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Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients
A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last year said they were in favor of...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, Suicide, Prostate Cancer, Medical Research, Washington Legislature
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Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying
In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis. For better or worse,...
Tags: Values, Health Treatments, Heart Failure, United Kingdom, University of Virginia
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Kelly Richardson's 'Legion' sends a distress signal from the future
The Buffalo NewsAdisquieting mixture of fear, awe and nervous energy pours from the video work of Kelly Richardson, the Canadian artist who has turned her preoccupation with the future of the planet into a series of stunning and sometimes terrifying landscapes....Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Legion (movie), Star Wars (movie), Fine Artists, Literature
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Race and geography may influence late-stage kidney care
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At the end of life, black kidney disease patients are more likely than white patients to continue intensive dialysis instead of choosing hospice care, according to a new study. Researchers also found that racial differences in...Tags: Health Treatments, University of Washington, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Medicare
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Tour de Mayberry set for May 4
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The 13th annual edition of Tour de Mayberry is set for May 4. The event will feature cyclists, walkers and runners traversing the roads in and around Mount Airy, raising money for Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care. Bicyclists can select from...Tags: Running, Andy Griffith, Health Treatments, Road Running, Mount Airy
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ON THE TRAIL : Cranking up to spring activities around the area
Let me pepper you with a springtime almanac. Hike with friends On a recent Wednesday, I joined a friendly hiking club on an after-work walk from downtown South Bend to Saint Mary's College and back -- about three miles of mere training. The 17 of us...
Tags: Health Treatments, Mother's Day, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Duane Anthony Fettig
Fargo, N.D.: Duane passed away April 12, 2013, at the Palliative Care Unit of Sanford Health, Fargo, after a courageous battle against cancer. Duane Anthony, son of Anton (Tony) and Barbara (Feit) Fettig, was born July 18, 1945 in Rugby, N.D....
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John W. Bentel, River Forest firefighter, 1955-2013
John W. Bentel was working nights stocking shelves at a grocery store when he took the test to become a firefighter. He passed it and joined the River Forest Fire Department in 1978, eventually becoming a lieutenant. "From the start, he loved being...
Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Barrington
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Cecelia 'Toots' Sundquist
The Mass of Christian burial for Cecelia “Toots” Sundquist, 89, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Forman. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church, with a 7 p.m. vigil service....Tags: Christianity
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Patients should decide what the end of life is like, study says
Finding out what dying patients want and treating them accordingly leads to happier patients who are in less pain and who use fewer healthcare dollars, UCLA researchers said Tuesday. “You can improve care while reducing costs by making sure that...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Nearly 18 million Americans will be cancer survivors in 2022
Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to a new report from researchers at the National Cancer Institute. As of January 2012, there were 13.7...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Health Treatments, Prostate Cancer, Medical Research, Colon Cancer
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William "Bill" Lee
William (Bill) Robert Lee, 81 years young, of Springdale, Arkansas, succumbed to heart failure at the VA Medical Center’s Palliative Care facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas at 6:55 p.m. on February 5, 2013. A celebration of life service will be...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Softball, South Dakota State University, Hunting, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Feb 7, 2013
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