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British doctors urge against metal hip joints
LONDON  — British experts at the world’s biggest artificial joint registry said doctors should stop using metal-on-metal hip replacements, citing an analysis showing they have to be fixed or replac...
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5 symptoms that need immediate attention
It might be a caffeine headache, but it might be an aneurysm. Great. Now, at the very least, it’s a stress headache. We asked the experts to tell us five signs that your body is telling you some...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Jamey Locke, executive director of Mercy Regional EMS, opens the doors to an ambulance at the medical service's headquarters in Paducah. Paramedics respond to about 15-20 emergency calls per month in our area to help people exhibiting seizure-like symptoms.
Weathering the brain storm
In many respects the brain is similar to a computer. Through synapses and conductors, both interpret and transmit data. But unlike a computer, when the brain receives a signal overload, a simple...
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Contributed by Western Baptist Hospital Regulars Larry Hamilton (left), and John Moore talk to each other while walking on the treadmill at the Baptist Heart Center's Cardiac Rehab Center.
Cardiac rehab wins rave reviews from regulars
John Moore has been a regular at the Baptist Heart Center’s Cardiac Rehab Center since having quintuple heart bypass surgery. That was 90 pounds and nearly five years ago. “It’s wonderful,” said...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Like many people growing older, Jill Lile (left), Dick Anderson and Rick Goullaud have found they need to limit or change some of their athletic activities. However, the three remain active. Lile changed her dancing technique after an injury to her toes, Anderson switched from rock climbing to cross country skiing after a shoulder injury and Goullaud keeps doing triathlon training while recovering from a broken foot.
Aging can be a pain
MINNEAPOLIS — Dick Anderson reached the pinnacle of his rock-climbing endeavors — literally as well as figuratively — 10 years ago when, after 31⁄2 exhausting days of clinging to the side of a shee...
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Approved — but is it safe?
Women waging losing battles against cellulite saw a rare beacon of hope last month, when the Food and Drug Administration cleared “the world’s first and only” one-time laser treatment clinically pr...
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Ideas to get on the road to well-being
For months, I’ve been in search of bite-size tips on diet, exercise and well-being. Often, the most practical suggestions come not from trainers and diet gurus but from regular people who’ve been t...
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New prostate cancer foundation pushes awareness
ORLANDO, Fla. — A renowned prostate cancer surgeon is working to make Central Florida the global epicenter of the battle against the disease — the No. 2 cancer killer of men — by launching a charit...
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Nutritional whole in one
During March, National Nutrition Month, it’s worth taking another look at the Agriculture Department’s My Plate, the daily food plan tool unveiled in June. It shows that a quarter of a typical heal...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Today, Jessica Bell, a customer service representative for The Paducah Sun, is able to work with minimal problems, though only several months ago debilitating numbness and stiffness prevented her from doing much of her daily routine. A hospital trip later and Bell, 24, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis: A constant struggle
Onset of multiple sclerotic symptoms can slowly build for years, but for 24-year old Jessica Bell, only weeks after she began feeling numbness in her fingertips, she faced the life-changing diagnos...
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