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Rare neurological disease means lengthy recovery
It can start with a simple tingling feeling in the legs that progressively creeps up the body, but within a matter of hours that sensation can lead to a serious, life-threatening situation. An o...
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Mild concussions can cause lingering symptoms
 CHICAGO  — Children with even relatively mild concussions can have persistent attention and memory problems a year after their injuries, according to a study that helps identify which kids may be ...
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Snapshots of recovery
If there’s anything Danielle Ray is, it’s tenacious. You want her to do something? Go ahead and tell her she can’t do it. Five weeks ago, Danielle went to the Western Baptist emergency room. She...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Darian Stubblefield and Erica Brown, both sophomores in the nursing program at Murray State University, practice listening for lung and heart sounds, and administering injections on one of the program's Sim Men. The life-sized, digital mannequins allow students to practice emergency situations in a controlled environment without the fear of harming an actual patient.
Technology helps nursing students prepare
MURRAY — Although she hadn’t officially been checked off on injections yet, nursing student Erica Brown located the patient’s injection site and assuredly plunged the needle into his thigh with eas...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Gruen Von Behrens, spokesman for Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program and an oral cancer survivor, speaks to health care workers Tuesday at Lourdes hospital about the dangers of smokeless tobacco use.
Snuffing out smokeless tobacco
No matter how blatant a story the facts can tell, sometimes the only way to appeal to a person’s common sense is through a strong dose of realism. Authorities can recite the statistics of how ch...
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Cats may purr to your heart’s content
We know that pets are beneficial to our health — they can lower a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and provide opportunities for exercise and socialization. In some ...
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British doctors urge against metal hip joints
LONDON  — British experts at the world’s biggest artificial joint registry said doctors should stop using metal-on-metal hip replacements, citing an analysis showing they have to be fixed or replac...
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5 symptoms that need immediate attention
It might be a caffeine headache, but it might be an aneurysm. Great. Now, at the very least, it’s a stress headache. We asked the experts to tell us five signs that your body is telling you some...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Jamey Locke, executive director of Mercy Regional EMS, opens the doors to an ambulance at the medical service's headquarters in Paducah. Paramedics respond to about 15-20 emergency calls per month in our area to help people exhibiting seizure-like symptoms.
Weathering the brain storm
In many respects the brain is similar to a computer. Through synapses and conductors, both interpret and transmit data. But unlike a computer, when the brain receives a signal overload, a simple...
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Contributed by Western Baptist Hospital Regulars Larry Hamilton (left), and John Moore talk to each other while walking on the treadmill at the Baptist Heart Center's Cardiac Rehab Center.
Cardiac rehab wins rave reviews from regulars
John Moore has been a regular at the Baptist Heart Center’s Cardiac Rehab Center since having quintuple heart bypass surgery. That was 90 pounds and nearly five years ago. “It’s wonderful,” said...
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