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Martinez: If Chavez no longer leads, what happens in Venezuela?
This time there is no need to speculate. Venezuela's strongman Hugo Chávez is gravely ill and might die in weeks if not months. Chávez admitted his pelvic cancer had recurred for a third time and traveled to Cuba for surgery. Most foreign oncologists...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Venezuela, Elections, Cuba, Politics
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Pesek tough act to follow
Nick Pesek was coming off the best season of his football career. He was a 1,000-yard rusher for a Saint Xavier University team that hit a peak one year earlier than its coaches had expected and was returning 16 of the starters who won the NAIA national...
Tags: Health Treatments, Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Sports, Football
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St. Vincent, Lung Cancer Alliance host annual Shine a Light vigil
St. Vincent Cancer Care and the Lung Cancer Alliance partnered up to host the second annual Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil Tuesday night. With Fox59's Michael Henrich serving as master of ceremonies, dozens of lung cancer survivors, co-survivors,...
Tags: Human Interest, Medical Specialization, American Lung Association, Lung Cancer
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Mushroom power: Plant of immortality
Q: I asked an elderly Japanese friend why she looks so young for her age. She said she drinks tea made with reishi mushrooms. Is there anything to this? — A.F., Castle Rock, Colo. Dear A.F.: The short answer is yes. The Chinese name for reishi...
Tags: Immune System, General Practitioners, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research, Asthma
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Experimental treatment offers hope to brain cancer patients
An experimental treatment is offering new hope to patients fighting one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Researchers at Indiana University Health Neuroscience and the IU Simon Cancer Center are recruiting participants for a clinical study...
Tags: Health, Healthcare Provider, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Brain
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IU oncology nurse named 2012 Extraordinary Healer
An IU Simon Cancer Center nurse has won an Extraordinary Healer Award for her work in oncology. Sheila Dropcho learned that she won Cure Magazine’s award Friday. She was one of three finalists picked from all across the nation. She told us she...
Tags: Health, Healthcare Provider, Personal Service, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
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So what's a man to do?
For men of a certain age getting a PSA blood test -- to check for possible prostate cancer -- is an annual affair. If you're over 50, chances are you've had the test and if you haven't it's not because your doctor didn't mention it. Now comes the...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prostate Cancer, The New York Times
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Can boy's 2nd wish upon a star come true?
Kyle Rodas isn't a star quarterback who might one day toss a game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, or even a high-school game.
Ever since his teenage body turned on him, Kyle's realized he'll never be carried off the field as the conquering hero...Tags: Health, Brain, Headaches, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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Doctor taking on Villages over cancer center
Lauren RitchieFirst of two parts. Most everybody knows this axiom: Don't pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel. Is it possible that Norman Anderson never heard it? Anderson is an Ocala cancer doctor who founded the Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute...Tags: Health, Healthcare Provider, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Charity
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Hospital company owes explanation about partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center
Second of two parts
Sunday's column began to examine a controversy in The Villages that surrounds the Moffitt Cancer Center, which is scheduled to open in the fall.
The building to house the center is being paid for and constructed by H. Gary Morse and...Tags: Health, Corporate Officers, Healthcare Provider, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics
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LVH honors 34 at its Friends of Nursing celebration
HealthThirty four clinicians and seven care teams recently received awards at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Friends of Nursing Celebration. The program was attended by more than 725 colleagues and community members at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The awards are... -
Valerie Harper tells ‘The Doctors’: My husband hid diagnosis
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelValerie Harper talks about her terminal brain cancer diagnosis on Monday's edition of “The Doctors.” How did she get the diagnosis? “I didn’t get it because my husband hid it,” says the actress, 73. “Poor baby. He was...
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