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K9 CORNER: Pet-owner bond beneficial to both
Contributing WriterWith the holidays coming up, I thought of the benefits of owning a dog. I searched the Web and selected an article from www.webMD.com titled “5 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health,” by Jeanie Lerche Davis. The article starts with the statement:...Tags: Hydrocortisone, Blood Pressure Decrease, Crime, Law and Justice, Pets, High Blood Pressure
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Nailing down the truth about shingles
County coronerAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one out of every three people in the United States will develop shingles, or herpes zoster. While the risk of this disease is greatest in the elderly population, anyone who has had...Tags: Disease Prevention, Skin Rash, Cancer, Lymphoma, Vaccines
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FIV: Another devastating cat disease
FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus, is a virus specific to cats. It is in the same family of viruses as HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. Make no mistake: The cat FIV virus cannot infect humans and the human HIV virus cannot infect cats. People are...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, HIV
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Church raising funds for pastor's cancer treatment
kpeek@amnews.comWhen modern medicine is unsuccessful in curing diseases, some seek alternative treatments. For Pastor Charles Daugherty, that time has come. After a year-long battle with multiple myeloma, during which time he has undergone chemotherapy, radiation and...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, American Cancer Society, Blood, Health Organizations
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Feline leukemia virus very deadly to cats
In general, cats often get the short end of the stick or at least the short end of discussion. Cats take the back seat to dogs in almost every media exposure. They might get to equally share the limelight with dogs on America’s Funniest Videos,...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Lymphoma
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Celiac Disease Awareness Day is Thursday
The Clark County Health DepartmentCeliac Disease Awareness Day is Sept. 13. Celiac disease is an abnormal immune system response that damages the intestines. Symptoms can vary widely from going unnoticed to impacting daily life. They include, gas, abdominal swelling, bloating, abnormal...Tags: Celiac Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Abdominal Pain, Pies and Tarts, Potatoes
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Fighting irritable bowel disease in dogs, cats
Inflammatory bowel disease is one disease seen equally in both dogs and cats and causes the same symptoms in both. In people there is a very similar condition known as irritable bowel syndrome. IBD is a disease of the gastrointestinal system of dogs...
Tags: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Pets
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The Pet Corner: Thyroid problems affect both dogs and cats
The thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in the body of humans and pets. It is located in the neck near the trachea or windpipe and has two lobes, one lobe on each side of the trachea. The gland is controlled by the pituitary gland which is...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hormones and Metabolism, Chemical Industry, Heart Problems, Iodine (dietary supplement)
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Tuberculosis tests urged for people at high risk
Clark County Health DepartmentEach year, World Tuberculosis Day is recognized on March 24. It was on this date in 1882 that Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacillus that causes TB. In the 19th century, TB killed one out of every seven people in the U.S. and...Tags: Diabetes, HIV, Steroid Therapy, Cancer, Health
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Why pets need their vaccinations
Certainly, in the past couple of years, I have written about the importance of vaccinations for pets several times.
It dawned on me, while I was explaining the details of vaccinations to a client, that I have never really written about how...Tags: Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention
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SICK OF GOVERNMENT: Danville attorney takes on military in massive poisoned water case
tkleffman@amnews.comIt was only 18 months ago that Bill Noelker hung out his shingle to practice law and already he has the case of a lifetime. “This case is why I went to law school. This gets me excited,” Noelker said last week in his second-floor office...Tags: Politics, Health, Environmental Issues, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Bankruptcy
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Prep Softball: Lincoln's Kellie Conley proud of her attendance and hitting
marsee@amnews.comSTANFORD - Kellie Conley never misses a day of school, and these days she isn’t missing so much after school, either. Conley’s first priority is to maintain an unblemished attendance record that stretches all the way back to her preschool...Tags: Preschools, Baseball, Softball, Sports, Schools
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