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• n  saving the lives of drowning persons
  he took a course in lifesaving

• Mecca Laa Laa wears a 'Burqini' on her first surf lifesaving patrol at North Cronulla Beach in Sydney, Australia on February 4, 2007.
• After 40 days on a waiting list, the flamboyant 74-year-old former Democratic Congressman underwent a lifesaving transplant surgery in Houston in late September, and although he's .
• Within five years, the cost of a lifesaving supply is expected to drop from $2.

News & Articles

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• Reimbursement Cuts Jeopardize Public Health
  Just this month physicians who administer lifesaving therapies in their offices are seeing their reimbursements cut due to the sequestration. That’s because while some government spending was exempted from the sequestration, reimbursements under Medicare Part B were not. And yet, some continue to call for additional cuts to this important program, where some of the sickest patients receive their ...
  June 20, 2013 - BIO
• Workplace safety conference seeks nominations for lifesaving awards
  Know someone who saved a life this past year? The Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board would like to know.The board is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Governor’s Lifesaving awards, presented to Washington state residents who saved a life these past 12 months.
  June 18, 2013 - Port Orchard Independent
• Gazette.Net: Two students receive AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award
  Two Montgomery County Public School fifth graders, Alanna Miller of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School in Chevy Chase and D aceris Mendez of Rock View Elementary School in Kensington , received the 2013 American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award at an AAA Safety Patrol Awards luncheon May 30.
  June 18, 2013 - Gazette.net

Quotes

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• Ban Ki-moon in RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
  At the United Nations in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Khartoum's action "represents a serious setback to lifesaving operations in Darfur," and he called on Sudan to reverse its decision.
• Richard J Codey in FOX News
  The key in the fight against HIV and AIDS is early detection and treatment,said Codey, D-Essex. "For newborns this can be a lifesaving measure."
• Angelina Jolie in Washington Post
  They say education is not lifesaving,Jolie said at a news conference with representatives of the Education Partnership's member organizations. "All of us would beg to differ."