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Hundreds taking part in cancer prevention study
600 people in this area are expected to take part in a Cancer Prevention Study this week. The study from the American Cancer Society will help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer....
Tags: Lung Cancer, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Cancer, American Cancer Society, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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More doctors honor religious objections to blood transfusions
As a Jehovah's Witness, Tracy Pickett always has enjoyed knocking on doors and introducing strangers to the tenets of her faith. But by the time she reached her mid-40s, scoliosis made every step excruciating and her spiritual mission impossible. Walking...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Rush University Medical Center, Emergency Health Procedures, Christianity, Belief and Faith
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Dowagiac woman revived after rescued from lake
WSBT-TV ReporterSILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP – A Dowagiac woman pulled unbreathing out of Magician Lake has her neighbor and a passerby to thank for saving her life. 66-year old Kathy Baliunas was swimming in Magician Lake in Sister Lakes yesterday when she became...Tags: Nursing, Lakes and Ponds, Emergency Health Procedures, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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APNewsBreak: Questions for Medicare in outbreak
WASHINGTON -- Medicare is coming under scrutiny in the meningitis outbreak that has rekindled doubts about the safety of the nation's drug supply. The giant health insurance program for seniors long ago flagged compounded drugs produced for the mass...Tags: Chemical Industry, Medicare, Allergies, Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals
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New treatment for patients with severe asthma
KIAHExtra, extra, read all about it! There’s a new treatment for patients with severe asthma, and some patients are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. For people who face asthma attacks regularly, the importance of a treatment that can make...Tags: Physical Conditions, Asthma
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Apples can help fight cancer, lower cholesterol
FARGO, N.D. - That apple tree is amazing. Look at this apple! my older daughter exclaimed as she held up a large, bright red apple. She had just come inside after using our apple picker to pluck some of the brightest red fruits high in the tree in our...Tags: Overweight, Cancer, Cornell University, Medical Research, Colon Cancer
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It's A Medical Nightmare: A 24-year-old Man Endures 350 Surgeries Since Childhood
AP Chief Medical WriterIt's a medical nightmare: a 24-year-old man endures 350 surgeries since childhood to remove growths that keep coming back in his throat and have spread to his lungs, threatening his life. Now doctors have found a way to help him by way of a scientific...Tags: Health Treatments, Cancer, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research, Colon Cancer
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Meditation apps let the peace flow through the phone
When it's time to meditate, sit comfortably, focus your attention … and reach for your smartphone? More and more people are doing just that, ifApple's iPhoneApp Store is any indication — a search for "meditation" results in more than 1,000...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, High Blood Pressure, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone
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2012 Iowa harvest exposure to mold and dust in grain
Grain dust is always a health concern for Iowa farmers and those working in the grain industry. Drought conditions this year may elevate human and animal health concerns because of increased dust and mold exposure. The Iowa Department of Public Health has...Tags: Symptoms, Allergies, Headaches, Asthma, Coughing
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Scourge for cattle producers: Dust and cattle
I'm in the middle of reading a book by Timothy Egan called The Worst Hard Time. If you're interested in American history surrounding the plight of the farmers and townspeople of the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles during the Dust Bowl years of the 1930's,...Tags: Immune System, Pneumonia, South Dakota State University, Vaccines, Respiratory Disease
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Fans see a different side to WWE Champ CM Punk at improv show
There was no script for the “Art of Wrestling” show starring WWE Champion CM Punk and host and fellow wrestler Colt Cabana Wednesday at the ComedySportz Theatre. As Punk pointed out, there never usually is with anything he’s involved...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Cystic Fibrosis, Sam Thompson, Comedy (genre), Wrestling
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Hoosiers encouraged to quit smoking as Lung Cancer Awareness month kicks off
Lung cancer is still a top killer of Hoosiers in Indiana. Health officials announced Friday that it is the leading cause of cancer deaths. About 4,000 people die each year, and about 5m200 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed. November is Lung...
Tags: Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Quitting Smoking
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