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Pages from the Past: Gallstone surgery latest medical emergency in Catonsville household in 1912
An article in the May 11, 1912, edition of The Argus reported a local family had barely recovered from typhoid fever and appendicitis when a family member had to undergo surgery for gallstones. Mr. Richard Cromwell, Jr., of Catonsville, connected with...Tags: Appendicitis, Ceremonies, Culture, Halethorpe, Dance
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New hope for halting a killer illness
She thought it was just a cold. Her throat was sore, and she felt tired all over. But as JoAnn Barr got her son ready for school that morning in March, she started gasping for breath. Within a few hours, Barr was on a ventilator in intensive care, her...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco, Dialysis, Calvert County, Medical Services
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New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapy
Women who are past menopause and healthy should not use hormone replacement therapy in hopes of warding off dementia, bone fractures or heart disease, says a new analysis by the government task force that weighs the risks and benefits of screening and...
Tags: General Practitioners, Internal Medicine, Symptoms, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Pharmaceuticals
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FEATURE-Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
Reuters* Bariatric surgery patients see diabetes vanish before excess pounds * Theory that surgery alters brain-gut communication gains ground * New trials test concept for the non-obese By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Brain, Body Mass Index
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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Body Mass Index, Pancreas
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Obese women at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
Obese women may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis — adding one more chronic illness to the list of ills brought on by extra pounds. Women with rheumatoid arthritis are already more prone to heart attacks than the general...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arthritis, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Conditions, Chemicals
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Panel recommends against hormone therapy
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking hormone therapy to prevent certain chronic conditions or ease hot flashes face a complicated mix of possible benefits and risks, a new analysis of past research suggests. The analysis, published Monday in the...Tags: Placebo, Health Organizations, Physical Conditions, Broken Bones, Menopause
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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... -
Runner creates J's Run to honor her mother and fight pancreatic cancer
"We used to call her Mrs. Talbots," says Jenn LoConte of her mother, Joan Stein. The vibrant woman in her 70s loved shopping at Talbots, doting over her grandchildren and attending meetings of the Bethlehem Garden Club.
Three years ago, she suffered an...Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Talbots Incorporated, Pancreatic Cancer, Asa Packer, Chemotherapy
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Does drinking wine really have health benefits?
FARGO, N.D. - A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to learn how to make wine at home using the apples from the tree in our backyard. Soon we had a chemistry experiment going on in our basement. Whenever we went downstairs, we could smell the...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Calcium, Pharmaceuticals, Vitamin D, Chemicals
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Great weather to begin summer shape up
What great weather to get out and get moving. To maintain our weight or to lose some weight is as simple as balancing the calories we are consuming with those which we expend. As we look to balance our calorie expenditure, or increase calorie...Tags: Weight, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sleep Apnea
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Lloyd Waters: A parable of the gallbladder
Did you ever wonder why the gallbladder was part of our creation? Or why it often becomes a traitor to our body? Was it made as a special hiding place for marbles, or did those gallstones intend to take the place of your diamonds and rubies? Whatever...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Superman (fictional character), Gallbladder, Health and Medical Professionals
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