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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Kendell Hall, executive director of Project Walk in Addison, Texas, works out on Jan. 9 with Ryan Bachik, spinal cord injury recover specialist. Hall was paralyzed several years ago after a car crash. "As soon as you get comfortable, get uncomfortable. You won't know your body's potential otherwise," Hall said.
Program forges a new path for spinal cord injuries
DALLAS — Milestones are so relative. A mountain scaled in one person’s life could be a pebble kicked in another’s. So when you read the colored-chalk notations on blackboards at a very atypical ...
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Marshall County Hospital Home Health receives accreditation
Marshall County Hospital Home Health earned accreditation from The Joint Commission in recognition of the organization’s commitment to quality and safety. The accreditation involved an unannounc...
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Red Cross requests blood donors
While the fear of needles can keep many people from donating blood, that momentary pinch can help save up to three people in need of life-saving blood transfusions. Every two seconds, someone in...
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Study sees prostate treatment side effects
A new study shows how important it is for men to carefully consider treatments for early-stage prostate cancer. Fifteen years after surgery or radiation treatment, nearly all of the older men in th...
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Lourdes goes red for women's heart health
Contributed photo Lourdes hospital’s Rehab Department celebrates the National Wear Red Day at the hospital on Friday to promote awareness for women’s heart disease and also in recognition of the...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Physical Therapists Lois Dolan (left) and Cheri Hampton (right) discuss movements and potential dysfunctions of the multiple layers of muscle lining the pelvis using a human pelvic model and a bio feedback machine on Tuesday at Hampton Physical Therapy. Dolan and Hampton both recently received a Certificate of Academic Proficiency Achievement for the treatment of female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction after a three day course.
Women-centric therapy helps restore wellness
It’s a topic that’s often swept under the rug because of embarrassment or perceived social norms, but pelvic floor dysfunction affects a wide range of women, many of whom might feel uncomfortable t...
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Associated Press A patient's X-rays are examined at a clinic at Masemouse, Lesotho, on March 17, 2010. Lesotho has the third highest prevalence of TB, with poverty and violence complicating medical treatment. It was announced Monday that the world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the airborne infectious disease.
New tuberculosis vaccine doesn’t protect infants
LONDON — The world’s most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa. The vaccine, MVA85A, was designed to im...
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Paducah psychologist elected to serve on national board
A local licensed clinical psychologist was elected to serve on the board of directors for a national health service register. Dr. Sarah Shelton, of Psychological Wellness Group in Paducah, was e...
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Blood donors needed
While the fear of needles can keep many people from donating blood, that momentary pinch can help save up to three people in need of life-saving blood transfusions. Every two seconds that pass, ...
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Scientists to resume work with lab-bred bird flu
WASHINGTON — International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new rules to ensure safety. The out...
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