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Chimps help Chicago zoo veterinarian study their hearts
CHICAGO — What makes a chimpanzee’s heart skip a beat? That’s what Dr. Kathryn Gamble is asking the chimps themselves to help her find out. Chimpanzees at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where ...
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Children’s ER treatment for concussions increases
CHICAGO — The number of children being diagnosed with concussions doubled in recent years, emergency room data suggest, but the injuries don’t seem to be getting any worse. In fact, the percenta...
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FDA revisits safety of experimental pill
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators are asking tough questions about the risk of tumors and heart problems with an experimental diet pill from Arena Pharmaceuticals, which was previously rejecte...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Suzi Renaud, owner of The Yoga Room in Paducah, practices a yoga pose in her studio Monday. The ancient practice of postures, meditations and breathing exercises helps increase blood flow to muscles and joints, which helps to stave off joint pain.
Unkink bad health habits with yoga
Capturing the mind, body and spirit of millions of Americans, yoga’s spread throughout the country can be attributed to the calming nature and health-promoting benefits of the meditations. The 5...
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Study finds chemical in food packaging could lead to breast cancer
WASHINGTON — A new study of fetal exposure to BPA, a plastic additive found in some food packaging, shows that the chemical altered the mammary gland development in monkeys. The researchers reporte...
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Associated Press Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place. The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss whether Truvada should be approved for people who are at risks of contracting HIV through sexual intercourse.
FDA review favors drug for HIV prevention
WASHINGTON — A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AI...
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Alzheimer's Association More than two thirds of the 51,000 Kentuckians living in nursing homes in 2009 had some level of cognitive impairment, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The physical and emotional impact on caregivers is estimated at $144.6 million in increased health care costs in Kentucky alone.
Growing problem
An ever-increasing amount of the nation’s population is battling Alzheimer’s disease and as those numbers rise, so too do the numbers of people gripped by the disease without any help from a caregi...
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Contributed photo Mary Huff of the American Cancer Society (center), presents an award to Western Baptist Hospital for its support in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study 3. The hospital hosted the first series of enrollment and more than doubled their goal of participants with more than 420 people registered. (From left) Accepting the award were Bonnie Schrock, Western Baptist chief administrative officer; oncologist James Gould, M.D.; Betty Kuiper, nursing and institutional research coordinator; and Polly Bechtold, vice president of nursing.
Hospital honored for study participation
Mary Huff of the American Cancer Society (center), presents an award to Western Baptist Hospital for its support in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3. The hospital hosted the ...
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Some facts about teens and Type 2 diabetes
LOS ANGELES — Sobering news from a federally funded study of nearly 700 youths with Type 2 diabetes found that it’s extremely hard to keep the disease under control. Even a common diabetes pill fai...
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Associated Press Judith Garcia, 19, fills a syringe as she prepares to give herself an injection of insulin Sunday at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, Calif. A major study, released Sunday, tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed within a few years and 1 in 5 suffered serious complications.
Study: Teens have trouble managing diabetes
LOS ANGELES — New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have a very tough time keeping it under control. A major study, released Sunday, tested seve...
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