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Berries ward off heart disease
Younger women who ate at least three servings per week of strawberries or blueberries reduced their likelihood of suffering a heart attack by one third compared with their sisters who incorporated ...
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Lourdes announces Mardi Gras fundraiser
A local Fat Tuesday tradition continues Feb. 12 with the Lourdes Foundation’s annual charity party, Mardi Gras & All That Jazz. Raising about $70,000 in proceeds last year to benefit Lourdes hos...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Jill Asher, director of perioperative services at Murray-Calloway County Hospital, discusses some of the upgraded technology that would be featured in the hospital's new hybrid operating room that would replace this current catheterization lab on Tuesday. The hybrid suite will allow cardiologists and vascular surgeons to work side-by-side in cardiac procedures.
Murray-Calloway County Hospital plans new hybrid operating room
MURRAY — Hybridization remains a popular buzzword in the healthcare world with the integration of medical procedures and technologies, and it’s a term that will soon become vernacular at a local co...
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New material could help repair damaged cartilage
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A jiggly material called hydrogel, similar in texture to Jell-O, may help mend damaged cartilage, keeping joints moving and people active. The slippery hydrogel can jump-start...
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Red Cross sponsors blood drives
Although several weeks have passed since the beginning of the new year, the American Red Cross hopes people still keep strong in their resolutions to donate blood amidst the ongoing winter shortage...
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New York City sees decrease in number of obese children
NEW YORK — In the battle against childhood obesity, New York City appears to be doing better than Los Angeles, at least for low-income preschoolers. A study released Thursday compared obesity ra...
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Associated Press Nicole Andreacchio (second right), seven months pregnant, waits in line to receive the swine flu vaccine in Maple Glen, Pa. Recent research has found no evidence that the flu vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus.
Large study confirms flu vaccine safe in pregnancy
NEW YORK — A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It’s safe to get a flu shot. The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may pre...
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Associated Press Dr. Doug Scharre (left) and Dr. Punit Agrawal prepare Kathleen Sanford's deep brain stimulation device for monitoring Dec. 17 in Columbus, Ohio. Sanford is an Alzheimer's patient who has a deep brain stimulation implant as part of a study at Ohio State University.
Scientists test pacemakers to ‘zap’ Alzheimer’s disease
WASHINGTON — It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone’s brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s not e...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Mike Funk runs barefoot daily from his home in Altamonte Springs to his job in Maitland, Fla.
Barefoot runner turns heads during daily commute
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Funk jokes that he likes to feel the earth move under his feet. Five days a week, Funk, 37, jogs from his home in Altamonte Springs to his job as a web developer at a Maitla...
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Associated Press Vials of flu vaccine are displayed at Philly Flu Shots on Thursday in Philadelphia. The flu season arrived early in the U.S. this year, but health officials say it's too early to say this will be a bad one. Specialists say evidence so far is pointing to a moderate flu season -- it just looks worse because last year's season was so mild. Flu usually doesn't blanket the country until late January or February. Now, it's already widespread in more than 40 states.
Scramble for vaccine begins as flu season looms
WASHINGTON — Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those “get vaccinated” ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already sp...
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