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Associated Press The Watchman, an experimental heart device, is on display. The future is unclear for the promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study suggested it is safer than previous testing found, but may not be better than a drug that is used now for preventing strokes, heart-related deaths and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation over the long term.
Device for stroke prevention misses key goal in recent study
SAN FRANCISCO — The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of...
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Food allergies keep some flipping through the menu
While it might be difficult for some afflicted with food allergies to find their perfect meal on a night out, a bill heading before Maryland’s legislators would require restaurants to make appropri...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Calvin Woodard helps a patient out of his van for her afternoon appointment Feb. 19 in south Los Angeles, Calif. Every weekday, Woodard ferries dozens of patients to and from T.H.E. Clinic. Many patients do not have transportation and prefer Woodard's door-to-door service over waiting at a bus stop.
Clinic’s driver helps patients on the go
LOS ANGELES — He knows all about his patients: who likes to cook, whose blood pressure is out of control, who is quarreling with her husband. He keeps track of their appointments and recalls many o...
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Murray hospital hosts free diabetes awareness screenings
Nearly 26 million people across the nation face an everyday battle with diabetes, costing more than $200 billion in medical costs, and a local hospital hopes to educate about the disease with free ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Grant Halliburton Foundation president Vanita Halliburton talks with assistance from her daughter Amy Halliburton McCloskey, director of communications, Feb. 19, in Dallas, Texas. The two are helping raise awareness about teen and young adult mental health and suicide prevention after the death of Grant Halliburton, who took his own life at the age of 19.
Mental illness affects 1 in 5
DALLAS — Grant Halliburton was handsome, artistic, bright, popular and loved. He also suffered from bipolar disorder and depression. When he was 19, he jumped off a 10-story building to his deat...
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Sun files People walk through an inflatable colon exhibit at Baptist Health Paducah during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March 2011. Colorectal cancer remains one of the leading cancer killers in the nation, but is one of the most preventable if caught early.
Early cancer detection vital
Early detection through screenings can save lives in the fight against the nation’s second-leading cancer killer, a message health agencies nationwide hope to impart with a month-long awareness cam...
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New-found cells may heal damaged tissue
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — To their surprise, University of California, San Francisco researchers have discovered a new type of cell in women’s breast tissue that might one day be used to heal a variet...
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Contributed photo Heath Elementary School fourth-grader Autumn Day gets her blood sugar checked by Laura Jane Sandman, radiography tech at Lourdes hospital, as part of the Lourdes' Cardiac Kids Academy. The free six-week program targets children at risk for developing cardiac problems.
Cardiac Kids screens students
More than 30 Heath Elementary students participated in the screening process for Lourdes’ Cardiac Kids Academy, a free six-week program that targets at-risk children for developing early or prematu...
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Bottom: Donned in their favorite blue, several Murray-Calloway County Hospital employees gather in the hospital's South Tower lobby to kick off National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month on Friday. Throughout March, the hospital will offer educational opportunities to the community about colorectal cancer. The deadly form of cancer has one of the highest mortality rates in the state, and kills about 900 people each year.
Contributed photos Blue for colorectal cancer awareness
Top: Radiation therapy supervisor Tonya Rittenberry; registered nurse Freda Thompson; cancer registry coordinator Donna Schmidt; education department secretary Sherry Jones, and nurse navigator Ter...
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Schools host blood drives
The American Red Cross and Graves County elementary schools team throughout the month of March to provide the local community a chance to donate vital blood. Students are helping to promote the ...
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