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A sneak peek into Virginia Western's $26-million health science building
reporterWhen crews broke ground on Virginia Western's Center for Science and Health Professions in the summer of 2010, we knew what it would look like on the outside, but many couldn't have imagined the technology it would hold on the inside. Things like the...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School
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Flower Power
Experts agree that the very state of your health may well reflect the health of your liver; therefore if you want to be healthy, it is prudent that certain attention be given to this all important “detoxifying organ.” The liver, the...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Cirrhosis, Milk Thistle (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Health Treatments
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Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts
Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts...
Tags: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Heart Attack, Heart Problems, Chemotherapy, Medical Specialization
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3-D nipple tattoos a growing business in breast reconstruction
TribuneSheryl, a 49-year-old mother of two, never thought she would get a tattoo, but six months after a bilateral mastectomy to remove both her breasts, she plans to get not one but two tattoos. Sheryl’s family is riddled with breast cancer. When she was...Tags: Fine Artists, Mastectomy, Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Arts and Culture
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A Talk With Valerie Harper, Living 'Here And Now'
In our first interview in the 1990s, Valerie Harper described the character of Rhoda Morgenstern —sidekick on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and star of the spinoff "Rhoda" — as "the brash New Yorker who says the unsayable." The same can be...
Tags: Katharine Hepburn, Human Interest, Julie Kavner, Broadway Theater, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Weather-related closings, cancellations, postponements
The following closings, cancellations and postponements due to Wednesday's snow have been announced. To have an item added to this list, email the information to webupdate@herald-mail.com. Maryland Healthcare Family Federal Credit Union...
Tags: White Oak (Montgomery, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Internal Medicine, Internists
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Gov. Jerry Brown: Some information about early prostate cancer
Gov. Jerry Brown is undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. In it, Brown’s UC San Francisco oncologist was quoted as saying that "fortunately, this is early stage...Tags: City of Hope, Prostate, Prostate Cancer, General Practitioners, Politics
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Living Well with Cancer Series
Educational Series January through March 2013 Please join us for these free classes designed to improve your cancer journey. We do ask that you pre-register as space is limited--really! To register, call 574.287.4197 and tell us what you would like to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Family, Nutrition, Medical Specialization, Career and Workplace
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The Most Overlooked Resources In The Fight Against Cancer
Nowadays you hear a lot about cancer: scary statistics, the importance of early detection screenings, risk factors, etc. These are important things to know, sure, but you’ve heard all this before. It’s long past time to go over what most...Tags: Rush University Medical Center, Human Interest, Conservation, Oncology, Environmental Issues
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Love Notes: In sickness and in health
The 1979 Ramcharger was navy blue, with tinted windows, shag carpeting and a built-in cooler. David Cavin loved that truck, but by the mid-1980s he needed something with more power, so he sold it and figured that was the end of that. Not quite. The...
Tags: Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Vehicles, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy
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Valley doctor bilks Medicare out of more than $3 million
L.A. NOWMedicare Fraud: A medical doctor who ran a clinic in the San Fernando Valley pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of health care fraud in which he bilked the federal Medicare social insurance program out of more than $3 million, the United States... -
Obama nominates two California doctors to cancer advisory board
L.A. NOWTwo California doctors, including one from Los Angeles, have been nominated to President Obama’s National Cancer Advisory Board, a committee that advises the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Dr. Beth Y. Karlan, director of the Women’s Cancer...
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