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Blood clot guidelines challenge economy class risk
CHICAGO — Good news for budget-minded travelers: There’s no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. ...
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Associated Press Walmart unveils "Great for You" icon.
Wal-Mart debuts ‘Great for You’ seal
NEW YORK  — You may like the food you buy, but is it “Great for You”? Walmart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads “Great for You” to pac...
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Aspirin may help heart disease
Risks associated with the use of aspirin to lessen the severity of a heart attack may outweigh benefits. Dr. Patrick Withrow, cardiologist and chief medical officer at Western Baptist Hospital, ...
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When patients talk doctors get more information
SAN FRANCISCO — Did you hear the one about the patient who tackled his high blood pressure because of a friend’s remark that stuck with him? Or the doctor who finally cracked an elusive diagnosis a...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service The AED device Deanna "Dee" Norflee was recently used to save the life of Bark Skinner in Akron, Ohio.
Use of AED to save lives illustrates value of devices
AKRON, Ohio — She normally prays silently. Deanna “Dee” Norflee prayed aloud the day she saved Bart Skinner’s life. “Please, Lord Jesus,” she said between sobs as she hooked an automatic exte...
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Can your desk help you lose weight?
MINNEAPOLIS — James Levine has reviewed the statistics: One in three Minnesota adults is either diabetic or pre-diabetic, and one in four is obese. And he thinks he’s found the underlying ailmen...
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Nurseries urged to look for drug-addicted babies
The surge in addictions to prescription painkillers that has swept the country in recent years is also showing up in maternity wards. Doctors report an increase in babies born addicted to opioids o...
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The proper etiquette of having the flu
Don’t laugh but there is a socially proper way to have the flu. And Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of the doyen of proper etiquette, Emily Post, has put together the flu etiquette ground r...
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Senator’s stroke shows that young people should also be cautious
WASHINGTON — When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, “But he’s so young.” The reality is that strokes don’t just happen to gran...
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Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans
CHICAGO — About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estima...
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