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Millions in upgrades under way at Delnor Hospital
Nearly $100 million in improvements to Delnor Hospital in Geneva are under way — almost two years after a partnership was formed with another area hospital, a collaboration officials say will make healthcare more accessible to Tri-Cities residents....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Oncology, Healthcare Provider
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James Edward Farner, M.D., 90
James Edward Farner, M.D., father, physician, family patriarch, fisherman and bridge life master, died March 6, 2013. He was born in Akron, Ohio, on Jan. 5, 1923, the son of Daniel and Helen Farner. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Alice...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Alzheimer's Disease, Indiana University, Colleges and Universities, Fishing
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Steinberg: Football, and other contact sports, need to be rethought
In previous columns, I suggested that the increased size, speed and strength of today's NFL players are creating a dramatically more damaging set of collisions. We have known for years of the devastation these collisions cause on every joint in the human...Tags: Sports, Concussion, Epidemics and Plagues, Medical Research, Injuries and Wounds
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Going outside the hospital walls to improve health
Study after study demonstrates that poverty is a powerful driver of poor health. Many of America's leading hospitals exist in poor communities. Could these powerful institutions (in economic as well as medical terms) help overcome the deeper sources of...
Tags: Social Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Sales
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Eating your way to heart health
Famed heart surgeon Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. has long rallied against the overuse of stents, cholesterol drugs and other conventional heart disease treatments. His solution? A diet rich in green, leafy vegetables. Doctors generally agree that a healthy diet...
Tags: Breads, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Healthy Diet, Cardiologists
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Biblioracle: Bring 'Geek Love' to the big screen
In general, I like to keep my books and my movies separate. When I finish a book and clutch it to my breast in a final loving embrace, I am not fantasizing about how the characters and conflict will play out on screen, since I've already had it play out...
Tags: Authors, Cloud Atlas (movie), Lawless (movie), Harry Anderson, Bradley Cooper
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Fidel Castro, Alzheimer's Disease, Raul Castro, Strom Thurmond
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Frankel uses break from Congress to explore constituents' concerns
An hour for a crash course on hospital economics. Another hour learning what South Florida's ports and the tourism industry need to thrive. The time to listen to a high school freshman describe how he was harassed because of his sexual orientation. Name...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, U.S. House of Representatives, Medicare, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Months after victory, Lois Frankel back on campaign style marathon
Sun SentinelAn hour for a crash course on hospital economics. Another hour learning what South Florida’s ports and the tourism industry need to thrive. The time to listen to a high school freshman describe how he was harassed because of his sexual orientation....Tags: Tea Party Movement, U.S. House of Representatives, Medicare, Parties and Movements, Local Elections
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View from Ohio: Only Hall of Shame for Modell
The Browns were born in 1946, the year after the end of World War II. Veterans were returning home, and what did the Browns do but play for a championship 10 years in a row — four in the All-American Conference and six in the NFL. This was...Tags: National Football League, Art Modell, World War II (1939-1945)
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Lionel William Arthur Mackela
Lionel William Arthur Mackela, of East Jordan, Mich., passed away on Jan. 24, 2013, at the age of 87 in Petoskey, Mich. Born on Nov. 28, 1925, in Pelkie, Mich., to Selma and Jacob Makela, Lionel was the brother of Raymond, Howard and George (Lorraine)....Tags: U.S. Marine Corps, World War II (1939-1945)
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Diabetic cancer patients do better when they fight both ailments
Type 2 diabetics who are diagnosed with cancer often wind up ignoring their diabetes in favor of treating the cancer, which can increase the risk of premature death, a study partly led by a Northwestern University professor found. But if patients are...
Tags: Medical Research, Teaching and Learning, Diabetes, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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