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Heart Ball hopes to ignite awareness
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasKendra Gibson glows when she talks about her "hero" and daughter, Rachel, 21, who was honored at the Heart Ball Saturday, May 18, by the American Heart Association at the Lubbock Country Club. "To have her honored is amazing," Kendra said. By the...Tags: Heart Surgery, Heart Attack, American Heart Association, Human Interest, Auction Service
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Yoga teacher and Swami Juice founder killed in Alligator Alley crash
At 29, Stephen "Jak" Jakobot seemed about to savor the sweet taste of success. With demand for his organic Swami Juice growing, he and business partner Kelly Koleos had recently invested in a $20,000 juicer and rented a larger warehouse in Boca Raton,...
Tags: Broward County, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Boca Raton, Weston (Broward, Florida), Florida Highway Patrol
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Cleveland Cavaliers win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 again
Akron Beacon JournalCLEVELAND Hours before the draft lottery, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wrote on his Twitter account that this would be the last lottery he attends for quite a few years. The end result Tuesday night might go a long way in proving that true. The Cavs...Tags: Golden State Warriors, NBA Draft, Mike Brown (basketball), Lifestyle and Leisure, National Basketball Association
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The Doctor's Corner: An early start on treating menopause
This is the first of a two-part series updating women of all ages on the use of hormones. It is a pleasure to be back putting pencil to paper with good news for women going through "the change." A Global Consensus Statement, hot off the press in the...Tags: Fatigue, Healthcare Provider, Physical Conditions, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Aspirin not always best treatment for many individuals
An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as they assess whether a patient would benefit from a daily dose of...Tags: General Practitioners, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Medical Research, Diabetes, Heart Attack
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A Dot in a sea of scrubs
Florence Morning News, S.C.Several paintings of distinguished nurses line a wall in McLeod Tower, all of them wearing their classic, white outfits with starched caps as they look out onto a hallway where nurses in scrubs are the new norm. But 86-year-old Dot Johnson, one of those...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Doctors to older, heavy smokers: Get CT screening for lung cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) scanning to people whose...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Death, Lung Cancer, Biopsy, General Practitioners
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Do companies that refuse to hire smokers help them or harm them?
The Cleveland Clinic is a world-famous medical center that is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the country. It goes without saying that the health professionals who work there don’t condone smoking. In fact, since 2007, the clinic...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Newspaper and Magazine, Healthcare Provider, University of Pennsylvania, Health Insurance
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Paper perfect: Fort Lauderdale artist puts knife to paper for her creations
Christina Lihan builds South Florida hotels, houses and skyscrapers without ever having to break ground. She uses thick watercolor paper and Exacto knives to create multidimensional, cut paper sculptures of cityscapes and European buildings —...
Tags: Arts, Coral Gables, Arts and Culture, Sculpture, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: University of Cambridge, England, Mammogram, Medical Research, Lung Cancer
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Nonprofit hospitals: Do they give back enough?
Although Orlando is a medium-sized metro, its two main hospital systems rank in the big leagues of top-grossing nonprofit hospitals in the nation, according to a recent report. With annual gross charges of $8 billion, Florida Hospital came in fourth out...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Flu, Orlando Health, Winter Park, Government Health Care
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Gut bugs are implicated in heart attacks and stroke
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for the mystery culprits has turned up some surprising...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Egg Yolks, Healthcare Provider, Death
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