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My Pet World: Radiation treatment not needed
Question: I'm worried about nuclear fallout from Japan, not for our two children but our two dogs and two cats. In fact, at this moment I'm buying potassium iodide for my family online. Should I also give this to our pets? — B.D., Seattle Q: We...Tags: Dog (animal), Cat (animal), Pharmaceuticals, Japan, Animals
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Fungal infection results in mallard die-off near Pierre
Government personnel have been investigating a large mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) die-off located approximately 16 miles northwest of Pierre, South Dakota. A recent update by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) indicates...Tags: Human Body, Lungs and Airways, Immune System, Diseases and Illnesses, Liver
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Benefit on Saturday
A benefit for Paul Hansen will be Saturday at the Eagles, 316 S. Second St. Activities begin at 4 p.m. with an auction, raffles, a meal and door prizes. Donations will be accepted. Mark Remily will provide entertainment beginning at 9 p.m. Hansen,...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Liver
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My Pet World: Why does my cat have hiccups?
Q: My cat gets the hiccups and sometimes belches. I've always had a cat, but this is my first male, and he's a sweetheart. Do male cats in particular get hiccups? What should I do about it? — E.R., Cyberspace A: "In my 42-year career as a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hiccups, Colleges and Universities, Dog (animal), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Looking for strength in numbers
After 13 years of caring for her daughter, who woke up one morning when she was 5 with a headache and hasn't been able to walk or talk since, Pat Charleston has put her with about 300 others in a web registry of patients with mitochondrial diseases....Tags: Trials, Columbia University, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines
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TV and soda: Small habits cause weight creep, study says
Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
While most studies on diet focus on...Tags: Obesity, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses, Potatoes, High Blood Pressure
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Study: Alcohol might kill thousands of Britons
LONDON (AP) — Experts are warning that tens of thousands of people in Britain could drink themselves to death in the next two decades unless the government tightens its control over the use of alcohol. In the 1980s, the U.K.'s rate of liver deaths...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, London (England), Liver, United Kingdom
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Eugene Fodor dies at 60; violin virtuoso
Eugene Fodor, a swashbuckling violin virtuoso who was a media darling of classical music in the 1970s but whose substance abuse fractured a fairytale career, has died. He was 60.
Fodor died of liver disease Feb. 26 at his home in Arlington, Va., said his...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Heroin, Italy, CBS Corp., Los Angeles Times
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DUI case against ex-dentist focuses on blood-alcohol evidence
Tribune reporterDrew Forquer was under arrest in a fifth DUI case, this time involving a fatal wreck on Chicago's Northwest Side, when a police detective asked him about the hours leading up to the crash. The former dentist acknowledged drinking two beers while...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Prosecution, Diseases and Illnesses, Liver, Murder
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Olive oil prevents stroke
HealthFrench researchers recently found that people who were heavy users of olive oil -- using it in cooking as well as a dip or a dressing -- had a 41 percent lower risk of stroke than people who never used it. This is just the latest of reams of studies...... -
Officials hope to help Glendale's homeless veterans
Public officials and advocates for homeless people said Friday that they believe they can eliminate homelessness among military veterans in Glendale in the next 12 months.
The comments came at a public forum during which officials released data...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Substance Abuse
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Vertex Hepatitis-C Drug OK'd, Promising More Cures
ReutersVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, promising far higher cure rates for the liver-destroying disease and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival new medicine from Merck & Co. Incivek, a pill...Tags: Blood, Diseases and Illnesses, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Liver, Hepatitis
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