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Take it to heart
Proper dental hygiene isn’t just connected to a healthier, whiter smile, but doctors believe its connection to cardiovascular systems could make the toothbrush and spool of floss two more weapons i...
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Lung cancer screenings ‘a good value,’ study says
LOS ANGELES — Screening longtime tobacaco users for lung cancer would be less costly than the widely accepted practice of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers and would reduce the ...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Dr. Kanchan Koirala, a Murray-Calloway County Hospital pulmonologist and board certified in sleep medicine, adjusts a plastic nasal CPAP mask used to treat sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder.
Sleep disorders can harm general health
MURRAY — Why our bodies need sleep remains a medical mystery that continues to perplex doctors, but what doctors do know are the vast implications the effects of little to no sleep can have on our ...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Murray State University senior Kristin Hobbs, 22, takes a brief moment to study on a warm, sunny day following an ecology class. Balancing two jobs, volunteer work and class work, Hobbs says the key to managing her stress is through planning.
Managing stress under students’ busy schedules
MURRAY — Between juggling school, work and extracurricular activities, university students can be thrust into a very stressful environment that often can feel like it’s sink or swim. For Murray ...
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Pharmacy scientists attempt to predict medicine problems
Express Scripts wants to help patients stay on their meds with a product that predicts who will stop taking prescriptions before the person actually does it. The pharmacy benefits manager is lau...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Enjoying a warm Sunday afternoon, Jessica VandenBerg and Will Mooney hold 5-month old Teegan on their front porch. Skin-to-skin contact helped form a comforting bond for baby Teegan with her parents in the first weeks after her birth, VandenBerg said.
Skin-to-skin contact helps newborns
For a newborn baby nothing can compare to their parents’ warm embrace and immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth that not only promotes bonding, but healthy benefits as well. Still a relativ...
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Fewer children die in accidents; drug overdoses up
ATLANTA — Accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past, according to a new government report released Monday. The death rate for youths ages 19 and younger dropped abo...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun (From right) Dennis Rittenberry, Larry Hamilton, Rey Shrewsberry and Louis Michelson, all treated for cardiovascular issues, leads the pack of health care professionals on a lap around Western Baptist Hospital as part of Start! Walking Day Wednesday. The walk encourages people to start exercising to promote their cardiovascular health.
Lacing up and heading out
With every thump of the foot comes another pump from the heart, so as frequent walkers rack up the miles, it’s not just their legs getting a beneficial workout. As Americans fall into an increas...
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Single people with cancer will often face battle alone
CHICAGO — Claudia Peyton went to the doctor’s office alone to receive the terrifying diagnosis. Doctors told her she had an aggressive breast cancer, which would require surgery, chemotherapy an...
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Beyond drowsy: Too little sleep ups diabetes risk
WASHINGTON — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights. Nodding off behind the wheel isn’t the only threat from a la...
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