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Liver disease plagues obese adolescents
TRENTON, N.J. -- In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. Many more may need a new liver by their 30s or 40s, say...Tags: Diet, Private Health Care, Eating Disorders, Epidemics and Plagues, Government Health Care
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A smaller home can be a big change for retirees
Facing medical concerns, 75-year-old Bill Giesenhagen and his wife moved out of their single-family home near Denver last month and into an apartment in an assisted-living community. He and wife Maggie downsized the right way, starting to plan their move...Tags: Migration, Family, Sales, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Services
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Clue may lead to Mad Cow test
Canadian scientists have discovered a way to detect mad cow disease in urine, a finding that could lead to the first test for the infection in live animals. Researchers, working with Germany's Research Institute for Animal Health, found that changes in...Tags: Medical Research, Animals, Animal Diseases, Retroviruses
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Are you ready for Hanna?
Maryland WeatherOkay, so Hanna is not a hurricane. And it's likely to be weakened by the time it crosses the Carolinas and Southeastern Virginia and finally reaches Delmarva.No matter. Hanna will be a windy storm, with gobs of rain. The barometer has begun......Tags: Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Medicine
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Md. partisans fire up for swing states
As Republicans celebrated their convention's choice of Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Howard County Democrats were mobilizing to help push their nominees - Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden - into the White House. At the Democrats' annual...Tags: Elections, John McCain, Republican National Conventions, Democratic National Conventions, Ellicott City
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Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug
Associated PressWhat does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? In the case of Genentech Inc.,...Tags: Geriatric, Government Health Care, Medicare, Medicine, Genentech Incorporated
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Health notes
Upper Chesapeake Health will hold a free seminar on joint pain with Dr. John Prodoehl, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Susquehanna Room. Participants can learn how to have a better...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Havre de Grace
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Adopting HIV-positive children
Associated PressSolomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV. As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year,...Tags: Diplomacy, Private Health Care, Health Treatments, Government Health Care, Family
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Bighorn sheep may lose habitat
Los Angeles TimesWildlife biologist Aimee Byard took it as a hopeful sign when she spotted 11 bighorn lambs, including a rare set of twins, nibbling encelia and ambrosia high above the multimillion-dollar homes of Rancho Mirage this spring. But as fall approaches,...Tags: Biology, Tom Davis, Conservation, Population, Natural Science
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Meds can be a brain drain
Consider supplements if you're on medications that can sap the brain of nutrients. Common cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor or Mevacor deplete one of the brain's critical antioxidant protectors called coenzyme Q10 and put...Tags: Migration, Western Medicines, Health Treatments, Medicine, Dietary Supplements
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Fall Cultural Calendar
CLASSICAL MUSIC Bach at Noon: Baritone Joshua Copeland, winner of the 2008 Bach Vocal Competition for Young Singers, performs, along with Rosa Lamoreaux and Frederick Urrey of the Bach Choir and the Festival Orchestra. Central Moravian Church, Main and...Tags: Halloween, Neil Simon, Music Theater, Religious Festivals, Energy Saving
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Robot magnifies success in delicate medical procedures
Cox News ServiceATLANTA—Hunched over a huge gray console that looks like a giant video game, Dr. Nikhil Shah presses his face against the viewfinder of a da Vinci robot, eyes glued to a 3-D image of the gooey insides of a man's abdomen. His forefingers and thumbs...Tags: Game Playing, Intuitive Surgical Incorporated, Henry Ford, Therapies, Surgery
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