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Hartford 'Gun Buy-Back' Set For Saturday
The Hartford CourantThe city's three trauma centers, law enforcement and now the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association are urging gun owners to hand over their unwanted firearms in exchange for grocery money. The latest event for the growing Capitol Region Gun Buy-Back...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Family, Crime, Law and Justice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Lawyers
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FDA approves Roche diagnostic for gene mutation in lung cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Lung Cancer, Roche Holding AG, Genentech Inc., Chemotherapy
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Hysterectomy not tied to heart risk factors: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite evidence suggesting that women whose uterus has been removed may be more likely to experience heart troubles, a new study finds that the usual signs of heart disease risk are not more severe in middle-aged women after...Tags: Physical Conditions, Menopause, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease
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Former Lancaster city councilman arrested in Harrodsburg
HARRODSBURG — A former Lancaster council member was arrested early this morning after he allegedly fled the scene of an accident while intoxicated. Brandon McGlone, 26, of Lancaster was arrested just after midnight and lodged in the Boyle County...
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Drug Use, Alcohol Addiction, Recreational Substance Use
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: New Britain, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Liver Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Jolie surgery sets good example by careful weighing of risks: doctors
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer....Tags: Oncology, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Breast Cancer
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Preventive surgery may have saved Angelina Jolie's life
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer after the results of a genetic test showed she was at high risk for developing the disease. "She's...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, The New York Times
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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: Brad Pitt reacts
Angelina Jolie was "heroic" for undergoing a preventive double mastectomy, her fiance, Brad Pitt, said Tuesday after she wrote an op-ed piece revealing her decision and describing the mastectomy process, which began in February. "Having witnessed...Tags: Health Organizations, Celebrity Surgery, Brad Pitt, Social Media, Ovarian Cancer
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Carmat gets approval to test artificial heart in four countries
Reuters* To test heart in Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia * Could gain approval in France and other countries soon * Shares rise 25 percent PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France's Carmat has won approval to proceed with the first human implantations of its...Tags: France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Slovenia
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John David Dyche: Beshear wrong to expand Medicaid
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expanding Medicaid eligibility by executive fiat. His action is wrong in several respects. About one of every five Kentuckians is already on Medicaid, the joint federal — and state health care program for low...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Personal Income, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance
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