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Maryland physician board charges promoters of dangerous autism therapy
A prominent promoter of treating autism with Lupron, a chemical castrator, has been charged with practicing medicine without a license by the Maryland State Board of Physicians.
In charges filed this week, the board described how David Geier, who holds...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Prostate Cancer, Prosecution, David A. Geier, Food and Drug Administration
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Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies
Tribune reportersDr. Carlos Pardo was trying to head off trouble. The Johns Hopkins neurologist and his colleagues had autopsied the brains of people with autism who died in accidents and found evidence of neuroinflammation. This rare look inside the autistic brain had...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Social Sciences, Prescription Drugs, Lab Tests, Herbal Medicines
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Sudden death in athletes is rare
Daily American Staff WriterIn a seven-day span earlier this month, three high school athletes died suddenly while participating in sports. • March 3: Wes Leonard, 16, Fennville, Mich., collapsed after sinking the winning basket to end his team’s undefeated season....Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Cardiologists, Heart Attack, Diabetes
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Local boy accepted to research program
Reece LoCicero, the 5-year-old La Crescenta Elementary School kindergarten student suffering from an undiagnosed illness, has been accepted into an elite research program at the National Institutes of Health, officials confirmed Friday.
The child and...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Human Body, Happiness (state of mind)
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Young Sisters From Hudsonville Battling the Same Incurable Disease Get Their Wish
Kate and Olivia Veldink from Hudsonville, who are battling the same incurable genetic disease, spent their first night on Friday in their dream bedrooms.
"I asked for a room because I wanted that something that lasted forever," said Kate Veldink who...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body
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Cornea transplant recipient hails procedure that can restore vision
tiffanya@herald-mail.comEven when Eugene "Yogi" Martin was in his 20s, he had the eyes of an older man. Bright light hurt his eyes. The words in newspaper articles looked like "muddy" blurs. It was just so hard to see, he said. Decades of wearing hard contacts helped for a...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Surgery, High School Sports, Colleges and Universities, National Institutes of Health
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Music is Just What the Doctor Ordered
She thought she was going in for a routine appointment with her doctor, but what high school student Crystal Hanna got was prescription for music.
"At the last appointment Crystal said she wanted God Rocks, a christian band from Canada, to come to...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Skype, Celebrities and Health Issues, Kansas (music group), Hospitals and Clinics
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YouTube Superstar Keenan Cahill and his battle with a rare disease
WGN NewsKeenan Cahill is a YouTube superstar, now known the world over for his hilarious lip-syncing of hit songs. But though the 15 year old freshman from Elmhurst, Illinois can count Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, Katy Perry, Chelsea Handler, 50-Cent, and DJ...Tags: Illinois, Elmhurst, Diseases and Illnesses, Mass Media, Jennifer Aniston
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Health problem delays trial in Emporia baby abandonment case
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe trial for an Emporia woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a trash can will be delayed because she has new health issues. Attorney Paul Dean, attorney for Christina Devine, says she has been diagnosed with a genetic disorder that causes...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Trials, Judges
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An anchor between two worlds
Steve Silverman earlier this week sat at the front of his fourth-grade classroom during a reading exercise, pulled out a crumpled ball of paper and lobbed it at a student.
With their hands stretched skyward, the George Washington Elementary students...Tags: Dog (animal), Tumors, Brain, University of California, Berkeley, Human Body
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Kiss of Death: Teen's First Kiss is Her Last
KTLA NewsCARDIFF, Wales -- Jemma Benjamin shared a first kiss with her new boyfriend outside his apartment. Minutes later, the 18-year old collapsed on a sofa and died. The Welsh teenager was a star swimmer and field hockey player who never showed any signs of...Tags: KTLA, Diseases and Illnesses, Genes and Chromosomes, Symptoms, Wales
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Cord-blood donation encouraged
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)To donate the stem cell-rich umbilical cord blood produced during the birth of her daughter, Jaime Feaster of Lake Charles, La., would have had to drive more than two hours to the nearest hospital equipped to collect it. That's a long way to go when you'...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Society, Internists, Blood Disorders, Charity
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