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OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients
Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...
Tags: Symptoms, HIV, Liver Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Hepatitis
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Baby boomers need hepatitis C testing
All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, Cancer, Disease Prevention, Death
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CDC: Baby Boomers should get tested for Hepatitis C
BALTIMORE SUNAll baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, Cancer, Death, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Website offers a tool for menopausal women
As symptoms of menopause sneak up on her, Sue Cunningham turns to her older sister for advice on what to expect next. "Now, it's night sweats at 3:15 a.m. Exactly. Every night," said the 45-year-old Pilates instructor. Like many women, though, she...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Ovarian Cancer, Symptoms, Menopause, University of California, San Diego
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FYI on BMI: Panel wants obesity screening for all adults
CW33 NewsIt's been a transformative two years for Belinda Osborn. Not that long ago she was gaining too much weight and she knew it. "The places I carry my weight is more around my middle which is where it is more dangerous on the heart," Belinda recalled....Tags: Overweight, Body Mass Index, Symptoms, Diabetes, Heart Attack
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Price Jeffrey Tefft
Moorhead, Minn.: Price Jeffrey Tefft, Moorhead, Minn., died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Moorhead, Minn., following a long struggle with liver disease. Price (formerly of Aberdeen and Bowie, Maryland) was born Oct. 14, 1956, at...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Aberdeen, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Human Interest
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New radiology suite opens at Martinsburg hospital
West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s City Hospital officials celebrated the opening of a new interventional radiology suite Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony co-hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County. The $2...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cancer, Radiology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Keeping your sugar in check
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Mindy Athas weighs in on sugar.
The term sugar is used for a...Tags: Pizzas, Foods and Beverages, Heart Disease, Genes and Chromosomes, Diabetes
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Kroger over pet food recall
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Kroger for a 2010 pet food recall. The lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim their pedigreed dog died after eating Kroger's Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food. The dog's death happened around the same time Kroger...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Roanoke football coach back on the field after a battle for his life
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterYou may know him. He's been coaching local athletes for more than three decades. But what you might not know is this coach's battles on the field are nothing compared to the battle he's had for his life. Jeff Johnson spent 16 years as the head football...Tags: Football, High School Sports, Charity, Sports
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After a week of wondering, sisters find out brother died
andrews@herald-mail.comDennis Miller’s sisters said he often would go somewhere to drink for a while; they wouldn’t see him for a day or two. “He was an alcoholic, but he didn’t stay drunk,” said his twin sister, Dianne Miller. He would stay...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Dennis Miller, Politics, Alcohol Addiction, Personal Data Collection
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Lucky and plenty good
While the fact that Howard Dell won six gold medals at the Transplant Games of America from July 28-31 in Grand Rapids, Mich. is an amazing accomplishment in itself, it still takes a backseat to another vital feat. The Canada native and Newport Beach...
Tags: Track and Field, Patty Schnyder, Football, Awards and Prizes, Sports
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