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IU Health offers mammograms at discounted price
Indiana University Health released the following on Friday: LA PORTE, Ind.–During the entire month of May, several Indiana University Health locations throughout Northern Indiana are offering mammograms at an exclusive $95 discounted rate to...
Tags: General Practitioners, Breast Cancer, Mammogram
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Cancer Consortium seeks to cut disease in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society will be in Indianapolis to speak to a group seeking to reduce cancer in Indiana through the development of a comprehensive plan. Dr. Otis Brawley will speak at the...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Otis Brawley
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Lung cancer scans backed for older, heavy smokers
The American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend screening certain older, heavy smokers for lung cancer. The society is releasing new guidelines Friday for annual CT lung scans. But they are only recommended for people ages...Tags: Lung Cancer
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Annual Smoke Out focuses on ways to quit
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The day Regina West, 53, had her last cigarette last month, her 3-year-old granddaughter picked out a new dress for her at Good Will as a way to say congratulations. The South Bend woman had her first cigarette at 18, and is now about 45...Tags: Government, Politics, Local Government, National Government, Quitting Smoking
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Want to quit smoking? How about today?
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- If you're a smoker and you've been waiting for the right time to quit -- today might be a good day. Thursday is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout -- which encourages people who smoke to make a promise to stop. ...
Tags: Health Treatments, Quitting Smoking
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Symptoms, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Stephen R. Covey, '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' author, dies
Jacket CopyStephen Covey, author of the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died months after a devastating bicycle accident.... -
Greencastle Relay for Life is a time to 'celebrate, remember and to fight back'
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comTina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of...Tags: Lymphoma, Relay for Life, Human Interest, Leukemia, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Altadena Junction: Civil War memorial, a summer market and rally
It's a little-known fact that Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena may have one of the largest collections of remains of Civil War veterans outside of the areas where the battles were fought. According to Nick Smith, a historian who works at the...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Spanish-American War, Relay for Life, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...Tags: Justice and Rights, NAACP, Dietary Supplements, Health Organizations, Diabetes
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Correction on Cancer Prevention Study
Groller's CornerIn today's Around the Valley column, I wrote about a Cancer Prevention Study being spearheaded locally by Karen Schiavone of the American Cancer Society East Central Division. Karen worked with the late Patti Heffner on the Catasauqua girls basketball... -
Malloy Meeting Wednesday With New York City Mayor Bloomberg On Gun Control
The Hartford CourantGovernor Dannel P. Malloy will be meeting Wednesday with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg regarding gun control. Bloomberg is a national leader in the effort, and he will be discussing with Malloy the comprehensive package that was passed in...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Interior Policy, Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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