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Aberdeen boy defies medical odds
Trey Hofer can't stand on his own or speak a single word, but the 8-year-old can easily warm up a room with coos, squeals and hugs. Trey was born with a Partial Trisomy 11 & 22 Syndrome, a rare chromosomal occurrence that resulted in physical and...
Tags: Heart Failure, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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The middle of summer is prime time for a coccidiosis outbreak
The middle of summer is prime time for a coccidiosis outbreak in both cattle and small ruminants. Coccidiosis is the disease caused by coccidia- a parasite that infects most mammals. Unlike worms, it is a single celled parasite. And unlike bacteria and...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Diarrhea
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Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant
Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...Tags: Kidney, Stroke, Awards and Prizes, College of the Holy Cross , Hospitals and Clinics
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Health officials set 'low threshold' for treatment to battle meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of Marylanders may need spinal taps as public health leaders seek to rein in a fungal meningitis outbreak that continues to expand as more is learned about the unusual cases.
Health officials said Wednesday that they still are working to contact...Tags: Prednisone (drug), Stroke, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Health
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Cardinal George: Doctors 'couldn't find any evidence of cancer'
Tribune reporterMedical tests have shown that Chicago's Cardinal Francis George appears to be free of cancer, he said in a wide-ranging interview, though doctors have advised the Roman Catholic archbishop to skip two Christmas Day traditions dear to him. Because months...Tags: Religion and Belief, Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Gays and Lesbians, Healthy Diet
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Embracing vegetables
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post. This week, Debra Schulze, RD, LDN, weighs in on vegetables.
Did you know there are more than 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables? While praised as a "good...Tags: Potatoes, Dietary Fiber, High Blood Pressure, Prostate Cancer, Health
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Stomach problems are a common ailment; here's how to help stay healthy
Special to The Herald-MailTummy troubles are one of the most common complaints heard at the doctor's office. "It can vary from things as simple as anxiety to food poisoning to a medication effect to things more chronic like heartburn, reflux, gallbladder disease, ulcers or...Tags: Ear Infection, Gastritis, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Pancreas
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Baby beluga -- first rescued in U.S. -- 'not out of the woods'
The two Alaskan fishermen had stopped to examine a bald eagle when they noticed something sleek and gray in the Bristol Bay surf: a baby beluga whale in the shallows, faintly whistling and clicking. The whale, already dehydrated and disoriented, soon...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Fishing, Shedd Aquarium, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Nanoparticles help stop MS in lab study
WGN NewsTargeting auto immune disease. Scientists are sending in nanoparticles stocked with ammunition to stop the assault on the body. The tiny particles may help make a big difference for patients with MS. Stephen Miller, PhD, auto-immune researcher,...Tags: Insulin, Allergies, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Diabetes
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Why Everyone Should Get Tested For HIV
The Hartford Courant"Your HIV test is positive, " I tell a 22-year-old man, confirming that he has the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. I reassure him that HIV is a treatable disease. If he takes antiviral medications daily, he can have a normal life...Tags: HIV, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Robert J. Cotter, Johns Hopkins medical school professor
Robert James Cotter, a Johns Hopkins scientist and professor whose work in mass spectrometry has contributed to discoveries in health and science, died last Monday of heart failure at his home at HarborView in Baltimore. He was 69. His work, which earned...
Tags: Heart Failure, College of the Holy Cross , Medical Specialization, Sports, Science and Technology
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Study suggests timing may be key in fish-asthma link
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among thousands of Dutch children included in a new study, those who first ate fish between the ages of six months and one year had a lower risk of developing asthma-like symptoms later on than babies introduced to fish...Tags: Wheezing, Physical Conditions, Seafood, Allergies, Family
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