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Losing weight can have big impact on those with diabetes
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can type 2 diabetes be cured just by losing weight? ANSWER: Losing weight can have a big impact on diabetes. Although it might not cure type 2 diabetes in every case, getting to a healthy body weight does have that potential for many...Tags: Insulin Injections, Insulin, Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Body Mass Index
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Florida Hospital kicks off lung transplant program
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelFlorida Hospital has received the green light to perform lung transplants, the hospital announced Friday. The designation from the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national organization that oversees transplant programs nationwide, establishes the... -
New Technique in Roanoke Used to Detect Pancreatic Cancer
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIt is a type of cancer that doesn't have many symptoms and like most cancers early diagnosis is key to treating it. Now pancreatic cancer is being detected using a technique that's new to Roanoke. Edith McLaughlin never felt sick. "I never felt any...Tags: Jaundice, Abdominal Pain, General Practitioners, Symptoms, Pancreatic Cancer
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Living donors and families join together in celebration of life
alnotarianni@aol.comThey received “the nightmare call of all parents,” Charles Hutchinson said. He and his wife, Cindy Hutchinson, received news at their Boonsboro home on Thanksgiving morning three years ago that their son, C.J., then 20, a U.S. Marine...Tags: American Legion, Transportation Accidents, Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Happiest News!, Human Interest
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High blood sugar may cause noticeable symptoms of diabetes
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the most common symptoms of diabetes? Is it true that changes in my eyesight could mean I'm developing diabetes? ANSWER: People who have diabetes have too much sugar in their blood. Although you can't know your level of blood...Tags: Heart Disease, Insulin, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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New Stomach, New Life: Surgery will Allow Woman to Eat
FOX40 NewsMichelle and Melinda Sayers are sisters, 13 months apart in age, that both have the same genetic disorder, which makes it impossible for them to absorb the nutrients they need from food. For nearly their whole life, they have had to get nutrition from...Tags: Genetic Condition, Human Interest, PayPal, Inc.
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Nanoparticles help stop MS in lab study
WGN NewsTargeting auto immune disease. Scientists are sending in nanoparticles stocked with ammunition to stop the assault on the body. The tiny particles may help make a big difference for patients with MS. Stephen Miller, PhD, auto-immune researcher,...Tags: Asthma, Immune System, Insulin, Allergies, Medical Research
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Understanding insulin resistance
Though you may not be living with diabetes, your body could be battling against the hormone insulin. The condition, called insulin resistance, occurs when insulin can't effectively do its job. "People often don't realize that insulin resistance can...
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Importance of Health Screenings Highlighted during World Diabetes Day
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Diabetes Action Partnership are urging Pennsylvanians to take control of their health by being screened for diabetes, an often preventable disease and Pennsylvania’s seventh-leading cause of...
Tags: Health, Weight, Symptoms, Insulin, Tom Corbett
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Successful pancreas transplant can restore body's ability to secrete insulin
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My wife is 31 and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 7. She had a baby three months ago, and her blood sugar levels were never really controlled. Doctors tested her kidney function and said there is "a little damage" but nothing...Tags: Insulin Injections, Insulin, Lungs and Airways, Hospitals and Clinics, Dialysis
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Green tea steeped in health
Premium Health News ServiceSipping a cup of green tea, whether hot, cold, or as a bottled beverage, is becoming increasingly popular for Americans--intake has more than doubled in the past four years. Today, you can find green tea in everything from shampoo and face creams to...Tags: Heart Disease, Weight, Medical Research, Heart Attack, Mouth
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Cancer fight tests Aberdeen family's mettle
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comTo understand where Mackenzie Keplin's life is at now, you have to go back to February, when doctors discovered a football-sized tumor growing in her stomach and pressing against her organs. Keplin, who was then a 17-year-old senior at Central High...Tags: Football, MRI (imaging), Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology
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