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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Liver Disease, Liver Failure, Easter, Diseases and Illnesses
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Allentown councilwoman remains hospitalized in Venezuela
Valley 610As the debate over Allentown’s proposed water and sewer lease heats up, one city council member was conspicuously absent from the board’s meeting Wednesday night. Cynthia Mota, a Democrat who has served on council since she was appointed in... -
Our Town blood drive in honor of local man
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive April 13 in honor of local resident Brian Mahon. This event is to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Galleria Mall in Johnstown, near Aunt Annie’s Pretzels. It is being sponsored by Our Town....Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Pancreatic Cancer, Relief and Aid Organizations, American Red Cross
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Quick thinking by Everyday Hero teenager saved brother's life
ewood@ky3.comNo matter where 13-year-old Trey Sturgell goes, 6-year-old Trace is almost never very far behind. He looks up to his big brother, whom he knows as Bubby "I love him,” Trace said on a recent day. One day last August, the brothers were...Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Chad
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Syria's healthcare system in tatters, aid group warns
BEIRUT -- Almost two years of violence have devastated Syria’s once-extensive healthcare system and left many Syrians unable to access even basic services, representatives of the international aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday....Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, General Practitioners, United Nations
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Pages from the Past: Tour of gold mines in Canada leads to wedding ring for Catonsville woman
An article in the Feb. 15, 1913, edition of The Argus reported on the culmination of a long-distance romance sparked by a meeting during a tour of Canadian gold mines. Three thousand miles across the continent to Tacoma, Wash., Miss Ethel Patterson, of...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Hospitals and Clinics, Weddings, Catonsville, Halethorpe
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Hepatitis C progress in pipeline
A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Liver Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, University of Chicago
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Tony Plakas: Gays finally getting seat at table in Washington
Last week, Tammy Baldwin was sworn in as the first openly gay U. S. senator. If you've ever had the privilege to hear Tammy Baldwin speak in person, you may hear her confess Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first female Vice Presidential...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Social Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Boy Scouts of America
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'Moral objection' bill provides out for doctors, questions for patients
Legislation headed to the Michigan House could allow doctors to refuse care to patients because of "moral objections." Senate Bill 975 passed the Senate last week along partisan lines with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposing it....
Tags: Blood, Freedom of Religion, Health Care Reform (2009), Republican Party, Belief and Faith
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More doctors honor religious objections to blood transfusions
As a Jehovah's Witness, Tracy Pickett always has enjoyed knocking on doors and introducing strangers to the tenets of her faith. But by the time she reached her mid-40s, scoliosis made every step excruciating and her spiritual mission impossible. Walking...
Tags: Blood, Values, Christianity, Viral Diseases and Infections, Belief and Faith
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Baby boomers unknowingly infected with hepatitis C
When Alan Shackelford's ankles would swell up, he brushed it off as another sign of getting older — only to find out it was a symptom of something much worse.
The 59-year-old Windsor Mill man was shocked when his doctor recently diagnosed him...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Recreational Substance Use, Liver Disease, Drug Use, Diseases and Illnesses
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Anti-AIDS rallying cry not really a memoir
Tribune newspapersFor 45 years pop star Elton John has left the writing to lyricists such as Bernie Taupin, Gary Osborne and Tim Rice. A cursory examination of the few songs with his own lyrics, such as 1978's "Flintstone Boy," strongly suggests he made the right decision....Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Viral Diseases and Infections, Tim Rice, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment
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