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'Dear Mrs. Obama …'
WASHINGTON — With hundreds of letters arriving each week, first lady Michelle Obama's mailbag is intriguing more for its variety than its volume.
She hears from all sorts of people, from first-graders to foreign first ladies. Among their messages:...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Social Issues, Washington (U.S. state), McDonald's, Hospitals and Clinics
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Science Connections: Navigating Fertility After Cancer
TribLocal - EvanstonAs a patient navigator at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Kristin Smith guides newly diagnosed cancer patients through a hopeful …... -
Is this surgery really needed?
HealthTrans vaginal ultrasounds are used to detect abnormalities in a woman's sex organs, such as unusual cell growth (read: cancer). Ovarian cancer is quite deadly. It's for this reason that you might be tempted to ask for a routine trans vaginal ultrasound --... -
'Octomom' Doctor Loses License, Board Cites Public Safety
Staff WriterThe Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped "Octomom" Nadya Suleman become the mother of 14 children through repeated in vitro treatments is being barred from practicing medicine. The Medical Board of California said the decision to revoke Dr....Tags: Medical Services, Oncology, Premature Birth, Chemotherapy, Twins
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Prep Track and Field: Casey's Stringer glad to be able to vault
larry@amnews.comHer boyfriend, Jordan Ellison, is the defending Class AA pole vault state champion and set a personal best by clearing 13 feet Saturday. But Casey County freshman Shelby Stringer was so happy just to be competing in the Class AA, Region 5 meet that...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Surgery, Track and Field, Human Interest, High School Sports
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Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
Tribune staff reporterLike a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...Tags: Social Issues, Family Planning, University of Texas at Austin, Hormones and Metabolism, Skin
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Commentary: Why we should protect Planned Parenthood
Lazy ovaries, depressed vaginas, testicular cancer, breast cancer, STD tests, and fertility drugs ... our show and movies covered pretty much every aspect of reproductive and women's health important topic for our viewers and for women, men and families...Tags: Social Issues, Family Planning, Television Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast
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Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up. Upset that doctors did not make that risk clear, his mother, Christine, tracked down...Tags: Florida, Chest, Chemotherapy, Pittsburgh, Hospitals and Clinics
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Community Commentary: Knowing your genetic risk can save your life
An Ashkenazi Jewish woman in her 50s, Rachel, is diagnosed with breast cancer. Her mother, Sadie, age 80, has a history of melanoma, which was treated successfully. Sadie's younger sister, Zelda, died of breast cancer in her early 40s many years ago....Tags: Social Issues, Genes and Chromosomes, Arts and Culture, Health Insurance, Hormones and Metabolism
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Science Connections: Preserving Fertility
TribLocal - EvanstonCancer treatments like chemo and radiation therapy, while lifesavers, can have significant side effects. One possible side effect that can be devastating for patients is …... -
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