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Food-borne infections endanger long-term health, especially for kids
Booster ShotsFair warning: Put down that salad or medium-rare cheeseburger you're eating, pitch the brie cheese you enjoy with a glass of wine, and clear the chicken and leafy greens from the plate in front of Junior. Because you're not going...... -
Fish and Game Q&A: What happened to the trout fishery in Lake Oroville?
OutpostsIn support of the California Department of Fish and Game and its effort to keep hunters and anglers informed, Outposts, on Thursday or Friday, posts marine biologist Carrie Wilson's weekly Q&A column: Question:What happened to the trout fishery in Lake...... -
Former Orioles executive Jim Duquette to donate kidney to daughter
The problems of a 10-year-old sound something like this. "Can I pleeeaaase have an email account?" pleads Lindsey Duquette, jumping up and down in front of her mom, Pam Duquette, in the family kitchen in Sparks. "All my friends have email." It's...
Tags: Alonzo Mourning, New York Mets, Symptoms, Nephrotic Syndrome, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant
Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...Tags: Stroke, Hospitals and Clinics, Plastic Surgery, Awards and Prizes, Injuries and Wounds
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Many suffer needlessly with this extreme form of arthritis
Gout. It is one of the oldest diseases on record — the ancients wrote about it in 5 B.C. — yet most people today know little about it. Worse, they think they have to live with it. "Seniors should know that gout should not be tolerated,"...Tags: Allopurinol (drug), Diabetes, Arthritis, Bones and Joints, Drugs and Medicines
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Study reveals strongest link yet between organ transplants, cancer
The most comprehensive study ever on the link between organ donations and cancer is arming physicians with new data that could help make the procedures safer.
Organ transplant patients get new kidneys, livers and lungs that save their lives, but they...Tags: Research, HIV, Cancer, Medical Research, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Dr. Otto Roza, 87
Dr. Otto Roza passed away on Oct. 30, 2012, two days prior to his 88th birthday, in Florida. He was the first nephrologist (kidney specialist) in Washington County and the Tri-State area. He introduced outpatient dialysis for patients with advanced...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Diseases and Illnesses, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Kidney Disease, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Medical Services, National Institutes of Health, Human Body, Inflammation, Physical Conditions
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Nicholasville man turns hero to offer kidney to stepdaughter
brossi@jessaminejournal.comThere are times when life presents someone with what seems like insurmountable odds in a war where victory is far from reach. In those dark times, a hero steps up and saves the day — or at least that’s how it is in the comic books and movies....Tags: Justin Bieber, YouTube, Cancer, Human Interest, Superman (fictional character)
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Smith Island kidney patient waiting on a new 'gift of life'
Joan Corbin's day is governed by the humming box in the alcove off her living room. For nearly an hour in the afternoon and nine hours at night, the Smith Island resident must tether herself to a suitcase-sized dialysis machine to get rid of the waste...Tags: Stroke, Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Dialysis
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Top 10 Threats to Men's Health
Content courtesy of the Mayo ClinicDo you know the greatest threats to men's health? The list is surprisingly short - and prevention pays off. Consider this top 10 list of men's health threats, compiled from statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...Tags: Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer, Overweight, Heart Disease
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Know your diabetes ABCs
HealthKey.com contributorIf you have diabetes, remembering to monitor your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels is as easy as ABC. What They Are While being diabetic increases your possibility of having a heart attack, stroke and other diabetes-related problems,...Tags: Diabetes, ABC (tv network), Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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