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    Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. An easier way to go

    The most dreaded part of a colonoscopy is prepping for it. The day before the exam, patients often drink large amounts of a vile-tasting liquid, then it's off to the throne for the better part of the day and night. Though unpleasant, this extreme...

    Tags: Diarrhea, Medical Research, Kidney Disease, Arts and Culture, Dave Barry

    2. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Protein linked to Parkinson's found in patients before onset of symptoms

    Richard Fiske Bailey tries hard not to let Parkinson's disease slow him down. He has a license to drive motorcycles. He bikes. He walks without a cane or walker.
    Richard Fiske Bailey tries hard not to let Parkinson's disease slow him down. He has a license to drive motorcycles. He bikes. He walks without a cane or walker. But there are moments when the disorder affects him, said Bailey, 59. Sometimes he drags...

    Tags: Symptoms, University of Chicago, Medical Research, Parkinson's Disease, Rush University Medical Center

    3. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. Rare Fecal Transplant Saves Woman's Life

    SACRAMENTO -- After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlin Hunter found herself battling a devastating bacterial infection in her colon that also threatened her life.
    CNN
    SACRAMENTO -- After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlin Hunter found herself battling a devastating bacterial infection in her colon that also threatened her life. The persistent infection was beaten through a little-known technique involving...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Abdominal Pain, Enema

    4. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Doctors urged to be more mindful of costs of procedures they order

    What if your hotel bill looked like a hospital bill, asks Vineet Arora, an assistant dean and associate professor of medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine?
    What if your hotel bill looked like a hospital bill, asks Vineet Arora, an assistant dean and associate professor of medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine? What if every guest received a different rate card, unneeded services...

    Tags: Internists, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at School, Chemotherapy, Teaching and Learning

    5. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. More younger people getting colorectal cancer

    Carol Carr showed all the signs of colorectal cancer seven years ago, but doctors thought the 44-year-old Glen Burnie woman was too young to have the disease and never tested her for it.
    Carol Carr showed all the signs of colorectal cancer seven years ago, but doctors thought the 44-year-old Glen Burnie woman was too young to have the disease and never tested her for it. Instead, they said her diarrhea, vomiting, cramping, iron...

    Tags: Symptoms, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Research, Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    6. Jun 28, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Faces of health care: Medicaid recipient on life filled with pain and money headaches

    Thursday's decision shot down the provision that allowed individual states to give more money to Medicaid recipients.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Thursday's decision shot down the provision that allowed individual states to give more money to Medicaid recipients. Catherine Fitzgerald a current Medicaid recipient and Danville resident, has been around the health care block so to speak. She's...

    Tags: Mammogram, Fibromyalgia, Cancer, Barack Obama, Government Health Care

    7. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  7. New co-chairwomen are `painting the town purple' for Relay For Life

    This year's Relay For Life in Meyersdale will have two new co-chairwomen in charge of the 24-hour walk for the American Cancer Society, set for June 15-16 at the Meyersdale school track.
    Daily American Correspondent
    This year's Relay For Life in Meyersdale will have two new co-chairwomen in charge of the 24-hour walk for the American Cancer Society, set for June 15-16 at the Meyersdale school track.   Ginny Knieriem of Meyersdale and Donna Saylor of Salisbury are...

    Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Health Treatments, Cancer, Leukemia, Human Interest

    8. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Understanding the new pap smear guidelines

    Many women became used to having a Pap smear annually to check for cervical cancer, but recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have updated the timeline. Now, most women will need the test every five years. Cancer experts now agree that that this can fully protect women, while cutting down on costs, false positive test results and side effects, said Dr. Amanda Nickles Fader, assistant professor of gynecologic oncology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
    Many women became used to having a Pap smear annually to check for cervical cancer, but recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have updated the timeline. Now, most women will need the test every five years. Cancer experts...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Symptoms, Music, Health Insurance Cost, Colon Cancer

    9. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Medical screenings: Time is of the essence

    Deep down inside, we all know it: It's inevitable, this living, breathing, beautiful, multipart machine, the human body, is — at some point, somewhere — going to break down.
    Deep down inside, we all know it: It's inevitable, this living, breathing, beautiful, multipart machine, the human body, is — at some point, somewhere — going to break down. We've all heard the warnings, the doctors' admonitions to get...

    Tags: Symptoms, National Institutes of Health, Cardiologists, Symptoms, Hysterectomy

    10. May 5, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  10. A Little Bit of Heaven

    Kevin Bacon is that actor we all loved in <em>Footloose </em>and so many movies the game &ldquo;Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon&rdquo; became part of pop culture.
    Fox 5 San Diego staff
    Kevin Bacon is that actor we all loved in Footloose and so many movies the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” became part of pop culture. Director Nicole Kassell thought it would be a good idea to cast him as a child molester in a film (The...

    Tags: Bacon, Kate Hudson, Colon Cancer, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Punch

    11. May 21, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Study: Simple scope exam flexible sigmoidoscopy cuts colon cancer deaths

    A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds.&nbsp;
    A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds.  Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse...

    Tags: Symptoms, Medical Research, Colon Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, Health

    12. May 22, 2012 |Story| WGN-TV

  12. Colon cancer patient helps others get screened

    Colon cancer -- it's the disease that took the life of Robin Gibb. It is a preventable disease, yet many shy away from the screening. One local woman fighting advanced colon cancer herself has another mission -- to show you how to survive.
    WGN News
    Colon cancer -- it's the disease that took the life of Robin Gibb. It is a preventable disease, yet many shy away from the screening. One local woman fighting advanced colon cancer herself has another mission -- to show you how to survive. It was a great...

    Tags: Symptoms, Hysterectomy, Colon Cancer, Health, Diseases and Illnesses

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