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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Gavin Norsworthy (left), 11, and Ethan Casada (far right), 12, wait in line at the diving board in Noble Park on June 20th. The park pool welcomes 150 to 200 visitors on a busy day, and safety is a priority for swimmers of all ages.
Doing your part for public pool safety
Summer draws everyone to the water, and many of us aren’t lucky enough to have a pool in our own backyards. It’s time to enjoy the local pool or water park, but before you take the plunge, consider...
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Sun files With the first few steps, nearly a thousand people walked around Noble Park as part of the 2012 Four Rivers Walk to Cure Diabetes on June 9, to raise money for diabetes research. Organizers say the walk raised more than $85,000.
Dates announced for 2013 diabetes walk
With tens of thousands of dollars raised in an effort to stamp out one of the fastest growing medical disorders, organizers have already coordinated for next year’s Four Rivers Walk to Cure Diabete...
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Know your BMI: Physicians urged to screen for obesity
WASHINGTON — Chances are you know your blood pressure. What about your BMI? Body mass index signals if you’re overweight, obese or just right considering your height. Some doctors have begun cal...
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Red Cross upgrades to emergency need
Only two weeks after American Red Cross officials upgraded their blood donation need to urgent, the region enters into an emergency shortage. Regina Raccuglia, communications manager for the Red...
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Study links obesity surgery, alcohol abuse
CHICAGO — The most common type of obesity surgery may increase patients’ chances for alcohol abuse, according to the largest study to demonstrate a potential link. Patients who had gastric bypas...
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Cancer workshop offers eye-opening information
Through the end of June, Lone Oak Chiropractic will host educational events discussing suspected causes of cancer and lifestyle choices preventing the disease. Designed to inform people with an ...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Dr. Greg Batts, an optometrist at Paducah's Keene Optical, grabs a pair of UVA/UVB approved sunglasses from a display case in his practice Monday. In the same way skin can burn if unprotected in the summer sun, eyes can also be damaged if not protected from long-term exposure with appropriate eyewear.
Quality shades a must for summer protection
Though they’ve become more of a fashion statement in recent years, quality sunglasses remain a first-line defense on those sunny summer days against harmful burning rays. It’s easy to visualize ...
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AP Files Dr. JoAnn Manson poses for a photo in Boston. Manson says women employees are less likely than men to ask her for pay raises, a phenomenon she says may explain results of a new study showing women doctor-researchers get paid substantially less than their male counterparts.
Women paid less: reluctant to ask for raise?
CHICAGO — Female physician-scientists are paid much less than their male counterparts, researchers found, with a salary difference that over the course of a career could pay for a college education...
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Couch potatoes thriving around world
DURHAM, N.C. — Too many Americans may be overweight couch potatoes, but a new study finds that people in four other big countries are just as out of shape and sedentary as we are. People in Chin...
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Weekly classes aid people with mental illnesses
A free, weekly education program offers help to families and friends of people with serious mental illnesses. Starting in August, the 12-week classes will focus on how families can support their...
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