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Dr. Jeremy Klope, assistant medical director at the Lourdes Emergency Department checks one of his staff members for symptoms related to a flu-like illness that has struck early this season. While not flu, the illness causes many of the same symptoms, including nasal congestion, cough, fever, aches and an upset stomach. Plenty of rest and fluids with over-the-counter medicines are recommended to treat symptoms and minimize the discomfort of the disease.
Flu-like illness keeps hospital busy
A Lourdes hospital physician reports seeing a higher number of viral respiratory illnesses earlier than usual. Dr. Jeremy Klope, assistant medical director of Lourdes’ emergency department, said...
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NOVEMBER 2011 events
November Events Relaxing from Within 5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, Atrium Classroom, Doctors Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital Free class designed to help expectant moth...
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BPA may affect behavior
CHICAGO — Exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A before birth could affect girls’ behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the compound used in the manufacturin...
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High blood pressure raises birth defect risk, study says
LONDON — A new study suggests that high blood pressure during early pregnancy is what raises the risk of major birth defects — not the medicines used to control the condition, as previously thought...
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Coffee linked to reduced cancer risk
LOS ANGELES — Scientists reported Monday that drinking coffee was associated with decreased risk of a common and slow-growing form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. It appears that caffei...
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Paducah woman donates hair
A Paducah woman’s donation to Locks of Love honors the memory of her mother, whom she lost to lung cancer on March 22, 2010. Locks of Love is a charitable group that takes donated human hair and...
Oct 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Program shows benefits of quick action
The warning signs of stroke, as well as Western Baptist Hospital’s clot-busting drug that can reverse the symptoms, are discussed on “Healthy Living,” at 6 p.m. The program, hosted by the hospit...
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Panel recommends HPV vaccine for boys
ATLANTA — A government panel is recommending that young boys also get the controversial HPV shot. That’s the vaccine now given to girls to prevent cervical cancer. Doctors argue that it could pr...
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Quick action stalls stroke’s effects
Flora Crooks is having a great 2011. In fact, things started looking up for her right after she had a stroke last year. “2010 was not my year,” said Crooks, 82, of Paducah. “I stayed in the hosp...
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Lymphedema hits cancer patients in the pocket
BALTIMORE — It can be one of the nasty surprises for breast cancer patients. After the lump, the biopsy, the surgery, the radiation and the chemo, the wig and the mastectomy bathing suit — as if...
Oct 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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