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Associated Press Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco participates in a news conference Jan. 29 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq. A Boston hospital is starting the world's first pediatric hand transplant program, a profound sign of the increased acceptance of doing face, hand and other transplants to improve quality of life rather than to save a life as donated hearts, livers and other organs have in the past.
Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids
A Boston hospital is starting the world’s first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won’t be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Bill Skinner of Park City, Utah, gets into position for a front squat using free weights.
Don’t be afraid of free weights
Where do you work out in your gym? Is it the aerobics area, where you run or spin, perhaps while watching TV or reading a book? Or do you use machines, sitting down to exercise? Forget it! Instead,...
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An investment in patient safety
New tracking technology for medical instruments helps improve patient safety at a local hospital by curbing the risk of potentially dangerous mishaps during surgical procedures. Among the first ...
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Study: Smarter CT scanning of kids would prevent 3,020 cancers each year
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 3,020 cancers could be prevented each year if doctors were more judicious about ordering CT scans for children, according to a new study. A CT scan is essentially a s...
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Jeff Schwarz, chief operating officer at Polsinelli in Kansas City, Missouri, prefers standing, rather than sitting at his desk. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)
Employees stand up for work health
There’s a button under Jeff Schwarz’s desk that he can push if someone absolutely has to have a sit-down meeting in his office. He taps the button, his desktop lowers, and he pulls his chair fro...
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Dr. Philip Skiba, left, talks with Matt Ancona before the beginning of the Chicago Spring Half Marathon, May 19, 2013 in Chicago. Skiba is a sports medicine doctor who has a training formula that makes workouts more efficient. With Skiba's help, Ancona trains 10 to 15 hours weekly without the pain he suffered in his old routine. (Taylor Glascock/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Train drain: Stop running yourself into the ground
CHICAGO — Shortly after Matt Ancona started running to lose weight, his competitive nature kicked in. He ran a marathon, then a triathlon, and within three years he had completed an Ironman triathl...
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Prostate cancer grabbing focus of men
Dad might be a subscriber to the if-it’s-not-broke-then-don’t-fix-it philosophy when it comes to staying healthy, but medical officials stress an ounce of prevention as the perfect gift for this Fa...
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Study: Smarter CT scanning of kids would prevent 3,020 cancers each year
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 3,020 cancers could be prevented each year if doctors were more judicious about ordering CT scans for children, according to a new study. A CT scan is essentially a ser...
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Associated Press Dunkin' Brands Inc. pairs together a glazed doughnut breakfast sandwich with a cup of coffee and hashbrowns. Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they're also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested.
Dunkin’ goes national with doughnut sandwich
NEW YORK — Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they’re also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested. Case in point: Dunkin’ Donuts is adding a doughnut break...
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Obesity surgery-diabetes study shows pros, cons
CHICAGO — Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of its kind. But the researchers and o...
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