The doctors used the natural light, angling hospital beds close to the window to see.
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On defense for flu season? Doctors will tell you your best shot is to get a shot. But that won't cut it for Sue Berman of Blue Heron Wellness in Silver Spring, Md. To keep sniffles at bay, she plans to spend a whole lot more time with needles.
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So maybe we're not all slackers. Maybe it's not all in our heads, as many employers, psychiatrists, friends and even family members have thought or implied over the years. Maybe the debilitating set of symptoms known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome is a legitimate illness, …
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It's no myth: There is such a thing as healthy fat. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats -- when eaten in moderation -- can reduce bad cholesterol and lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. Monounsaturated fats are also usually high in vitamin E, while polyunsaturated fats conta…
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Joshua Hoffman of Weston, Fla., was born so early and with so many underdeveloped organs that doctors could not say whether he would survive or if he would ever walk, talk, see or hear.
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It's been derided as a soup strainer, cookie duster, lip spinach and even face fungus, but if Australian expat Adam Garone has his way, each November the maligned mustache will become as potent a symbol in the fight against cancer as the pink ribbons that blossom each October in support o…
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The reaction happened so quickly, Marie Davis barely had enough breath to call for help.
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LOS ANGELES -- As a therapy dog, Baxter comforted hundreds of hospice patients in their final hours. This year, old age caught up with Baxter.
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It's been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physic…
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"Dawn" joined Nurse Family Partnership in her eighth week of pregnancy.
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Staph infections, or skin infections caused by staphylococcus bacteria, are among the most common infections found in hospitals -- especially among those who experience extended hospital stays or have weak immune systems. But you don't have to be hospitalized to be at risk. Skin infection…
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When I tell the story of my illness, I often tell it in terms of miracles. In 2007, at age 26, I was given a diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia and told that without treatment I would live six more weeks. The disease proved resistant to chemotherapy, but a transplant of blood stem ce…
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BALTIMORE -- David Engwall got home from work the other day, slipped on his workout clothes and left for a run, his sneakers still at the door. Yes, that guy jogging down Poplar Avenue is barefoot.
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The Casper-Natrona County Health Department will vaccinate high-risk groups at a free clinic on Saturday.
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At first glance, the images of pie, chocolate, cookies and lollipops appear innocent enough.
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Enrique (Kiki) S. Camarena was born on July 26, 1947 in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, Calif., in 1966 and joined the U.S. Marines in 1968.
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