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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: Lung Cancer, Genetics, Breast Cancer, Research, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Millions in upgrades under way at Delnor Hospital
Nearly $100 million in improvements to Delnor Hospital in Geneva are under way — almost two years after a partnership was formed with another area hospital, a collaboration officials say will make healthcare more accessible to Tri-Cities residents....
Tags: Oncology, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider
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Too many drug types are compromising heart health: doctors
Reuters(Reuters) - About 80 million Americans suffer from heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer, and most are on multiple drugs. Some cardiologists think prescribing has gotten out of hand. The criticism was voiced by a number of leading heart doctors who...Tags: Cardiologists, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Disease, Trials, Heart Failure
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Biblioracle: Bring 'Geek Love' to the big screen
In general, I like to keep my books and my movies separate. When I finish a book and clutch it to my breast in a final loving embrace, I am not fantasizing about how the characters and conflict will play out on screen, since I've already had it play out...
Tags: Tim Burton, Arts and Culture, Cloud Atlas (movie), Lawless (movie), Chicago Tribune
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James Edward Farner, M.D., 90
James Edward Farner, M.D., father, physician, family patriarch, fisherman and bridge life master, died March 6, 2013. He was born in Akron, Ohio, on Jan. 5, 1923, the son of Daniel and Helen Farner. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Alice...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Colleges and Universities, Annapolis, University of Michigan, Alzheimer's Disease
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Steinberg: Football, and other contact sports, need to be rethought
In previous columns, I suggested that the increased size, speed and strength of today's NFL players are creating a dramatically more damaging set of collisions. We have known for years of the devastation these collisions cause on every joint in the human...Tags: Concussion, Medical Research, Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Injuries and Wounds
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Friday's TV Talk: Wolfgang Puck; Walton Goggins; Michelle Obama
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   --------------------  CBS This Morning Toby Cosgrove, Cleveland...
Tags: Steve Harvey, Entertainment Events, Heroin, Personal Weapon Control, Scarlett Johansson
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Going outside the hospital walls to improve health
Study after study demonstrates that poverty is a powerful driver of poor health. Many of America's leading hospitals exist in poor communities. Could these powerful institutions (in economic as well as medical terms) help overcome the deeper sources of...
Tags: Sales, Poverty, Health Insurance, Washington, DC, Business
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Months after victory, Lois Frankel back on campaign style marathon
Sun SentinelAn hour for a crash course on hospital economics. Another hour learning what South Florida’s ports and the tourism industry need to thrive. The time to listen to a high school freshman describe how he was harassed because of his sexual orientation....Tags: Medicare, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jeb Bush, U.S. House of Representatives, Lauderdale Lakes
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Frankel uses break from Congress to explore constituents' concerns
An hour for a crash course on hospital economics. Another hour learning what South Florida's ports and the tourism industry need to thrive. The time to listen to a high school freshman describe how he was harassed because of his sexual orientation. Name...
Tags: Medicare, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jeb Bush, Government Health Care, U.S. House of Representatives
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View from Ohio: Only Hall of Shame for Modell
The Browns were born in 1946, the year after the end of World War II. Veterans were returning home, and what did the Browns do but play for a championship 10 years in a row — four in the All-American Conference and six in the NFL. This was...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), National Football League, Art Modell
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Eating your way to heart health
Famed heart surgeon Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. has long rallied against the overuse of stents, cholesterol drugs and other conventional heart disease treatments. His solution? A diet rich in green, leafy vegetables. Doctors generally agree that a healthy diet...
Tags: Breads, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses, Cardiologists, Healthy Diet
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