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UNCOMMON BOND: Siblings share rare genetic disorder
kpeek@amnews.comFor the Jennings family, the unknown is a real part of their lives. Vanessa, 11, and Jacob, 7, were diagnosed with a rare disease in 2008. At the time, Vanessa was 7 and Jacob just 2. Doctors had been testing Vanessa since she was about 2 years old in...Tags: Research, Aneurysm, Parenting, Genes and Chromosomes, Liver Disease
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Arthritis is as debilitating to pets as it is to humans
Recently, the weather has made abrupt changes. One week the weather consists of 70-degree temperatures and beautiful sunny days. Then, abruptly, the next week’s weather is cold and rainy with near below freezing nights. Subsequently, my right...
Tags: Inflammation, Glucosamine, Pharmaceuticals, Dietary Supplements, Hips
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GUEST COLUMN: Down syndrome groups offer debate question
Contributing WriterOct. 1, was the start of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The Obama campaign website posted its “Letter of the Week” from Brittany, a 25-year-old with Down syndrome. And, predictably, right-wing commentators expressed outrage. But their...Tags: U.S. Elections, Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, Government Health Care
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Clark women to compete for Miss Kentucky
The Winchester SunClark County will be well represented at the 2012 Miss Kentucky Pageant this weekend in Lexington. A former Miss Clark County Fair and the daughter of a former Miss Kentucky will both be vying for the opportunity to represent the state at the Miss...Tags: Western Kentucky University, Education, Entertainment Events, American Heart Association, Colleges and Universities
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Prep Basketball: Danville's Caudill glad to be back on the court after missing last year with back injury
marsee@amnews.comRob Caudill’s back has allowed him to get back in the game. Caudill has returned to the Danville basketball team for his senior season after sitting out last year with pain in his back that not only kept him out of the gym but threatened his overall...Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Basketball, College Baseball, Health, Bones and Joints
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Make A Wish arranges for Abby Crews to meet Mickey Mouse
The Winchester SunIf your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do — Disney theme song Abby Crews will soon get her wish — one most little girls only dream of, but that for her will be a dream come true. She has...Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory System, Mickey Mouse (fictional animal), Human Interest, Human Body
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Rare bone disease can't stop GRC student from achieving her dreams
For most people, breaking a bone is a pretty traumatic event.
For 17-year-old George Rogers Clark sophomore Rebecca Perritt, who had her first broken bone when she was three weeks old, it’s not a very big deal anymore.
Rebecca, was born with...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shriners, Human Body, Broken Bones, Colleges and Universities
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Biotechnology Industry, Diabetes, George W. Bush, Human Interest
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Oncology, Angelina Jolie, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer
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Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'
My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...Tags: Louis I Lang, Pharmaceuticals, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Springfield baby loses battle to SMA
lpozen@kspr.com; bfoster@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A ten-month old baby in the Ozarks lost his battle to the most severe cause of infant death. Logan Ruth died early Saturday morning in the arms of his parents. "We want to remember his happy face and he wouldn't want us to cry.... -
One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, Iraq War (2003-2011), Afghanistan, Iraq
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