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READER SUBMITTED: New England's First Comprehensive Stroke Center At Hartford Hospital
HartfordThe Joint Commission has designated The Stroke Center at Hartford Hospital as New England and Connecticut's first Comprehensive Stroke Center. The recognition from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association means...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions, American Heart Association, Hartford Hospital
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'Emotional paramedics' there in times of trauma
He was a wreck, this stranger sitting alone in front of the nurses' station at the hospital. It might have been Tom Walsh's first day as a trauma volunteer, but life experience told him that this man was the man he'd been called to help. This man's...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Human Interest, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Stroke: The Risks And Warning Signs
Stroke Center medical director, The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, and more than 137,000 people die from a stroke. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. This unfortunate situation could be improved if people knew more about stroke warning signs and...Tags: Heart Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, High Cholesterol, Physical Conditions
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Ladies, Know About Your Heart
Cardiologist and director, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Women's Heart Wellness CenterAs a female who gets paid to “know about hearts,” herein lies an opportunity to share some information about heart conditions and heart health for women. Foremost, heart disease in women is all too common yet too few women know that...Tags: Heart Disease, Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, Breast Cancer, Heart Problems
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Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they'd have to live with their side effects, says a new study. "If you'...Tags: Demographics, American Cancer Society, Health Treatments, Erectile Dysfunction, Health and Medical Professionals
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Help at home is critical for doctor moms
The Miami Herald (MCT)For Kristina Deeter, a hard day at work could include resuscitating a toddler who nearly drowned, adjusting medication for a child who is struggling to tolerate a new heart, or setting up a premature baby on life support. Then, after an intense 12-hour...Tags: Neurosurgery, Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Human Interest
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Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy
Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...
Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Coughing, Lobbying, Steaks, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...
Tags: Glaucoma, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Seizures, Science and Technology, Migraine
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Acupuncture, Government Health Care, Medicare, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study. The researchers write...Tags: Heart Disease, Government Health Care, Medicare, Dialysis, Renal Failure
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High school graduates encouraged to pursue occupational therapy [letter]
Editor: As summer approaches, many high school students are getting ready to graduate and head off to colleges across the nation. As a soon to graduate college student, who attended our own Fallston High School, I would like to suggest a major that is...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Schools, Nursing Homes
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8-year-old stroke survivor raises awareness at museum event
At the age of 8, Kendall "Roo" Gillis is a stroke survivor. Last July, the first-grader who earned her nickname Roo from the character of the same name in Winnie the Pooh, was playing on the beach when she told her mother, Greta, "my head hurts." Her...Tags: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Physical Conditions
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