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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...
Oct 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
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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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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...
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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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