centers and Clinics in Duarte and Rancho Cucamonga. He is accused of selling addictive painkillers from his office over a 3-year period to patients he often did not examine. Federal authorities allege Healy dispensed oxycodone and hydrocodone, among other drugs, essentially using his practice as a drug-dealing operation.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2009
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Dr. Healy's Diet Centers and Clinics
Drugs
Healy, Daniel J.
Physicians
Item ID
31574AN
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Arcadia residents Lucia Jimenez and her father Byron are shown in a photo. Lucia is in remission from a disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy, or RSD. Dana Gambill is raising awareness of RSD and runs a support group for disease sufferers in Pasadena.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2005
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2005
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Jimenez, Byron
Jimenez, Lucia
Diseases
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD)
Gambill, Dana
Item ID
29698AN
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Dr. William E. White will be honored by the Alpha Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital foundation. White has practiced for 40 years in the Sierra Madre and Arcadia areas.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
White, William E., Dr.
Methodist Hosptial Foundation
Item ID
25628AN
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A 60 year-old man in Arcadia contracted West Nile virus disease and is at home recovering.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus -- human cases
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control
Mosquito-borne virus
Item ID
28898AN
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Services are scheduled today for Rick Fessenden, 47, of Camarillo, a former Arcadia resident who was killed Saturday demonstrating an experimental aircraft in the Santa Paula Airshow. Article.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Fessenden, Rick
Item ID
4711AN
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Arcadia Weekly columnists: Neil Nisperos writes general news, p. 1; Mark K. Riherd writes general news, p. 18.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 9, 2003
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 9, 2003
Subjects
Nisperos, Neil
Riherd, Mark K.
Item ID
31983AN
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Two months ago, Ed Derweesh started Arcadia-based A La Carte Delivery, delivering hot or cold restaurant food to houses or offices.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - A La Carte Delivery
Derweesh, Ed
Item ID
4721AN
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Artistry in horse bronzes and on horseback have proved a potent combination in the life of Arcadian T. K. Heller, whose work is currently on show at Descanso Gardens Gallery.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 24, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
August 24, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Heller, T. K.
Item ID
122AN
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Paul Kim, 16, of Arcadia, is a suspect in the July 31 slaying of Boo K. Lee in Rowland Heights. Other suspects are named.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kim, Paul
Lee, Boo K.
Murders -- stabbings
Item ID
30892AN
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden has hired a new Chief Executive Officer named Dr. Mark Wourms. Wourms has a B.S. degree in botany from Ohio University, a Ph.D. in ecology and animal behavior from Boston University, and a certificate in business administration from New York University. He recently left the Kansas City Zoo, where he had been the zoo director since 1992.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum (2001-2010) - employees
Wourms, Mark - biography
Item ID
31827AN
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Dr. William "Bill" Kaplan, the first geneticist at City of Hope, died November 6 of heart failure. During his retirement, Kaplan helped direct volunteers who ran Arcadia Public Library's bookstore.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Kaplan, William D "Bill" (Dr)
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
City of Hope
Item ID
24988AN
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The Salvation Army has opened Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. The Oakcrest residence is a free, six month residential treatment program for women overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. It is located at 180 West Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center
Item ID
19228AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital implements the insertion of a stent or tubular scaffold, into an artery to compress and clear blockages for those with Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
33510AN
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William Kelly, with 22 years of city government experience in Burbank, Brea, Baldwin Park and San Bruno, has been hired as Arcadia's first community development director and assistant to the city manager. This new position replaces the planning director job that had been vacant for several months.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
City Employees - Kelly, William
Item ID
526AN
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Newspaper Index
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