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From Canyon To Cove: Medical odyssey continues
Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts. * After getting home from UC Irvine's gastrointestinal clinic, we cried, each blaming ourselves for causing what would surely be a life-changing illness. I called my sister Libby, a breast cancer survivor...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, House (tv program), Tumors, Automotive Equipment
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Take control of diabetes
HealthThere is no shortage of months, weeks and days to promote "awareness" of diseases and you would burn out trying to keep pace with all of them. But November, National Diabetes Awareness Month, shouldn't go without mention. It certainly deserves mention... -
Jobs: `Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.'
Change of SubjectBelow is a transcript of Steve Jobs' commencement address as delivered at Stanford University on June 12, 2005, one of the best such speeches you're ever likely to read: I am honored to be with you today for your commencement...... -
Culbreth is back on track in time for this weekend's BMX Nationals
Staring up at the sky as he writhed in pain flat on his back, Johnny Culbreth tried everything he could to catch his breath. Five minutes passed, then 10, then 15, and nothing was getting any better. Culbreth, a Hampton native, was experiencing the...Tags: Broken Wrist, College Sports, Health, Human Body, High School Sports
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From Canyon To Cove: Facing the big 'C'
Editor's note: Cindy Frazier returned last week from a two-month medical leave. This is her story. * It all started with an itch. It was mid-February. I was sitting in a staff meeting with our veteran reporter Barbara Diamond when suddenly I couldn't...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Intestine, Itching, Allergies
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Diabetes' civil war
As a person living with Type 1 diabetes, Angie Hashemi-Rad must prick her fingers and give herself insulin every day to stay alive. But nothing irritates her more than having people mistakenly assume she has Type 2 diabetes — and then suggest she...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Overweight, Weight, High Blood Pressure, Plastic Surgeons
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Prosecutor: Girl abused for months before death
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterA San Diego mother, who prosecutors say violently abused her 9-year-old daughter for 17 months before fatally beating her, pleaded not guilty to murder at her arraignment Wednesday. Judge Joseph Brannigan set bail 25-year-old Crystal Cardenas at $2...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Lawyers, Prosecution, Murder
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Ready to take her first breath
Daily PressKerry Baumann Kerry Baumann, pictured here with her husband Ben in the Outer Banks this summer, needs a new pair of lungs and a liver. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 6 months old. Summary: Kerry Baumann, 24, was diagnosed with cystic...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Outer Banks, Lung Transplants, Internists
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Type 2 diabetes at a glance
HealthKey.com contributorMost people with diabetes - 90 percent to 95 percent - have type 2, once called adult-onset diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health. It is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes glucose. Unlike those with type 1,...Tags: Insulin Injections, Healthy Diet, Africa, Overweight, Weight
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Diabetes: The basics
Content Courtesy of the Los Angeles TimesIn the United States, an estimated 23.6 million people - or 7.8% of the population - have diabetes, federal statistics show. Of those, 5.7 million are undiagnosed. Symptoms may seem benign - increased hunger, excessive thirst, frequent urination,...Tags: Symptoms, Immune System, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Health
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Williamsburg couple is a perfect match
By any measure, Erik Cook has been dealt a lousy hand. At 8 he started losing his eyesight, as a teen he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and in October 2009 he suffered kidney failure. Now 30, for 15 months he has been tethered nightly — for...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Dialysis, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics
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Death of Sun-Times owner Tyree ruled an accident
Tribune reportersThe death of Sun-Times owner James Tyree has been ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner. An autopsy on Tyree found that he died of an air embolism following a dialysis catheter removal, the office said. It also listed pneumonia and...Tags: Stomach Cancer, University of Chicago, Disasters and Accidents, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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