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The brain versus the heart
The human brain weighs 3 pounds. The human heart weighs 12 ounces. Without brain or heart our bodies cannot function. The heart needs the brain to tell it when to beat, and how fast. The brain needs the heart to provide it with blood. It is a... -
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Mentally disabled girl denied kidney transplant
KIAHDoesn’t anyone have a heart these days? All 3-year-old Amelia Rivera needs is a kidney. She was born with a genetic disorder that causes mental and physical impairments. Her mom, Chrissy Rivera, says she needs a kidney transplant or she could...Tags: Health, Facebook, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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FDA approves first drug to treat cystic fibrosis
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsCystic fibrosis, the genetic disorder effecting approximately 30,000 Americans, has a new form of treatment. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to treat the disease. Patients suffering from CF have a mutated enzyme ...Tags: Health, Symptoms, Cystic Fibrosis, Human Body, Hospitals and Clinics
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Gingrich defiant as Romney's lead grows in Florida
Los Angeles TimesReporting from Jacksonville, Fla., Lutz, Fla., and— Newt Gingrich tried to discount a likely defeat in Tuesday's Florida primary by declaring that Mitt Romney had yet to prove he could win a majority of the Republican vote and predicting that...Tags: Health, Media Industry, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Elections
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Prep Basketball: Danville's Caudill glad to be back on the court after missing last year with back injury
marsee@amnews.comRob Caudill’s back has allowed him to get back in the game. Caudill has returned to the Danville basketball team for his senior season after sitting out last year with pain in his back that not only kept him out of the gym but threatened his overall...Tags: Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health and Medical Professionals, Baseball
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Loyola researchers try to bolster fight against infection, cancer
Researchers at Loyola University Medical Center have recently made a discovery that could be the first significant step toward helping the body's immune system put up a more effective fight against severe infections and possibly cancer. In a study...
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Could Fragile X be the answer?
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition and is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common known genetic cause of autism or autistic like behavior (though not all children with Fragile X Syndrome have autism or an Autism...Tags: Health, Autism, American School for the Deaf, Human Body, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lancaster Co. Mother Fights to Raise Awareness About Rare Disorder
A Lancaster county mother, whose son has a rare genetic disorder, is fighting to raise money for research.
Joell Ketcham says the Angelman Syndrome Foundation is asking people to pay to dress casually on February 29th -- for Rare Disease Day.
Her 18-...
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