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New therapy could reduce diabetes-related amputation
Jim Keenan wasn't particularly alarmed by a small blister that developed on his heel. Five days later, the 62-year-old's foot was so seriously infected doctors feared they might need to amputate his lower leg. Keenan, who also has Type 2 diabetes,...
Tags: Diabetes, Insulin, University of Arizona, General Practitioners, Genesis (music group)
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Edward's Story: School bus crash victim learns to walk again, returns home
He's the kid who gives them away like they were going out of style. Edward Tindall, 7, has a smile that comes easy, and often. “I can’t help but to smile when I see my baby smile,” said Nikki Dennis, Edward’s mother. For three...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents
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Optical illusion dampens arthritis pain
Seeing the movements of a healthy hand mirroring one's own movements plays a welcome trick on the brains of arthritis sufferers, a new study shows: It reduces the perception of pain. The observation, reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience's...Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Human Body, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis, Health
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Indiana mom who lost legs protecting children from tornado gets prosthetic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A southern Indiana woman who lost parts of both legs while protecting her two children from a tornado received her first prosthetic leg on Wednesday, exactly two months after she was injured. "It's a good anniversary,"...
Tags: Rentals, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Tatyana McFadden: Howard County's 'Lady Velocity'
World-class track athlete Tatyana McFadden is not a flashy person. Soft-spoken with a thin face, dark brown eyes and a deceptively muscular frame, she is not the type to speak of her accomplishments without some prompting. But when she does talk about her...
Tags: College Sports, Sports, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Track and Field, Chicago Marathon
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CDC still listening to youth vaccination debate
Mediators were dispatched to help keep the conversation civil at a health forum in Chicago last week — a clear sign of the passionate opinions elicited by the debate about whether the federal government should recommend that babies be vaccinated...Tags: Illinois, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Parenting, Family, Preventative Medicine
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Mental illness redefined
When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short.
First published in 1952, the tome also is used as a standard by researchers, the health...Tags: Obesity, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Depression
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A new you: Post-mastectomy options
It had taken some years for Nicole McLean to embrace her God-given breasts, ample at size H cups. So when, at 39, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and told, despite her adamant protests, that mastectomy was the best option, McLean never...Tags: Cancer, New Smyrna Beach, Chest, Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Cancer
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Gold Star Mothers continue the service of their fallen children
BETHESDA — A mother arrives at the Red Cross office at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on a mission for her son, a 23-year-old soldier and double amputee. He needs a back scratcher. With her bright eyes and wide smile, volunteer Janice...
Tags: White House, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, World War II (1939-1945), Memorial Day, World War I (1914-1918)
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Young girl loses feet in mower accident
It's a parent's worst nightmare. A father from Forest Hill accidentally backed his lawn mower into his five-year-old daughter, severing her feet. The accident happened at about 6:30 p.m. Monday when many in the neighborhood were out doing evening yard...Tags: Kensington, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Lawnmower accidents common in the summer
I wrote today about a 5-year-old Harford County girl who lost her feet after her father accidently backed into her with a lawn mower. It is an accident that could have been prevented, but one that is not all that uncommon in the summer months....
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Injuries and Wounds, Health
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Facts to know about diabetes
With so much health information readily available, it’s often hard for the nearly 26 million Americans living with diabetes to separate fact from fiction. Here are some facts you should know if you have diabetes. — Diabetes is a serious...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Attack
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