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When weight is disabling
Lisa Harrison weighed 527 pounds on the day she was fired from her job at a Louisiana drug addiction treatment center. The 5-foot-2-inch Harrison, who believed her employer considered her "disabled" due to her weight, filed a discrimination charge with...
Tags: Obesity, Body Mass Index, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Social Security, Back Pain
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Aging U.S. to drive up heart-related health costs: study
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The costs linked to heart failure in the United States are expected to more than double within the next two decades as the population ages and treatments help patients with the disease live longer, a study released on Wednesday...Tags: Health Insurance, Heart Problems, Medical Research, Health Insurance Cost, Diseases and Illnesses
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Fruit, Mediterranean diet tied to fewer hot flashes
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat diets high in fruit, certain vegetables, pasta and red wine are less likely to have hot flashes and night sweats during menopause, a new study from Australia suggests. Researchers found that of about 6,000...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Nutrition, Women's Health, Health, Menopause
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Other Voices: Genetically modified crops, food shortages and brain research
Do not fear genetically modified crops Overheard from an Oregon legislator as he exited a committee meeting at the Capitol: "Are we regulating religion or agriculture?" That's a good question, and has probably crossed the minds of many legislators...Tags: Barack Obama, Medical Research, Food Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, Health Insurance Cost
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Margel L. Burton, factory worker
Margel L. Burton, a retired factory worker and former longtime Dundalk resident, died March 29 from complications of pneumonia at Carolina Point Nursing Home in Durham, N.C. She was 81. The daughter of farmers, the former Margel Love Gray was born and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Surgery, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dundalk
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Let Advanced Practice Nurses Practice Independently
The Hartford CourantOne of the more controversial bills being discussed by lawmakers in Connecticut' s General Assembly would give advanced practice registered nurses the right to practice independently. Current regulations allow them to practice collaboratively under...Tags: Nursing Homes, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Cardiologists, Nursing
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Red meat risks: One more reason to go vegetarian
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Dr. Hazen'...
Tags: Canterbury, Internists, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Panel discusses relationship between faith and health
davem@herald-mail.comA panel of speakers discussed different approaches to optimal health during a program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition of Washington County at Hagerstown Church of the Brethren on East Washington Street on Wednesday night. One of the three speakers...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Personal Service, Diets and Dieting, Acupuncture, Drugs and Medicines
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Anti-fracking legislation is not premature
Commentator Harry Alford's claim that focusing on fracking legislation in Maryland constitutes a waste of time and effort suggests a shocking ignorance of what is happening in other states ("Anti-fracking legislation is premature," March 7). Maryland's...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources
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Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation luncheon raises funds for cardiac projects
Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation recently held its annual Happy Heart Luncheon, which raises awareness of women’s heart disease. The luncheon raised nearly $10,000 and all funds raised from the event will go to support cardiac projects at...
Tags: Cardiologists, Diseases and Illnesses
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Writer Mark Bittman Talks About the Past and Future of Food
Mark Bittman Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m., IKEA, 450 Sargent Drive, New Haven Food is essential. It's basic. You die without it. But we're interested in it beyond mere sustenance. Food and cooking have become key elements of our popular culture...
Tags: The New York Times, Mark Bittman, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Diets and Dieting, Television
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NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors
AP Pro Football WriterNEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease. They then might be told to...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Concussion, Roger Goodell
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