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Ranbaxy recalls generic Lipitor doses
TRENTON, N.J. — Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled dozens of lots of its generic version of cholesterol drug Lipitor because some may contain tiny glass particles, the latest in a string of ...
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Red Cross announces blood drives
Holiday shopping can be stressful, but picking out the perfect gift doesn’t have to be that hard. The American Red Cross requests donors to give the gift of life this December during the Give Somet...
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Lourdes’ Festival of Trees benefits mission, hospital projects
Contributed Photo Lourdes hospital’s fourth annual Festival of Trees celebration features 23 decorated Christmas trees on display in the Marshall Nemer Pavilion Plaza, all to be raffled to raise...
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Contributed photo (Left) Dennis Hamm, vice president of the American Heart Association Mid West; Jamie Smith, division director of AHA; and Kim Lindsey, Lourdes chief human resources officer, hold a plaque that recognizes Lourdes hospital as a gold-level Fit-Friendly Company. The designation stems from a commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles in employees.
Lourdes recognized as fit-friendly
Recognized for its commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles for their employees, Lourdes hospital received a gold-level Fit-Friendly Company designation from the American Heart Association. Co...
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Associated Press Children play in a bounce house on Sept. 11, 2005, in Vidor, Texas. A nationwide study released Monday found inflatable bounce houses can be dangerous and the number of kids injured in related accidents has soared 15-fold in recent years.
Bounce houses a party hit but kids’ injuries soar
CHICAGO — They may be a big hit at kids’ birthday parties, but inflatable bounce houses can be dangerous, with the number of injuries soaring in recent years, a nationwide study found. Kids ofte...
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Associated Press A baby box includes a baby sign that is fixed in a wall near the hospital in the district of Neukoelln in Berlin. The text on the door reads: Only open in emergency. Graffiti on the wall reads in Polish 'I love you'. There has been an increase in these contraptions -- also called hatches, windows or slots in some countries -- and at least 11 European nations now have them, according to United Nations figures. They are technically illegal, but mostly operate in a gray zone as authorities turn a blind eye. There are nearly 100 baby boxes in Germany.
Europe mulls banning ‘boxes’ for abandoned babies
BERLIN — German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed ...
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Express clinics offer BMI screenings
Two local clinics will offer free screenings to help people learn about their body mass index, and the effects it can have on a person’s well-being. Baptist Express Care Clinics, located inside ...
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Alcohol adds to America’s waistline
NEW YORK — Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. Soda...
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Associated Press A patient uses an oral test for HIV, inside the HIV Testing Room at the Penn Branch of the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, in southeast Washington. All Americans ages 15 to 64 should get an HIV test at least once -- not just people considered at high risk for the virus, a panel of government advisers proposed Monday. The draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are the latest recommendations that aim to make HIV screening simply a routine part of a check-up, something a doctor can order with as little fuss as a cholesterol test or a mammogram. Since 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also has pushed for widespread, routine HIV testing.
Panel urges most in US to get at least 1 HIV test
WASHINGTON — There’s a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. Americans ages 15 to 64 should get an HIV test at least once — not just people considered at h...
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Associated Press Dr. Alan Heldman (right) prepares to inject stem cells into the heart of a patient participating in a clinical trial for the Poseidon study in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the University of Miami Hospital.
More surviving cardiac arrests over past decade
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Stephanie Toppino hadn’t been at the hospital for more than a few minutes when her heart stopped pumping. After suffering a heart attack, the Kansas City woman was in cardiac arres...
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