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The power of balance
Serelee Hefler tells the students in her class, including a 66-year-old man and a woman who is six months' pregnant, that they are on a ship in the Chesapeake Bay and a storm has just blown in.
"You are all on the deck, and you are trying to keep your...Tags: Vitamin D, High Blood Pressure, Legs, Annapolis, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Baltimore inventor gave hope to those with hip problems
While the name John Gilbert Collison Sr. has been largely forgotten today, his invention of the artificial steel hip ball more than 60 years ago has given him orthopedic immortality. His invention, manufactured in Baltimore in his Falls Road facility,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Hospitals and Clinics, Celebrities and Health Issues, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John Gilbert
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Police search teen's home in connection with Brownsburg fatal crash
Brownsburg police executed a search warrant at a Pittsboro home Monday, in connection with a car accident that killed one teenager and injured four others. Nathan Gentry, 18, was sitting in the backseat of Pontiac Grand Am when it crashed in the 6900...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Broken Leg, Drug Trafficking
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Police: Alcohol, marijuana were factors in fatal Brownsburg crash
Brownsburg police confirm Monday that alcohol and marijuana were factors in a Brownsburg crash that killed one teenager and injured four others Saturday morning. Police were called to the 6900 block of County Road 550 East just before 9 a.m. Saturday,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Broken Leg, Drug Trafficking
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Brownsburg crash that killed teen remains under investigation
Detectives continue to investigate why a car with five teenagers crashed into a tree Saturday morning. Detective Sergeant Jennifer Pyatt-Barrett said marijuana, alcohol and speeding may have played a role in the crash. "Part of the investigation is...
Tags: Pelvis, Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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Appeals court reverses decision in lawsuit against Boyne USA
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed a decision made by Charlevoix County's 33rd Circuit Court to deny Boyne USA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the company by a man who injured himself while skiing, according to a recently...
Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Defendants, Justice System, Injuries and Wounds
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Excess Vitamin A may increase risk of osteoporosis
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that too much vitamin A can weaken bones. How much is too much? ANSWER: You are correct. Studies indicate that excess vitamin A stored in the body may increase the risk of reduced bone mineral density and lead to osteoporosis....Tags: Bones and Joints, Hospitals and Clinics, Mineral Supplements, Foods and Beverages, Electrical Appliance
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Hormone replacement therapy questions continue
Perhaps if there were other really effective medications to treat menopausal symptoms people wouldn't care so much about the safety of hormone replacement therapy. But there aren't medications that work as well as estrogen alone (for women who have...
Tags: Menopause, University of California, Los Angeles, Colon Cancer, Injuries and Wounds, Blood
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Hip fractures linked to heartburn drugs
Q: I have just read that powerful acid-suppressing drugs are linked to hip fractures. My doctor wants me to stay on Prevacid even though I have expressed my concerns to him. When I told him what I had read about the dangers of proton pump inhibitors...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vitamin Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Prilosec (drug), Vitamin B2
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Hip replacement can be reasonable option even for older adults
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm an 84-year-old woman with a bad hip. My doctor recommends a total hip replacement, but that seems extreme for someone my age. I am very uncomfortable and a cortisone shot only helped for 10 days. What do you recommend for your...Tags: Weight, Health and Medical Professionals, Hips, Bones and Joints, Hospitals and Clinics
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Care-a-thon: Patient Thankful for Treatment, 20+ Years Later
FOX40 NewsWhen you think about UC Davis Children's Hospital, you might picture the little ones who are currently receiving treatment there. But there is also a story to be told about the grown-ups who are thriving and healthy today thanks to their past experience ...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Injuries and Wounds
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Shattered lives, but who's to blame?
Theirs was a love story that spanned nearly 80 years and ended in tragedy. She died two years ago, fatally injured in a car crash. He was driving, she a passenger. Alone in the Pompano Beach condo they shared for so long, he kept her belongings...
Tags: Lawyers, Witnesses, Fort Lauderdale, Accidental Death, Florida Highway Patrol
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