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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: Skin Cancer, Lungs and Airways, Abdominal Pain, Dialysis, Kidney Disease
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Greenwood woman gets life-saving transplant after four-year wait
A Greenwood woman said she had almost given up hope, when she received a life-changing phone call. Julie Miranda needed a kidney and pancreas transplant, but it felt like she had been waiting forever. She said with one phone call, her prayers were...
Tags: Dialysis, Diabetes
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Asthma, Lungs and Airways, Behavioral Conditions, Chemicals, Chemical Industry
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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 <a href="/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63883094-10141523.jpg "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 <a href="/health/breastcancer/\">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.")
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: Lungs and Airways, Dialysis, Kidney, Chemical Industry, Medical Services
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Letter: Ever considered the possibility of organ donation?
Editor: Have you or your family ever considered the possibility of organ donation? It is not a subject that is easily discussed, but it is a very important issue and one that should be shared with all members of your family. There are 115,662 people...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Lungs and Airways, Hospitals and Clinics, Charity, Human Interest
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Dream comes true for Somerset girl
Daily American Staff WriterA dream came true for 5-year-old Ariah Rogers when she met Mickey Mouse at Disney World in September. “It was fantastic,” said her father, Jesse Rogers. “It was great.” This was an experience he never thought she’d...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Diseases and Illnesses, Amusement and Theme Parks, Walt Disney World Resort, Human Interest
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All about billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, potential AEG bidder
The whispers started right away: Was Patrick Soon-Shiong, a Los Angeles billionaire-doctor-philanthropist-businessman, on the shortlist of potential buyers for entertainment giant AEG? Soon after the company put itself on the block Tuesday, Soon-Shiong...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Drugs and Medicines, Denzel Washington, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Type 2 diabetes at a glance
HealthKey.com contributorMost people with diabetes - 90 percent to 95 percent - have type 2, once called adult-onset diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health. It is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes glucose. Unlike those with type 1,...Tags: Weight, Africa, Hospitals and Clinics, Genes and Chromosomes, Health
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Salem woman takes part in diabetes research
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterPeople with Type One Diabetes have to manage their disease every day. They're tied to insulin pumps and blood sugar monitors. But one local woman is taking part in clinical research she hopes will one day give more freedom to people with diabetes. "I...Tags: Insulin, Science and Technology, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Research, Insulin Injections
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Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood
BALTIMORE — Days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Brenda Maker’s diabetes was gone — her body producing enough of the hormone insulin to turn sugar into fuel. It’s a phenomenon seen in recent years by doctors who...Tags: Weight, University of Maryland, College Park, Physiology, Hormones and Metabolism, Weight Loss
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Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood
Days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Brenda Maker's diabetes was gone — her body producing enough of the hormone insulin to turn sugar into fuel.
It's a phenomenon seen in recent years by doctors who increasingly are using the operation...Tags: Weight, Physiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Weight Loss Surgery, Health
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Healing hands lead the way
Burleigh is a Bernese mountain dog who is more mountain than dog. At 120 pounds, the 16-month-old bounds into the examining room at a Des Plaines doggy fitness center like an animal a quarter of his size. Burleigh is Katie Mehrtens' youngest client and...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Acupuncture, Blindness, Broken Leg, Injuries and Wounds
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