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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Sadie, a dachshund, snuggles with her owner, Bernadette Slesinski-Evans, who has ovarian cancer, during a visit at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Rush is believed to be the first Chicago-area hospital to allow visits from pets in patients' rooms.
Pets gain visiting hours
CHICAGO — Anyone who has felt a connection with a pet understands why Bernadette Slesinski-Evans needed her faithful dachshund with her in the hospital. But for seriously ill patients such as Sl...
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Study finds acupuncture relieves allergies
Heather Rice calls them “kitty cat whiskers” — one acupuncture needle inserted on each side of the nostrils, an acupuncture point known as Large Intestine 20. The treatment helps alleviate sympt...
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Keeping the Pulse
Mercy Medical Associates and Lourdes announced the promotion of Cari Wildharber, APRN, NP-C, to nurse practitioner with Mercy Primary Care Reidland, the office of Dr. Terri Telle. Wildharber gradua...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Atlanta Hawks Yoga instructor Michelle Young leads a class with players such as Zaza Pachulia, Ivan Johnson and kids from C.H.O.I.C.E.S. (Center for Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully) at the Athleta store in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 29. The event was part of the NBA Fit, the league's comprehensive health and wellness program that encourages physical activity and healthy living for children and families through grassroots programs and events, products and promotional opportunities.
Professional athletes add yoga into mix
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia slips out of his sneakers, kneels on a yoga mat and exhales. Sitting on the back of his heels, Pachulia lowers his upper body onto his thighs. He str...
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Marshall County Hospital Home Health receives accreditation
Marshall County Hospital Home Health earned accreditation from The Joint Commission in recognition of the organization’s commitment to quality and safety. The accreditation involved an unannounc...
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Doctors ponder whether avid exercise can damage heart
DALLAS — Dr. Chip Lavie says he has to wear body armor to races these days because of hostility from fellow runners, and he sounds like he’s only partially kidding. The medical director of cardi...
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Adult ailments may have roots in youth trauma
Stress and trauma in childhood tend to lead to anxiety and poor health in adulthood, according to Minnesota’s first survey of adults about “adverse experiences” in their youth. More than half of...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Lisa Gilbert, director of health information at Western Kentucky Kidney Specialists, reads through some paperwork in her office at Lourdes hospital on Feb. 18. Gilbert spent more than a decade concerned over sometimes severe neurological symptoms before physicians diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis in 2006.
Life-changing diagnosis doesn’t mean a life lost
Only several steps away from her parked car and Lisa Gilbert couldn’t go any farther. Her left leg had gone completely numb. “I couldn’t even make it two parking spots up, I had to get back into...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Technicians work on crowns at EZ-Pedo in Loomis, Calif., on Jan. 17. Dentists Jeff Fisher and John Hansen did years of research with local dentists before founding the company in 2010. The company's plant in Loomis makes ceramic dental crowns for children, virtually unheard of in the dental industry.
Dentists develop restorative crowns for kids
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two dentists-turned-entrepreneurs say they’re part of the most revolutionary development in children’s dental care “since fluoride.” Jeffrey Fisher and John Hansen, of Sacra...
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Contributed photo Rebecca Wright, registered dietitian at Murray-Calloway County Hospital, speaks to the Murray Half Marathon Training Program participants about healthy eating choices for runners. The program prepares runners, joggers and walkers for the annual half marathon sponsored by the MCCH Endowment for Healthcare, scheduled for April 13.
Get blood pumping toward heart health
Although lover’s day has already passed, American Heart Month is still in full swing and health officials say it’s never too late to start caring for heart health. As heart disease remains the l...
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