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Should blood type guide food choices?
While searching for relief from migraines and general malaise, a friend recently consulted a nutritionist who told her, matter-of-factly, that because she has Type O blood, she should be eating lot...
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Get the facts
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, colon, breasts and prostate. Dr. James Gould, a Paducah oncologist, said an average of 37,50...
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Erasing embarrassment
DETROIT — Adil Siddiqui was reluctant to go out in public because he thought everybody was staring at the patches of white skin on his face. Siddiqui suffers from vitiligo, an autoimmune skin di...
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Obama addresses drug shortages
WASHINGTON  — Unprecedented drug shortages are threatening the lives of cancer patients and other seriously ill people, and the Obama administration’s plan to tackle them is but a small step toward...
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Study: ADHD drugs don’t raise kids’ heart risks
Ritalin and similar medicines that millions of children and teens take to curb hyperactivity and boost attention do not raise their risk of serious heart problems, the largest safety study of these...
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In this March 25, 2004 file photo, medications containing pseuduoephedrine sit on a store shelf in Midwest City, Okla. Oklahoma authorities have been at the forefront of the nation's battle against methamphetamine, but they will soon have a tough new opponent: the politically connected, well-heeled pharmaceutical industry. At issue is a proposal to require a prescription for certain cold tablets containing pseudoephedrine, which is used to make meth. Prosecutors say the measure is essential to controlling the meth trade. Drug companies are eager to keep their pills on store shelves. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Police, drug lobby clash over meth bill
OKLAHOMA CITY  — Oklahoma authorities have been at the forefront of the nation’s battle against methamphetamine, but they will soon have a tough new opponent: a politically connected, well-heeled p...
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Dr. Jeremy Klope, assistant medical director at the Lourdes Emergency Department checks one of his staff members for symptoms related to a flu-like illness that has struck early this season. While not flu, the illness causes many of the same symptoms, including nasal congestion, cough, fever, aches and an upset stomach. Plenty of rest and fluids with over-the-counter medicines are recommended to treat symptoms and minimize the discomfort of the disease.
Flu-like illness keeps hospital busy
A Lourdes hospital physician reports seeing a higher number of viral respiratory illnesses earlier than usual. Dr. Jeremy Klope, assistant medical director of Lourdes’ emergency department, said...
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NOVEMBER 2011 events
November Events Relaxing from Within 5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, Atrium Classroom, Doctors Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital Free class designed to help expectant moth...
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BPA may affect behavior
CHICAGO — Exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A before birth could affect girls’ behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the compound used in the manufacturin...
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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...
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