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By the numbers New federal database crunches county health stats
Often rural by nature, the majority of the region surrounding the Mississippi River from the Gulf northward is the focus of a new data set of federal health information, made public in hopes of gen...
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Integrative medicine: Food purity
In the United States, we like to think that the foods we purchase are not only free from contaminants and toxins, but also contain what the label states. If a food is labeled “organic,” we hope tha...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service University of Maryland junior Grace Freund works on counseling material for training new volunteers at the school's student-run Help Center, which helps students during a mental health crisis.
Colleges struggling with demand for mental health services
BALTIMORE — Within a week of arriving on campus this semester, University of Maryland junior Grace Freund felt the familiar symptoms of a depression creeping up — ones she knew to address quickly, ...
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Keeping the Pulse
Gersh Lundberg, of Lundberg Medical Imaging at 2421 Broadway, has been certified as a federally approved “B” Reader by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Lundberg demonst...
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Mercury opponents push for shifts in dentistry
CHICAGO — Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern denti...
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Not all women should get BRCA gene test, task force says
LOS ANGELES — Certain mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes can increase a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer or ovarian cancer dramatically. But that doesn’t mean all women should line u...
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Baptist Health Paducah partners with March of Dimes
Baptist Health Paducah is partnering with the March of Dimes to lower the number of premature births. Baptist Health is among 100 hospitals nationwide working with the March of Dimes “Healthy Ba...
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Safety net clinics try high-tech new model
MINNEAPOLIS — The waiting room at Cedar Riverside Clinic was packed with patients and translators one recent morning and buzzing with multiple languages. To Julie Tate, waiting to see her doctor, i...
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Unhealthy workers face higher premiums
If you’re overweight, have high blood pressure, smoke or are diabetic, your employer may soon require you to improve your health, get counseling on the issue or pay a fine, especially if you work f...
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Medical team uses ‘ick’ factor to cure GI infection
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pam Kee calls herself a “mixologist.” But the concoction in her blender comes together at a hospital. Kee is a nurse at Carolinas Medical Center-University, where she assist...
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