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Ind. hospital's obesity billboards stir debate
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana hospital that erected billboards with the message "Obesity is a disease. Not a decision" is facing a public backlash from people who find the signs offensive. The staff at St. Mary Medical Center's Healthy 4...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Obesity, Weight, Health
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Chimp attack victim gets face transplant in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed a full face transplant on the Connecticut woman who was mauled two years ago by her friend's pet chimpanzee. Officials at Brigham and Women's Hospital say they performed the transplant on...Tags: Connecticut, Charla Nash, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Human Body
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Native American culture on display
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Samantha Fowler is a fry bread aficionado. From the time she was 12 years old, she’s worked at her family’s food booth at Indian powwows across the Midwest, making and selling the rich bread that can be eaten alone or with...Tags: Minority Groups, Culture, Native Americans, Arts and Culture, Breads
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Cancer center offers free services for patients, survivors, caregivers
SOUTH BEND—A diagnosis of cancer is a life changer. Many patients do not know how to deal with the physical and emotional changes. RiverBend Cancer Services has a new wellness center where they offer free programs for people affected by cancer. ...Tags: Chemotherapy, Diseases and Illnesses, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Prosecutor: Student told of pregnancy stabs girl
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have jailed a 17-year-old Ypsilanti High School student they say repeatedly stabbed a classmate with whom he'd had sex after she told him she may be pregnant. The attack happened Tuesday on the school...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers
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Number of flu cases increase in South Bend area
Because increasing numbers of seasonal influenza have been reported throughout the area over the past three weeks, St. Joseph County health officer Dr. Thomas A. Felger is encouraging residents to protect themselves against the influenza virus....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Flu, Fever, Flu Vaccine
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Wrists overworked? Take regular breaks — and ice the pain
Maybe your wrists and fingers swell when you leave work. Or maybe they ache or go numb in the middle of the night. Sounds as if you've been messing with your carpal tunnel — that tiny tunnel in your wrist where the median nerve, flexor muscles...
Tags: Inflammation, Wrists, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Health, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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K9 CORNER: Treat your dog to a massage
May is National Pet Month so I pulled up the Purina web site to see how they suggested honoring this month. I found about 10 or 12 possibilities listed and selected giving your pet a massage as a good option to discuss. Retrieving my copy of the “...
Tags: Personal Service, Animals, Health, Fingers, Arthritis
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Paying It Forward In Camp Hill
Multi-media JournalistSarah Sheaffer, a 24-year-old girl in Cumberland County was looking forward to being on her favorite TV show, Pay it Forward. "Paying it forward was something that she just giggled and laughed, that was her ritual," said her mom, Suzanne. Her mother...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Arthritis
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Satursday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Farm Toy and Antique Tractor Show in Sublette, Illinois. Max Armstrong visits with Don Dingus, one of the show founders,...Tags: Music, Rod Blagojevich, Dining and Drinking, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Meyersdale women talk about Lyme disease
Daily American Staff WriterIn the summer of 2009, Diane Sechler, Meyersdale, had decreasing strength in her arms and hands, with recurrent trigger fingers and carpal tunnel syndrome. But her arthritis tests were negative. "I had two surgeries but kept having unbearable symptoms,"...Tags: Arms, Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease, Lyme, Washington, DC
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Understanding of ACL injuries is still evolving
Concussions may have recently taken the spotlight in lacrosse sports medicine, but anterior cruciate ligament injuries are still a major unanswered issue for the sport. ACL tears are the leading cause of missed game and practice time at both the high...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, General Practitioners, Lacrosse, Legs, Health
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