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Associated Press Hand casts are studied at Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research and used to measure sun-caused aging of the skin. If worry about skin cancer doesn't make you slop on sunscreen, maybe vanity will. New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of your skin.
Sunscreen slows skin aging
WASHINGTON — If worry about skin cancer doesn’t make you slather on sunscreen, maybe vanity will: New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow...
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Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer
CHICAGO — Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Cherry Childers (left) and Bill Childers (right) of Illinois take a break from their tennis game to cool off and enjoy some cold water Tuesday afternoon in Noble Park. They are always sure to pack plenty of extra water and wear sunscreen when practicing outdoors in the summer time.
Officials stress caution as heat starts to climb
Memorial Day marked the unofficial start to summer as schools closed, pools opened and people headed  outdoors to enjoy the end of cold weather, but as the sun lingers overhead longer, health offic...
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Mom's obesity surgery may help break cycle in kids
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — b...
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McClatchy News Service Charles Heup and his sister Paula review old family photos when they were children on April 27 at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Wisc., where he is pastor.
Drug makes a difference for siblings
MILWAUKEE — Only 1,200 people in America have the genetic mutation that causes a form of the rare lung disease cystic fibrosis. Two of them are brother and sister, Charles and Paula Heup. Las...
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DEA disagrees with meth-resistant claims
ST. LOUIS — The Drug Enforcement Administration says a suburban St. Louis pharmaceutical company is wrong for marketing its pseudoephedrine product to imply methamphetamine cannot be made with it. ...
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Paducah hospital recognized for its orthopedic care
Staff report Baptist Health Paducah was recognized in the nation’s top 10 percent for orthopedic care by Women Certified. For comprehensive orthopedic services with good outcomes — including...
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Taking the Pulse
Staff report Lourdes hospital hired Janet Simerly as chief nursing officer. Simerly brings more than 30 years of clinical experience to Lourdes with more than 15 years of experience in hospi...
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Murray-Calloway earns ultrasound reaccreditation
Staff report The radiology department at Murray-Calloway County Hospital was awarded a three-year term of reaccreditation in ultrasound as a result of a review by the American College of Radiol...
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BY WILL PINKSTON wpinkston@paducahsun.com Duwayne “Bubba” Weathers hasn’t set foot on the polished wood lanes of a bowling alley in almost a year, but it’s not for a lack of want. Partici...
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