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EatingWell: Finding better health with an anti-inflammatory diet
Premium Health News ServiceMarisa Zeppieri-Caruana, 34, didn't look at all sick when she found out. "I was in amazing shape. I was a happy, busy, thin 23-year-old when I started getting strange fevers and feeling extremely tired. My doctor ordered some blood work and that's when I...Tags: Arthritis, Cancer, Weight Loss, Obesity, Brain
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Illuminating cancer
When the door to Donald Hopper's garage rolled up, it revealed a scene out of Car and Driver. A mint, cherry-red convertible built in the mid-'60s was parked atop a gleaming black-and-white checkered floor — a giant racing flag. Hopper said it was...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Biography (genre), Breast Cancer, Cancer, Newspaper and Magazine
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Tobacco cessation program set for Nov. 7
War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Wellness & Fitness Services will offer a free program "Tobacco Cessation" at noon Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Education Room B at War Memorial Hospital, 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs. Kelly Walker, a health educator,...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Community Notes Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
Births A daughter, Ani Alaina, was born to Andrea and Guy Golembiewski of Harbor Springs at 8:36 p.m. Oct. 3, 2012, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey. Ani weighed 4 pounds, 6 ounces and was 17 inches long at birth. Grandparents are Joe...
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With lung cancer, quitters do better than smokers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Younger people with advanced lung cancer who quit smoking more than a year before their diagnosis survive longer than those who continue smoking, according to a new study. It's known that people who never smoked are more...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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Getting paid to quit may work for some smokers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During a single year when the Dutch government covered the costs of counseling and drugs to help smokers quit, calls to a national smoking-cessation hotline rose 10-fold, and the number of smokers in the country dropped...Tags: Government, Chemical Industry, Addiction, National Government, Human Rights
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Breast Cancer Treatment Is Over But How Do You Get Back To Normal?
The Hartford CourantA diagnosis of breast cancer often leads to a treatment plan that includes surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation and frequent check-ups. As the treatment takes place over time, a routine develops. But what happens — and what should a patient do...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Cancer, Lance Armstrong, Cancer, Charity
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Early menopause linked to heart disease
Early menopause may mean a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine. The researchers say the risk can be twice as high, and doctors should help women avoid early menopause if possible. “If...Tags: Internists, Internal Medicine, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Physical Conditions
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Backers of Prop. 29 tobacco tax concede defeat
PolitiCalProponents of the tobacco tax initiative Proposition 29 conceded defeat Friday after weeks holding out hope that the measure would eke out a victory as elections officials across California tallied an estimated 1 million uncounted ballots.... -
High blood pressure is a silent killer
Daily American Staff WriterHigh blood pressure is easy to diagnose, but many people who have it are unaware. More than two-thirds of the people who have hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, do not have it under control, according to a study by the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Blood Pressure Increase, Sleep Apnea, Stroke
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Smoking, drinking tied to earlier pancreatic cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than folks who avoid those habits, a new study suggests. It's long been known that smoking is a risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer - a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer, Medical Research, American Cancer Society
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Does a lung nodule mean cancer?
The Medicine CabinetQ: If a 40-year-old former smoker has been told she has pulmonary (lung) nodules, does this mean lung cancer? A: The term nodule is usually used to describe a small rounded growth or lump. This can appear anywhere on or in the body. Or it may be found on...Tags: Boston, Internists, Breast Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Cancer
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