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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Charlotte Wendel, 10, practices on the piano at her family home in Schwenksville, Penn., on March 13. Charlotte has a form of encephalitis, or brain inflammation, that was caused by her own immune system.
Encephalitis: Betrayed by the brain
PHILADELPHIA — In hindsight, Susan Wendel thinks her daughter was sick months before she wound up in a coma. Charlotte’s second-grade teacher that fall complained that she was disruptive. That w...
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Cancer society seeks local Relay participants
The American Cancer Society is seeking teams to be a part of the McCracken County Relay For Life, as the all-night fundraiser steadily nears with little more than a month away. Designed to raise...
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IGT: Some moms can’t breast feed
CHICAGO — After struggling to breast-feed her first two children, Nyssa Retter was determined to do better with her third. She gave birth without painkillers, which may make newborns slightly dr...
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China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals
BEIJING — In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to people, scientists say. As of Apri...
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Rosy cheeks or childhood virus?
In music a perfect fifth might ring true, although when it comes to a common children’s ailment, fifth disease proves anything but harmonious. A viral derivative of the human parvovirus B19, ery...
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10 minutes can relieve your stress
If meditation sounds intriguing, you can try it out — in as few as 10 minutes a day — without leaving your office. “I’d say there’s quite a range (of styles), says Mark Coleman, a longtime teach...
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Contributed photo Dr. Corey Forester (from left); Becky Johnson, certified nurse midwife; and Dr. Matthew Price, pose for a picture at their practice in April. The midwifery services are now available in Marshall and Calloway counties.
Certified midwifery services extend to Marshall, Calloway
Traditional in its approach to childbirth, new midwifery services will give expectant mothers in Marshall and Calloway counties more options when considering their birthing plan. Joining service...
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Contributed photo Tara Miller (center), Lourdes vice president and chief philanthropy officer, accepts the American Cancer Society's award on behalf of Lourdes hospital's Relay For Life team from Pam Dotson (right), chief operating officer for Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society, and Samantha Taylor (left), senior director of Relay For Life Mid-South Division, at Lourdes Dancing With Our Stars on March 23. Lourdes' relay team fundraising efforts were recognized among the top 5 teams worldwide.
Society recognizes Lourdes’ relay team
Topping the charts at home and across the world, Lourdes hospital Relay For Life Team was recognized as the No. 1 relay team in Kentucky and No. 4 worldwide. Out of 182,000 Relay For Life Teams ...
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Study upholds breast cancer mortality
LOS ANGELES — In the nearly 11 years since researchers first rang alarm bells that women on hormone replacement therapy faced an increased risk of breast cancer, some have suggested that taking est...
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Red Cross seeks local volunteers
The Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region is in need of volunteers. Each year the American Red Cross collects more than 6 million units of blood from roughly 3.5 million volunteer donors. By vo...
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