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Alcohol, vinegar treatment rids lice for some
Q: I feel like crying for joy, when yesterday I was just ready to cry. After battling lice for weeks, I was almost ready to take a razor to the long, brown locks that have taken me three years to grow. Thank goodness I found the Listerine-and-vinegar...
Tags: Blood, Knees, Arthritis, Dietary Supplements, Hemorrhoids
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Boy, 11, shot in Englewood neighborhood
Tribune reporterAn 11-year-old boy was shot in the upper body this afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. The boy was shot near West 59th Street and South Stewart Avenue about 4 p.m., police said. He was walking with his brother along...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Chicago, Emergency Health Procedures
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Issues with long-term use of anti-inflammatories
Q: My husband was in the hospital as a result of taking naproxen for tendinitis. He used it exactly as prescribed, and it still caused more trouble than it was worth.
He had severe gastrointestinal bleeding, so bad that he needed a blood transfusion with...Tags: Blood Pressure Increase, Asthma, Acetaminophen (drug), Celebrex (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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Hepatitis C related death rates rise
KIAHA silent killer is among us, no joke. You could be walking around with hepatitis C, and not even know it. We're not just talking about high risk people, such as IV drug users. Baby boomers, those born between 1945 and 1965 could be at risk, one in 33...Tags: Blood, Viral Diseases and Infections, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis C , Emergency Health Procedures
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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk
WASHINGTON (AP)— Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.
Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965...Tags: Washington, DC, Internists, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Cirrhosis
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Red Cross In Desperate Need of Blood
American Red CrossBefore, during and immediately after the holiday season, the American Red Cross experiences a significant decline in donor turnout at local blood drives and donor centers. This reduction in collections has put several blood types at critical or...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations, Human Body, Christianity
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Who receives donated blood?
Every two seconds someone in our country needs a blood transfusion. Like the emergency room of a hospital, the American Red Cross needs to be prepared to respond to patient emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Right here in the...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Human Body, Cancer
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Inspired by daughter’s illness, mom helps collect 770 pints of blood
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsTaylor Babec was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphatic lymphoma when s he was 5, followed by 22 blood transfusions in the three years. Her mother, …... -
Aberdeen girl awaits transplant
edickey@aberdeennews.comBefore chemotherapy took 7-year-old Lexy Becker's hair, her parents let her dye it pink and purple — her favorite colors. After all the dye was washed out and Lexy's hair was dry, her mom, Melissa Becker, said she happened to brush back her...Tags: University of Minnesota, Bone Marrow, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology
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Petit: 'More Nerve-Wracking' To Testify Second Time
The Hartford CourantOn the witness stand Tuesday, Dr. William Petit Jr. appeared just as calm and composed as he did a year ago testifying about the deadly attack on his family at his Cheshire home. But to Petit, the horror of the night and early morning — and the...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Waterbury, Crime Victims, Jennifer Hawke-Petit
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Private insurance, better prostate surgery outcome?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. men who have surgery for prostate cancer seem to fare better if they have private insurance rather than public coverage through Medicare or Medicaid, a new study finds. Researchers determined that among more than 61,000...Tags: Prostate, Medicaid, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, Erectile Dysfunction
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Police dog released from clinic after shooting
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Terre Haute police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer has been released from a Purdue University veterinary clinic.
WLFI-TV says the dog named Shadow was released Thursday...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Emergency Health Procedures, Chicago Hotels
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