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ALAN REED | The Sun Dr. Elizabeth McGregor listens to Megan Burton's lungs. Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a major cause pneumonia and bronchitis in children.
RSV brings infants respiratory distress
A cough and a sniffle may not be just a common cold. They could be symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus. Pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth McGregor of the Pediatric Group of Paducah at Western Bapti...
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Birth control choices abound
WASHINGTON — Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more ...
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How to make healthy holiday food swaps
Portion size aside, some holiday favorites start off far worse for your waistline than others. “It’s not uncommon to gain a full pound — or more — during the holiday season,” says Gloria Tsang, a r...
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Marriage seems to be good for your health
Marriage may be good for your health. Mostly. Many studies have looked at the correlation between marriage and health, and a recent study found that marriage may affect survival after coronary a...
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Few doctors tell parents about kids being overweight
WASHINGTON — Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds — but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever sa...
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Volunteers are the faces of community hospitals
Chances are one of the first people a patient meets in a hospital will not be a doctor or nurse, but a hospital volunteer. Greg Holtgrewe, volunteer coordinator at Western Baptist Hospital, said...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Dr. Terry Vines (left), examines Tom Sertick, 68, on Nov. 28 in his Redlands, Calif., dental office called Pure Gold. Sertick has been a patient of Vines' for almost 20 years.
Dentists turn to marketing after getting brush-off from patients
LOS ANGELES — For a quarter-century, Dr. Terry Vines built his Redlands, Calif., dental practice the old-fashioned way: one mouth at a time. Vines sponsored youth soccer teams. He renovated hist...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Author Selene Yeager demonstrates the finish position of the triceps dip couch exercise to help tone triceps, shoulders and back.
5 exercises a couch potato can do
Going to the gym is such drudgery. You have to drag your lazy butt off the couch, you need to make yourself presentable, then you have to haul yourself out the door. But what if you didn’t have ...
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Sun files Icicles protruding from the bottom portion of a swing provide a gate to the scenic view of a snow-covered yard last winter in McCracken County. Although the scene is serene to many, it can cause some people to suffer more from seasonal affective disorder.
Dim winter may bring dismal moods
Behavioral health practitioners believe a lack of light may cause a person to feel depressed during winter months. Dr. Christopher Adams, a psychiatrist at Lourdes Behavioral Health, said Season...
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More preemie babies face test of survival
MIAMI — Sixteen years ago, Megan McDonald and Jim Vernon of Key West, Fla., were frightened new parents. Their daughter arrived way too early, at 28 weeks, and way too small, at 3 pounds, 5 ounces....
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