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Hoarding: When keeping stuff gets out of hand
Tribune Media ServicesIt's good to keep essentials on hand for the future. But some people take this to an extreme, acquiring and accumulating objects of dubious value (to others) in such large and disorderly quantities that their living space is filled and normal use of the...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Allergies, Head Injuries, Learning Disability, Medical Specialization
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10 things your cardiologist wants you to know
Sure, you should keep your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure in check. But getting there — and staying there — includes a multitude of physical, nutritional and emotional components. Here are cardiologists' top 10 secrets for getting...Tags: Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Cardiologists, Overweight, Weight
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Dr. Fray F. Marshall
Dr. Fray Francis Marshall, a urologist and former Johns Hopkins professor who developed surgical technique for the treatment of kidney cancer, died of cancer Dec. 2 at the Atlanta Hospice. He was 67 and had lived in Ruxton before moving to Georgia in...Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Football, Vaccines, Immune System, University of Virginia
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Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.
In a large international...Tags: Novartis AG, Medical Research, Duke University, Diseases and Illnesses, Herceptin (drug)
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Study Shows 41 Percent Of Youth Arrested By Age 23
Staff reporterYoung people wind up in handcuffs more than ever, according to a study released Monday by the journal Pediatrics. Of young adults and adolescents in the U.S., 41 percent of have been arrested by age 23, and this statistic doesn't even include minor...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Charlotte, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Police Arrests
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News of the Weird: Save Your Liposuction Juices
Risky Business Models: (1) Orlando-area cosmetic surgeon Jeffrey Hartog inaugurated Liquid Gold, a storehouse for patients' frozen liposuctioned fat, charging $900 to safekeep a coffee-cup-sized portion and $200 per year storage (in case the fat is needed...Tags: Facial Wrinkles, Judges, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment
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Online Dish: Forget Lorena Bobbit! Wife Chops Off Hubby's Penis, Tosses in Garbage Disposal
KIAHCatherine Becker, 48, is in the joint, accused of chopping off her estranged hubby's penis and tossing it in the garbage disposal. Becker started the master plan by lacing her husband's food with an unknown drug or poison, not feeling well, he went to...Tags: Surgery, Jaw, Chicago Hotels, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Body
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Mary Joan Hagigh, social worker, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterMary Joan Hagigh, a retired social worker and registered nurse, died June 24 from complications of a fractured hip at Emeritus Towson Assisted-Living. The Ruxton resident was 78. Mary Joan Wall, whose father was head of collections for the Internal...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Elections, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)
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A drop in pressure
Getting high blood pressure is the easy part — 76 million Americans already have it. But lowering it back down again doesn't have to be tricky either. Talk to your doctor and see if trying some of these ideas throughout the day can get you back on...Tags: Medical Research, Cardiologists, Heart Disease, Biofeedback, Behavioral Conditions
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Hospital receives heart care achievement award
Northern Michigan Regional Hospital has received the Get With the Guidelines — Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Northern Michigan Regional Hospital has reached an...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiologists, Heart Failure, Boston, Cardiac Rehabilitation
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LV HEALTH: What is lacking in the treatment of breast cancer?
HealthThe study, which evaluated more than 1,000 breast cancer survivors showed that many of them experience significant social and emotional problems that are not adequately addressed by the current standard of care....
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