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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Alzheimer's patient Susan Brown, 74, participates in afternoon activities with her son, David Brown, at Provision Living in Webster Groves, Mo., on Jan. 7. A new study indicates Ritalin may help treat apathy in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Ritalin treats apathy in Alzheimer’s patients
ST. LOUIS — Leslye Nathe did not realize the profound effect that Ritalin was having on her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease until a doctor stopped the prescription. Her mother, Susan Brown, 74, a r...
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Contributed photo Senior public relations major Kelly Sturgeon puts up a Man Up Monday poster at Murray State University on Feb. 14. The campaign urges students to improve their health behaviors with free HIV and STI testing during selected Mondays in the next several months.
Health services raises awareness
To promote awareness for sexually transmitted infections, Murray State University and the local health department plan to coordinate testing events through the next several months. Called Man Up...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service After Kevin Kirkpatrick was found to have a heart defect, genetic testing showed that both his niece, Miranda Williams (center) and Maudie, also had the condition.
Genetic heart tests play role in saving lives
DALLAS — It took Kevin Kirkpatrick three decades to learn the cause of his exhaustion, recurring illness and shortness of breath. The diagnosis he finally received — and some timely genetic testing...
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Some anti-microbial soaps hurt, not help
If co-workers and family members are coming down with infections this winter, you may be tempted to turn to an anti-bacterial soap for protection. But some scientists are increasingly concerned ...
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Red Cross seeks more blood donors
While the fear of needles can keep many people from donating blood, that momentary pinch can help save up to three people in need of life-saving blood transfusions. Every two seconds, someone in...
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Contributed photo Marty Barnett, Murray-Calloway County Hospital ambulance service director, explains the functions of the new EKG modems to donors. Jeanne Mathis, former hospital emergency room director, and Donna and Woody Herndon donated four 12-lead EKG modems that allow emergency medical technicians to report patients' cardiac conditions directly to the hospital.
Ambulance service receives EKG upgrades
Advances in medical technology make it possible for emergency room staff at a local hospital to know a patient’s cardiac situation minutes before first responders arrive at the door, Murray-Call...
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Hip implants more likely to fail in women than in men, study says
CHICAGO — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Amy Jolley of Independence, Mo., strokes her son's head as she talks about her experiences with Trevor, 6, and their battle with leukemia Feb. 6 during a news conference at Children's Mercy Hospital highlighting its cancer care and partnership with KU Medical Center.
Hospitals easing cancer battles for young patients
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s been a weekly routine for years at the Jolley household in Independence, Mo. — crushing chemotherapy pills and mixing them with fruit juice so that 6-year-old Trevor, who is...
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Lourdes unveils orthopedic recovery floor
Contributed photo Lourdes hospital president and CEO Steven Grinnell presents a commemorative gift to Tony Reck, one of the first patients to be moved into the newly renovated orthopedic units a...
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Red Cross requests donors
While the fear of needles can keep many people from donating blood, that momentary pinch can help save up to three people in need of life-saving blood transfusions. Every two seconds, someone in...
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