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Older moms a new movement
By John Sammon McClatchy-Tribune News Service WATSONVILLE, Calif. — At one time, women older than age 40 giving birth was a headline-making rarity. But today is a mainstream phenomenon. “I...
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Nutrition Quiz: Your coffee IQ
By Sam McManis McClatchy-Tribune News Service Great news for those who go on daily coffee jags: A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that the life-gi...
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Here’s how to prevent age spots
By Alison Johnson McClatchy-Tribune News Service Ask any dermatologist how to prevent brownish spots as you get older and you’ll likely get the answer given by Dr. Elizabeth McBurney, clinica...
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Patient says his HIV was cured
By Melissa Healy McClatchy-Tribune News Service LOS ANGELES — To many of the nation’s million people living with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, Timothy Brown is the Harry Potter of the disease: Tod...
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Courtney Montgomery shows the scars of her heart transplant at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. on May 19. Given a choice Courtney had refused a heart transplant; but then she met another teen who’d just had one and was doing well. Associated Press
Bond overcomes girl’s fear
WASHINGTON — Courtney Montgomery’s heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant. Previous surgeries hadn’t helped and the North...
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‘Revolution is at hand’ for breakthroughs in medicine
Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away. Particles that are one-10,000th the thickness of a strand...
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Baby boomers fueling boom in knee, hip surgeries
SAN DIEGO — We’re becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it’s not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in o...
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Some sunburns can be so severe they cause blistering. Local dermatologist say sunburn treatment is about keeping cool. Metro Creative Graphics
Options vary for sunburn treatment
By Shelley Byrne sbyrne@paducahsun.com Got a little too much sun? Dr. Evelyn Jones, a Paducah dermatologist, said sunburn treatment is about keeping cool. Most sunburns are first-degree...
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Ava Orr (left) and Maya Unlauf, both 8 and from Glen Ellyn, jump on the trampolines at Xtreme Trampolines in Carol Stream, Ill., on May 17. McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Trampoline parks start debate of safety issues
By Robert McCoppin McClatcy-Tribune News Service CHICAGO — When Jennifer Quinn springs into the air at Xtreme Trampolines, the 35-year-old feels like a kid again. “It’s a really fun place,...
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Something in the water
Hepatitis B vaccinations aren’t the worst idea before jumping in to help with flood relief efforts. Receiving up-to-date tetanus shots, especially for those who have cuts or scrapes and come in ...
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