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First the cat, now the health system puts the bite on me
Call it the $55,000 cat bite. That's the rough total in medical costs (so far) for a cat bite on my hand that turned into an infection that turned into surgery that turned into a week in the hospital. Cruddy cat. When I first wrote about the episode...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Employment Opportunities, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Prices
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We wanted to explain how cyanide kills
Since the Tribune first reported on Monday about Urooj Khan's death from cyanide poisoning, the story has gripped readers. On Thursday, it was the most viewed story on Chicago Breaking News. Friday, reporter Annie Sweeney and I wanted to take a step...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Urooj Khan
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OUR HEALTH:Southwest VA practice first in region to perform non-surgical face lifts
A Southwest Virginia plastic surgery practice is the first and only facility in the region to offer FDA approved non-invasive face lifts that don’t involve cutting or scars. Since the Southwest Virginia Center in Roanoke began offering the Ultherapy...
Tags: Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Ibuprofen (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Roanoke County
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Seven People Indicted in Fatal 'Bath Salts' Distribution Ring
Channel 2 NewsSeven alleged members of a Southcentral Alaska drug ring have been indicted on federal charges, after prosecutors say they imported thousands of dollars in “bath salts” from China that killed one of their associates in South Anchorage...Tags: China, Government Postal Delivery, Prosecution, U.S. Postal Service
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Montgomery County Sheriff named in $10M lawsuit
WDBJ7 ReporterThe Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has been served with a lawsuit that claims among other things, that high ranking officers may have altered evidence, and given thousands of taxpayer dollars to confidential informants to buy what investigators...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Trials, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice
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Spokesman says ex-President Bush's fever rising
HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman says the fever that kept former President George H.W. Bush in a Houston hospital over Christmas has worsened, and doctors have put him on a liquids-only diet. Jim McGrath had said earlier Wednesday that the fever had gone...
Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), George H.W. Bush
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Frequent illness not necessarily worrisome
Q: My daughter is 2 years and 5 months old and keeps getting sick! This is the fifth time in less than a month. I took her to the pulmonologist, and she was prescribed Xopenex. She got better for almost a week, [then] got a 103 fever from out of the...Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Premature Birth, Urinary Tract Infection, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Going round and round on teething remedies
The Baltimore SunPardon the radio silence around here lately. The baby is on round two of teething, and he's not happy. The song goes, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy," but I think it's more likely, "If baby ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." We're all short...Tags: Google Inc.
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Those are your words, not mine
It must be hard to comprehend the American language if you haven't lived here your entire life. And even if you have lived here forever, it's hard to keep up. The bathroom is also the restroom. Dinner can also mean supper. Pop is also known as soda....Tags: Snow Storms, Ibuprofen (drug), Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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HELPED OR HOOKED?
Los Angeles TimesFourteen of Doanh Nguyen's patients have died of prescription drug overdoses since 2005, coroner's records show. But he's not to blame for any of them, he said. His practice in Orange County's Little Saigon caters to pain sufferers of all kinds....Tags: Pain, Politics, Arthritis, Vicodin (drug), Personal Service
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Doctors: Marathoners' reliance on painkillers poses risks down the road
As part of her marathon training, Daisy Carranza has taken an over-the counter pain reliever nearly every day for the last several months. On race day Sunday, she's prepared to pop at least seven Extra Strength Tylenol capsules: two at the starting line,...
Tags: Pain, Northwestern University, Naproxen (drug), Chicago Marathon, Health and Safety at School
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Getting older, getting fit
For people who want to live past 100, the first step is taking a whole bunch more steps.
A recent survey found half of all centenarians are exercising almost every day. Most are walking, but many also are lifting weights, practicing yoga, biking or...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Arthritis, Broken Leg, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics
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