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Detroit Lions players, cheerleaders coach youth camp in Benton Harbor
WSBT-TV ReporterMembers of the Detroit Lions and their cheerleading squad were in Benton Harbor Saturday for a special football and cheer camp. Joique Bell, a 26-year-old Benton Harbor native and running back for the Detroit Lions, hosted the camp for the third...Tags: National Football League, Buffalo Bills, Sports, Dialysis, Detroit Lions
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I'm really not that old
As a veterinarian with a few years (translation: decades) under my stethoscope, I have come to really appreciate the puppies and kittens that come in to our office for their first visits and then watching them grow and develop over years and move on...
Tags: Renal Failure, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Movies, Entertainment
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Michigan wife to donate kidney on anniversary
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dale Casto won't be counting on any more big gifts from his wife, Kathy, after what she's going to give him on their 35th wedding anniversary. Her kidney. "I'm not going to expect anything for my birthday or Christmas,"...Tags: Dialysis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Diabetes
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Zoo mourns loss of red panda
SOUTH BEND — Potawatomi Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its pandas. "Rose," a female red panda, died Nov. 27 inside her exhibit at the zoo, according to a news release. The cause of death is unknown. The zoo reportedly treated the 9-year-old...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Riley High athletic director placed on leave
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterLate Wednesday afternoon, Riley High School athletic director Walt Ballard was told he was being put on paid administrative leave. “No warning, no shot over the bow, no write-up,” Ballard said Thursday night. According to a source close to...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Sex Crimes
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FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Merck drug as the first combination pill for patients with diabetes who also have high cholesterol. Patients with both diabetes and high cholesterol are at increased risk for heart...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Disease
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Govt advising Americans to eat far less salt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is launching an assault on salt. It's telling half of the U.S. population to drastically cut their daily salt intake. That warning goes for people who are 51 and older, all African-Americans and anyone suffering...Tags: Food Industry, Washington, DC, Minority Groups, Physical Conditions, Salt
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Minority organ donations don't match need
As a healthy black man, Torrey Green once recoiled at the thought of signing up as an organ donor when renewing his driver's license, saying he didn't want his body "defiled" after death. Now the Boca Raton teacher needs a new kidney, and similar...
Tags: Cooper City, American Red Cross, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Health and Medical Professionals, Pembroke Pines
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AROUND OUR TOWN
Windber Senior Citizens will take a bus trip to Raystown Lake on July 26. Many events are planned for the day, including a boat ride. Transportation is free. For more information, call 814-266-9168. A free community dinner, sponsored by the Windber Area...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Wii, Gaming, Diseases and Illnesses
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Low blood sugar in some diabetics boosts dementia risk
For older patients with Type 2 diabetes, an aggressive focus on keeping high blood sugar down increases the risk of driving blood sugar too low--and with that, boosting the likelihood of developing dementia, says a new study. As if that weren't bad...
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Auto Racing: NASCAR Nationwide Series driver to promote local camp at Kentucky race
larry@amnews.comCamp Horsin’ Around will have its own rooting interest in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway thanks to driver Parker Kligerman. Kligerman is a former development driver for Penske Racing, but he currently drives the No. 77...Tags: Penske Racing, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Sickle Cell Disease, Jacques Villeneuve, Diseases and Illnesses
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Men's restless legs tied to earlier death: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with restless legs syndrome (RLS) were more likely to die during an eight-year study than those without the condition, even after their age and other health problems were taken into account, researchers found. The...Tags: Renal Failure, Restless Leg Syndrome, Harvard Medical School, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses
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