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Family thankful for gift of life
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.Every member of the Oney family knows the real worth of organ donation. Without transplant options and opportunities, the family knows it would have already lost more loved ones and would be facing a future with little to hope for. Instead, they've been...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Kidney Infection, Broken Bones, Kidney Disease, Bloody Urine
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An all-access pass
St. Paul Pioneer PressDonovan Carlson maneuvers his wheelchair onto a platform lift in the basement of his family's house in Woodbury, presses a button and begins to rise. When he gets to the top, Donovan, 14, grins and waves to those standing below. "Hello, people of Earth!...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Washington, DC, Muscular Dystrophy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Gaming
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For the first time, Woodbury teen with rare disease has an all-access pass to his own home
St. Paul Pioneer PressDonovan Carlson maneuvers his wheelchair onto a platform lift in the basement of his family's house in Woodbury, presses a button and begins to rise. When he gets to the top, Donovan, 14, grins and waves to those standing below. "Hello, people of Earth!...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Washington, DC, Muscular Dystrophy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Gaming
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Glastonbury High Athlete Defies Odds In Battling Cystic Fibrosis
The Hartford CourantGLASTONBURY — A few years ago, Glastonbury lacrosse coach Kris Cofiell was wondering why one of her players, Courtney Peterson, was helping out with a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis. "Her [older] sister said, 'Courtney has it,'" Cofiell recalled...Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Pharmaceuticals, Sports Illustrated
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Abuse, Neglect Cited As Factors In Deaths Of Dozens of Developmentally Disabled In State Care
The Hartford CourantPaula Berardi thought she'd found a safe haven for her developmentally disabled daughter, Tracey Hilliard. Four other group homes hadn't worked out, and Tracey, who also had medical problems, was a handful at home. The state Department of Mental...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Medical Specialization, Nursing Homes, Deltona, Government
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It's not just a disease, it's genetics
Call it kismet. Cristy and Rick Spooner of Rancho Santa Margarita finally learned two and a half weeks ago that two of their three daughters have a rare genetic disorder, a diagnosis for which they waited more than a decade. All it took was reconnecting...
Tags: Vaccines, Medical Specialization, MRI (imaging), Science, University of California, Irvine
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Lyman weightlifter draws strength from sport despite genetic condition
For Lyman senior Adam Basquill-White, normal is receiving a weekly injection of enzymes. It is walking with a limp, having a larger head than normal and a ridge on his forehead. It is not allowing extremely limited flexibility in his wrists and hands...
Tags: Weightlifting
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Eight-Year-Old's Science Fair Project Prompts 133 Free Celiac Tests
Channel 2 NewsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of 133 people are living with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease. For eight-year-old Grace Rennard, a student at Trailside Elementary, this statistic did not seem accurate. Grace, who lives with...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Celiac Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Choice weighs heavy on family's hearts
Staff WriterSometimes, when Amanda Lucio looks into her 4-month-old son’s bright eyes, she searches for answers. “Sometimes he looks at you with those eyes, and it’s like he’s crying out for help,” she said. “Just give me a sign...Tags: Cesarean Section, Medical Procedures and Tests, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Pharmaceuticals, Twins
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Williamsburg family promotes 'tubie' awareness
Kaylee squealed with barely contained delight as images of her brother, Adam, flashed on the TV screen. The 4th-grader and her mother, Katie Marceron, collaborated on the video, "Amazing Adam's Story," to show her class at Waller Mill Elementary, a York...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Healthcare Provider, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Family, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Non-nutritive sweeteners may play a role in weight management
FARGO, N.D. - Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could...Tags: Margarine, Phenylketonuria, Food Industry, Cream Cheese, American Heart Association
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'Tribes' uncovers a dysfunction both silent and spoken
In the play "Tribes," a young deaf man with a boisterous, hearing family learns something from a new girlfriend that his parents and siblings never bothered to teach him: how to sign. He had always been expected to keep up with them by reading lips....
Tags: Music, Tinnitus, Hearing Impairment, Celebrities, Roy Rogers
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