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Today is World Hepatitis Day: New drugs promise to transform Hepatitis C treatment
Today is World Hepatitis Day, and physicians are applauding two new drugs they hope will make great strides in the treatment and eradication of hepatitis C, Bon Secours Hampton Roads said in a news release. Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common chronic...Tags: Health, Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Human Body, Physical Conditions
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Spring Grove Man Rides Bike For Organ Donation
Multi-media JournalistA man who had to fight to survive is now fighting for a cause. George Bollinger from Heidelberg Township in York County waited two years for a liver transplant after being diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a chronic liver disease. He soon...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Surgery, Health, Vehicles, Diseases and Illnesses
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Protection at a cost
Studies showing that alcohol protects the heart raise questions about drinking.
Does moderate, prudent drinking protect the heart and arteries? Two analyses say — shout, actually — that the answer is yes. But they raise a bigger issue: What...Tags: Health, Stroke, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Disease
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TV and soda: Small habits cause weight creep, study says
Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
While most studies on diet focus on...Tags: Weight, Health, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology
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Looking for strength in numbers
After 13 years of caring for her daughter, who woke up one morning when she was 5 with a headache and hasn't been able to walk or talk since, Pat Charleston has put her with about 300 others in a web registry of patients with mitochondrial diseases....Tags: Columbia University, Trials, Placebo, Food and Drug Administration, Health
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DUI case against ex-dentist focuses on blood-alcohol evidence
Tribune reporterDrew Forquer was under arrest in a fifth DUI case, this time involving a fatal wreck on Chicago's Northwest Side, when a police detective asked him about the hours leading up to the crash. The former dentist acknowledged drinking two beers while...Tags: Lawyers, Physiology, Health, Crimes, Justice System
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Olive oil prevents stroke
HealthFrench researchers recently found that people who were heavy users of olive oil -- using it in cooking as well as a dip or a dressing -- had a 41 percent lower risk of stroke than people who never used it. This is just the latest of reams of studies...... -
Walter Payton battled drugs, suicidal thoughts, new book says
The Fabulous ForumHall of Fame running back Walter Payton abused painkillers after he retired, contemplated suicide and struggled with depression, according to "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," a new book by longtime sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Pearlman... -
Coming soon in the medical arsenal against cancer: vaccines
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's a deceptively simple idea: What if doctors could recruit the body's own immune system to fight cancer? The complexities of the immune system have kept this from becoming reality, until now. Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and...Tags: Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Health, Medical Research, Crime, Law and Justice
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From Sun Magazine: Grayson Gilbert's divine strength
May 19, 2011
The boy approached the marble statue, gazing up — miles up, as he remembers it now — into the face of the benevolent figure it depicted.
It was May 8, 1996, and Grayson Gilbert, 6, had a lot on his mind.
A few months earlier,...Tags: Arts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Chemotherapy
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How to treat minor animal bites, scratches
Animal bites can be serious. They can injure the skin and bones and joints, and the damage could have lasting impacts. Dr. Tanveer Giaibi, chief of emergency medicine at Northwest Hospitals, answers questions about the dangers of and treatments for all...Tags: Cat (animal), Preventative Medicine, Animal Attacks, Health, Abdominal Pain
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The final days of Dave Duerson
They call it The City of Sun and Sea, the Venice of America.
Beautiful Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., is located on a barrier island surrounded by Miami, the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
The peach and white Ocean One building on Collins...Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), Crimes, Chicago Bears, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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