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Associated Press State law requires the tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination for all children entering public schools.
Protect children with regular immunizations
It’s the time of year when parents and kids scramble to find the right binders, loose-leaf paper, and No. 2 pencils. Amid the bustle of the back-to-school season, Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and ...
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HIV especially affects minorities, poor
WASHINGTON — For all the strides made against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, science and medicine alone can’t end an epidemic that affects vulnerable populations disproportionately: minorities, y...
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Free blood pressure screenings
Baptist Express Care Clinics, located inside both Paducah’s Walmart stores, will host free blood pressure screenings 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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EU approves Afinitor for breast cancers
GENEVA — Swiss drug maker Novartis AG says it has received European approval to market Afinitor for treatment of women with the most common form of advanced breast cancer. Afinitor is already ap...
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Associated Press Russian team members eat in the main dining hall inside the London 2012 Olympic Village on July 24. Top-performing Olympic athletes in sports like cycling or swimming consume more than 8,000 daily calories while practicing or competing, while the average person needs around 2,000 each day.
Olympians eat thousands of calories at meals
Excessive calories can be the bane of the weight watcher’s existence, but for peak conditioned Olympic athletes, multiple thousand-plus calorie meals simply add fuel to their fire. With world re...
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Sun files Locals train at a kettlebell class at Energy Fitness in Paducah. Joining a group class at a local gym is one way to begin and maintain an exercise regimen that is suited to your fitness goals.
Four steps can achieve healthy, active lifestyle at any age
Steve Durbin, president of the West Kentucky Runners Club, took a nearly two-decade break from running after high school. “I didn’t start running again until I was coerced into it by my brother, Jo...
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AP photo Jake Gibb, left, of Team USA celebrates with his teammate Sean Rosenthal, right, during their Beach Volleyball match against South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Saturday in London.
Olympian volleyballer faced cancer twice
LONDON — First the drug tester told American beach volleyball player Jake Gibb that he was suspended. Then he said to call a doctor. A quick Internet search told Gibb the abnormal levels of h...
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Contributed by Lourdes hospital (Left to right) John Durbin; Steven Grinnell, CEO of Lourdes hospital; Ben Teer; Amy Peal; Cindy Medford; Pam Truit, executive director of Family Service Society; and Mark Vance hand off a $25,000 ceremonial check from money raised in the 2012 Paducah Iron Mom Half-Marathon in May. Donated money helps families in crisis in the Paducah and McCracken County area.
Iron Mom raises record amount
More than 700 runners from 17 states helped one local half-marathon fund run raise record amounts in donations for assisting families in need. In its second year, the Lourdes’ Paducah Iron Mom H...
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Doctors debate over cholesterol tests
CHICAGO — Should all U.S. children get tested for high cholesterol? Doctors are still debating that question months after a government-appointed panel recommended widespread screening that would le...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Crystal Troutt from Troutt Gardens in Massac County, Ill., stands behind her booth of homemade food stuffs, ingredients and home-grown heirloom vegetables Thursday in the cafeteria of Western Baptist Hospital. Local farmers market vendors set up shop in the cafeteria every other week to provide hospital staff healthy food options.
Locally grown for peak taste, nutrition
Fresh off the vine, from the hive or out of the oven: A local farmer’s market has taken its homemade goods from their traditional outdoor stands and into the hospital setting to provide nutritious,...
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