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Four facts about fat you didn’t know
Weight loss is always on the minds of millions of Americans, especially as we emerge from the dark, cold winter and approach another dreaded swimsuit season. According to a recent national poll fro...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun On the end of the endobronchial ultrasound device, technicians place a small balloon -- filled with water -- which allows the tip to be accurately placed against lung structures for a clear ultrasound image. The device allows doctors a clear view of nodes thatt usually are obstructed from view without chest surgery.
New procedure offers options in staging cancer
A picture is worth a thousand words and for doctors at one local hospital, a new endoscopic procedure not only provides a clear image of patients’ lymph nodes, but a wealth of knowledge for further...
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Studies show that midday workouts improve job performance and time management for workers. Emily Blum works her abdominals and leg flexibility during Pilates class at Spring Pilates, June 14, 2008, in Chicago. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Your brain on exercise
You’re a smart cookie when it comes to your health, so you know that regular exercise is one of the best ways to cut your risk of disease, boost your immune system, and maintain a trim body. But fl...
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Hearing loss carries heavy cost
Do you hear what’s going on around you? Worse, if you don’t, do you consider your hearing loss just a normal part of aging? Are you aware that hearing loss has been associated with poor think...
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Rare neurological disease means lengthy recovery
It can start with a simple tingling feeling in the legs that progressively creeps up the body, but within a matter of hours that sensation can lead to a serious, life-threatening situation. An o...
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Mild concussions can cause lingering symptoms
 CHICAGO  — Children with even relatively mild concussions can have persistent attention and memory problems a year after their injuries, according to a study that helps identify which kids may be ...
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Snapshots of recovery
If there’s anything Danielle Ray is, it’s tenacious. You want her to do something? Go ahead and tell her she can’t do it. Five weeks ago, Danielle went to the Western Baptist emergency room. She...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Darian Stubblefield and Erica Brown, both sophomores in the nursing program at Murray State University, practice listening for lung and heart sounds, and administering injections on one of the program's Sim Men. The life-sized, digital mannequins allow students to practice emergency situations in a controlled environment without the fear of harming an actual patient.
Technology helps nursing students prepare
MURRAY — Although she hadn’t officially been checked off on injections yet, nursing student Erica Brown located the patient’s injection site and assuredly plunged the needle into his thigh with eas...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Gruen Von Behrens, spokesman for Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program and an oral cancer survivor, speaks to health care workers Tuesday at Lourdes hospital about the dangers of smokeless tobacco use.
Snuffing out smokeless tobacco
No matter how blatant a story the facts can tell, sometimes the only way to appeal to a person’s common sense is through a strong dose of realism. Authorities can recite the statistics of how ch...
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Cats may purr to your heart’s content
We know that pets are beneficial to our health — they can lower a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and provide opportunities for exercise and socialization. In some ...
Mar 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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