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Submitted This illustration shows how doctors can enter a patient's chest without sawing open the breastbone. With this technique, a patient can have a heart bypass with fewer complications including bleeding and infection. Instead of a months-long recovery, patients return home in as few as 3 days.
Minimally invasive heart surgery available at Lourdes
Heart surgery that once required months of recovery is now obsolete thanks to a new technique that allows patients to return to normal activity in as little as three days. Dr. James O’Rourke, a ...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Submitted photo A surgical team prepares a patient for gall bladder removal at Lourdes.
Gall bladder disease can affect anyone
Abdominal pain may be a sign of gall bladder disease. Dr. Dana Tyrrell, a general surgeon at Lourdes hospital, said gall bladder disease is caused by either a malfunctioning gall bladder or ston...
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Researchers say, too soon to use brain science in court
LONDON  — Criminal behavior can’t be blamed on how someone’s brain is wired, at least not yet, says a report from British researchers who examined how neuroscience is being used in some court cases...
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Associated Press Madeline Mann appears in June 1989 shortly after her premature birth weighing 9.9 ounces. She is now an honors student in psychology.
Tiniest babies growing up healthy
  CHICAGO — One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they entere...
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ALAN REED | The Sun Dr. Elizabeth McGregor listens to Megan Burton's lungs. Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a major cause pneumonia and bronchitis in children.
RSV brings infants respiratory distress
A cough and a sniffle may not be just a common cold. They could be symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus. Pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth McGregor of the Pediatric Group of Paducah at Western Bapti...
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Birth control choices abound
WASHINGTON — Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more ...
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How to make healthy holiday food swaps
Portion size aside, some holiday favorites start off far worse for your waistline than others. “It’s not uncommon to gain a full pound — or more — during the holiday season,” says Gloria Tsang, a r...
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Marriage seems to be good for your health
Marriage may be good for your health. Mostly. Many studies have looked at the correlation between marriage and health, and a recent study found that marriage may affect survival after coronary a...
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Few doctors tell parents about kids being overweight
WASHINGTON — Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds — but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever sa...
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Volunteers are the faces of community hospitals
Chances are one of the first people a patient meets in a hospital will not be a doctor or nurse, but a hospital volunteer. Greg Holtgrewe, volunteer coordinator at Western Baptist Hospital, said...
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