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Home pregnancy tests may detect men's cancer
If you've been near social media or on the Internet, you may be aware of the buzz over posts claiming a teenage boy took a home pregnancy test as a joke, received a positive result, and wound up being diagnosed with testicular cancer. CNN interviewed a...
Tags: American Cancer Society, Health Organizations, CNN (tv network), Blood, Testicular Cancer
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Greenwood woman gets life-saving transplant after four-year wait
A Greenwood woman said she had almost given up hope, when she received a life-changing phone call. Julie Miranda needed a kidney and pancreas transplant, but it felt like she had been waiting forever. She said with one phone call, her prayers were...
Tags: Diabetes, Dialysis
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Rhyme befits this ancient mariner
I am a firm believer in recycling whenever possible, so today I'm recycling a bit of writing I did, thus preserving the earth's precious dwindling supply of my brain cells. I spoke last week at a senior-citizen event co-sponsored by the Daily Press,... -
Healing hands lead the way
Burleigh is a Bernese mountain dog who is more mountain than dog. At 120 pounds, the 16-month-old bounds into the examining room at a Des Plaines doggy fitness center like an animal a quarter of his size. Burleigh is Katie Mehrtens' youngest client and...
Tags: Broken Leg, Injuries and Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Sports
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Santo's attitude in battle with diabetes an inspiration
Sam Fuld and Ron Santo didn't discuss their common bond very often. They didn't have to, according to Fuld, because he could feel the affection flowing his way. "My time with the Cubs, from the first day until the trade, Ron was always there,'' Fuld said...
Tags: Nyjer Morgan, William Singer, Sports, Leo Durocher, Chicago Cubs
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Vomitus Doggy-Us
I think I am old enough now that I can use the phrase, “You remember the good old days.” If you listen to the “older than me timers” you could feed your dog scraps, bones, pork or anything else lying around. They wouldn’t...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Bones and Joints, Health, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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After you quit smoking: Food for thought
According to the Centers For Disease Control, almost 20 percent of the adults in the United States are regular cigarette smokers. That's approximately 45 million people. In fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the country....Tags: Mouth, Human Rights, Heart Attack, Health, Lungs and Airways
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Braco returns to Indy to heal Hoosiers with his silent gaze
A man said to have healing powers with just his look returned to Indy for a third time.
Curiousity draws people to see Braco, the Croatian man who some claim have healing powers.
This trip, Braco visited The Fountains in Carmel Tuesday and Wednesday for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Florida Hospital kicks off lung transplant program
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelFlorida Hospital has received the green light to perform lung transplants, the hospital announced Friday. The designation from the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national organization that oversees transplant programs nationwide, establishes the... -
Camel milk may help control diabetes, researchers say
World NowCamels from Sudan and Somalia are led across Egypt’s deserts, where they are sold for meat or pressed into service hauling tourists around ancient tombs and temples. But one part of the camel is often overlooked: Its salty milk may help in... -
Police: Drug paraphernalia found near body of guitarist
TribLocal - Naperville » NewsDrug paraphernalia was found at the scene where Lucky Boys Confusion guitarist Joe Sell died this week, police said Thursday. Sell, 33, was found unresponsive …... -
Woman organized 5K run/walk to honor mother and fight pancreatic cancer
HealthTo honor two women who lost lives to pancreatic cancer and raise funds for research to find a cure, Jenn LeConte of Hanover Township, Northampton County, started J's Run 5K Run & Fitness Walk, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 12 at Asa Packer...
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