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1 in 10 men may experience colorblindness
Colorblindness strikes between 5 and 10 percent of males and about 0.1 percent of women. Dr. Gregory Batts, an optometrist at Paducah’s Keene Optical, said humans enjoy color vision thanks to sp...
Oct 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sugar or corn syrup? End result is the same
Marketing and a public relations campaign between manufacturers of two types of sweeteners leave  many consumers confused about the health effects of each product. Laura King, a registered dieti...
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Women’s cancer screening
There’s more news on cancer screening tests — this time for women. Scientists advising the government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and ...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doctor attributes heart attack decline to medications
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report fewer Americans are suffering heart attacks. Fox News cited a CDC report that heart attack rates fell 6 percent in 2010 and 6.7 percent...
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Cellphone radiation may be underestimated
LOS ANGELES — Measuring radiation exposure using current Federal Communications Commission guidelines underestimates how much radiation most people receive from their cellphones, researchers said M...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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WBH plans behavior symposium
Western Baptist Hospital plans a symposium on addictive and compulsive behavior Saturday, featuring many therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists appearing on television. Dr.  Patrick Withrow...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Urologists defend PSA tests
Terry Dyroff’s PSA blood test led to a prostate biopsy that didn’t find cancer but gave him a life-threatening infection. In the emergency room several days later, “I didn’t sit, I just laid on ...
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CDC: Add $2 per drink for US excessive drinking
ATLANTA — The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research. The Centers for Disease Co...
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Local officials explain E. coli contamination
Having intestinal problems? Is it Escherichia coli or something else? Brandi Earp, regional epidemiologist at the Purchase District Health Department, said E. coli cases are not uncommon, but oc...
Oct 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vitamin E pills linked with cancer risk
CHICAGO — There is more evidence that taking vitamin E pills can be risky. A study that followed up on men who took high doses of the vitamin for about five years found they had a slightly increase...
Oct 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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