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New co-chairwomen are `painting the town purple' for Relay For Life
Daily American CorrespondentThis year's Relay For Life in Meyersdale will have two new co-chairwomen in charge of the 24-hour walk for the American Cancer Society, set for June 15-16 at the Meyersdale school track. Ginny Knieriem of Meyersdale and Donna Saylor of Salisbury are...Tags: Chemotherapy, Colon Cancer, Cancer, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Human Interest
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Study: 2 in 5 Hoosiers will develop cancer during their life
A new study released Monday showed about 2.5 million Hoosiers, or two in five people now living in Indiana, will develop cancer. That’s 30,000 Hoosiers each year. Greenwood resident Rhonda Irskens never thought a colonoscopy would change her life...
Tags: Lungs and Airways, Chemotherapy, Medical Research, Colon Cancer, Cancer
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Lee Initiatives awards 33 grants to community organizations
Our Town EditorJoseph Pawlowski recalls the young man who attended church and programs at the Salvation Army in Johnstown. When the man's toothache progressed into an infection and abscess, it was cleaned insufficiently and capped. He died from encephalitis, said...Tags: Colon Cancer, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, The Salvation Army, Advanced Training
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Woman organized 5K run/walk to honor mother and fight pancreatic cancer
HealthTo honor two women who lost lives to pancreatic cancer and raise funds for research to find a cure, Jenn LeConte of Hanover Township, Northampton County, started J's Run 5K Run & Fitness Walk, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 12 at Asa Packer... -
Lloyd Waters: Coffee? Tea? How about some MoviPrep?
Mickey Mantle was one of my favorite baseball heroes as I was growing up in Dargan. I still remember the exciting 1961 home run race between him and Roger Maris. As Mantle lay in his New York hospital bed dying from cancer of the liver, he famously said,...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Colon Cancer, Liver Cancer, Cancer, Mickey Mantle
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News briefs
Analysis: Obama sends Romney a message: The game is on even if you aren’t ready WASHINGTON (AP) — Reality smacked Mitt Romney in the face twice in a 24-hour span. President Barack Obama used the power of the presidency to ring the general...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Cancer, Parties and Movements, Teaching and Learning
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Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures
Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases, no. But patients get these commonly used tests and procedures — and many...
Tags: Aspirin (drug), General Practitioners, Chicago Tribune, Cancer, Heart Problems
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Screening for cancer missing the mark
The percentage of Americans screened for cancer isn't meeting national targets, and the numbers are even worse for minorities, according the first federal study looking at disparities among Asiand and Hispanic groups.
The report by the Centers for...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research, Medical Research, Colon Cancer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Fighting with a vampire
Monsters are real. All of those that were dreaded when we were children do exist.
I want to share with you, my readers, a story about a real live monster. This monster is a vampire. Vampires are really cool in this 21st century. They are very popular...Tags: Vampires (supernatural entitiess), Cancer, Health
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A Different Angle: Here's to having a great new year
Contributing ColumnistWe’re in a brand new year and it has started out OK. It was the last few days of 2011 that weren’t so great. I had a very good Christmas but right after, not only did I have to prepare for a colonoscopy but also my computer died. But in trying...Tags: Frank Sinatra, WD-40 Company
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Sharing friendship, sharing loss
In starless, predawn darkness, I was driving on the Beltway last January, and I was stinking. I'd woken to find my Dickeyville home had no hot water — and no option but to take my friend Carolyn to her appointment, as I'd promised, without...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Cancer, Lexington Market, Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest
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Men don't 'Man-Up' when it comes to Cancer Screening
CW33 NewsThe hospital--it's where nobody wants to go--and according to a new study--especially men. Wayne Reynolds may be the poster boy for why more men should go for cancer screenings. He started having colonoscopies when he was 35 after being diagnosed with...Tags: Medical Research, Chemotherapy, Colon Cancer, Cancer, Oncology
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