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Study: Some deer farmers put ethics on line for profit It looks like a caricature of a deer, this dainty white-tailed buck whose neck slumps under the weight of the gnarled antlers sprawling from its head. This is X-Factor, an Indiana deer that in his prime was worth an estimated $1 million. His value as a stud comes ...
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National roundup: Experimental drugs found to lower cholesterol Health. Experimental drugs can lower cholesterol. A new class of experimental medicines can dramatically lower cholesterol, raising hopes of a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough help from statin drugs that have been used for ...
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Cancer survivor, 14, inspires Starbucks barista to shave head GREENVILLE, N.C. — Ernie and Julia Dandeneau sit side by side at the counter at Starbucks in downtown Greenville. Julia, headphones in, is fixated on the screen of her iPad. Ernie watches people as they enter the shop. The sound of alternative music fills ...
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| Tennessee mom faces familiar foe as cancer returns PEGRAM, Tenn. — Joanna Montgomery's reality hovers somewhere between remission and death. A perennial purgatory that invades everyday life — even as she sits on the floor of her ridgetop home in Pegram and plays trains with the loquacious, ...
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Suspended Animation? Docs Try Stopping Clock to Save Lives It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a mortally injured patient is put into suspended animation so doctors can buy time to close up his wounds and save his life. But that seemingly improbable scenario is about to become a reality at five centers around the ...
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The Heart-Breaking Truth About Diet Soft Drinks Many women consume diet soft drinks thinking it is better for them that the sugary alternatives. But, the heart-breaking reality for those with a Diet Coke or Diet Dr Pepper habit is that the soft drinks are more unhealthy than previously thought and can even lead ...
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Marriage Does the Heart Good Marriage, despite the woes that normally accompany it, has proven to do a heart some good. Yes, the planning may be stressful and the first few years trying, but studies show in the end married couples have less heart problems than unmarried couples.
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Could daylight saving time kill you? Could daylight saving time be hard on your health? According to a new study, losing an hour of sleep in the spring because of setting clocks forward raised the risk of having a heart attack the following Monday by 25 percent compared to other Mondays during ...
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VIDEO: What explains SYMPLICITY HTN-3's failure? WASHINGTON – What can explain the failure of SYMPLICITY HTN-3? After clinical success in reducing blood pressure by 20-30 mm HG in patients with resistant hypertension, the renal denervation treatment showed no significant reduction in the first ...
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Yet another short-term 'doc fix', but with glimmers of hope Earlier this week, House leaders approved a 12-month short-term patch to prevent looming physician payment cuts that would threaten access to needed care for millions of Americans. Another short-term 'doc-fix'—or legislative repair made to the broken ...
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Cholesterol drugs aid erectile function Updated: 17:47, Sunday March 30, 2014. Cholesterol drugs aid erectile function. Men with erectile dysfunction may see improvements in their sexual ability while taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. A US study has found that men who had high cholesterol and ...
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Guinea Battles Ebola as Senegal Closes Its Border Guinea is racing to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, while neighboring Senegal has closed its southern land borders with Guinea. Health officials in Guinea are on high alert after eight confirmed cases of Ebola, including one fatality turned up in ...
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As some states flout federal drug law, Justice wavers on enforcement One of the U.S. Justice Department's top concerns in allowing Washington and Colorado to move forward with plans to legalize and tax marijuana sales is seeing that the states keep criminals out of the industry. Elaine Thompson, Associated Press.
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Our Lives: The terror of disease If you're old enough, some of what you've lived through has managed to become history. I went to medical school and surgical training during the AIDS epidemic. As I try to understand that time, I tell stories about it. Here is one of them. I was a surgery resident ...
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Extra Cleaning Crews Brought In As Possible Norovirus Spreads At Pitt-Johnstown JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — University of Pittsburgh Johnstown officials have cancelled all indoor campus social events for the weekend as they believe a norovirus may be spreading among students. According to university officials, several students have ...
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Gluten-Free: Why the Label and Trend Can Last Walk through almost any grocery store, bakery, or café and you'll eventually come across a product with “gluten-free” stamped in prominent, bold letters on the box. The sign appears on everything from cakes and breads to innocuous offerings that never had ...
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Heart Surgery That Shuns Rib-Cracking Growing as Option New technology letting doctors insert man-made heart valves with a catheter instead of cracking open the chest is aiming to change the face of cardiac care for many aging baby boomers. The procedure, requiring just a 1-inch cut, can take as little as one ...
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