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Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood
BALTIMORE — Days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Brenda Maker’s diabetes was gone — her body producing enough of the hormone insulin to turn sugar into fuel. It’s a phenomenon seen in recent years by doctors who...Tags: American Diabetes Association, Weight, Physiology, Insulin, Weight Loss
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UPDATE: Mixed verdict in 2-year-old's death
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Exactly what happened to 2-year-old Maya Escobedo on the night of Dec. 2, 2008, might never be known, but a jury determined Monday that the girl's father did not knowingly kill her. Valentin Escobedo, 25, was acquitted of murder, but found...Tags: Health, Crimes, Fractured Rib, Lawyers, Skull Fracture
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Mother testifies in toddler's murder trial
SOUTH BEND — Three years ago, a local couple rushed their unresponsive young daughter to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center.
What doctors found on Maya Escobedo’s 2-year-old body were injuries so severe they could not possibly have been...Tags: Fractured Rib, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Child Abuse
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Vomitus Doggy-Us
I think I am old enough now that I can use the phrase, “You remember the good old days.” If you listen to the “older than me timers” you could feed your dog scraps, bones, pork or anything else lying around. They wouldn’t...
Tags: Health, Human Body, Abdominal Pain, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms
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Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
ATLANTA (AP) — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer...Tags: Health, Lung Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Weight, Diets and Dieting
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New Technique in Roanoke Used to Detect Pancreatic Cancer
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIt is a type of cancer that doesn't have many symptoms and like most cancers early diagnosis is key to treating it. Now pancreatic cancer is being detected using a technique that's new to Roanoke. Edith McLaughlin never felt sick. "I never felt any...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Pancreatic Cancer, Jaundice, General Practitioners, Symptoms
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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: Multiple Sclerosis, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Insulin, Allergies
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Cut these 4 foods to lose weight
Q: I'm trying to lose weight, and a friend recently told me that cutting white bread and potatoes out of my diet completely will help. Is that true? A: Your friend is right. Taking white bread and white potatoes, as well as white rice and white pasta,...
Tags: Potatoes, Pasta, Internists, Lifestyle and Leisure, Internal Medicine
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Florida Hospital kicks off lung transplant program
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelFlorida Hospital has received the green light to perform lung transplants, the hospital announced Friday. The designation from the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national organization that oversees transplant programs nationwide, establishes the... -
Understanding insulin resistance
Though you may not be living with diabetes, your body could be battling against the hormone insulin. The condition, called insulin resistance, occurs when insulin can't effectively do its job. "People often don't realize that insulin resistance can...Tags: Chemical Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Africa, Hormones and Metabolism, Obesity
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Importance of Health Screenings Highlighted during World Diabetes Day
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Diabetes Action Partnership are urging Pennsylvanians to take control of their health by being screened for diabetes, an often preventable disease and Pennsylvania’s seventh-leading cause of...
Tags: Health, American Diabetes Association, Weight, Insulin, Tom Corbett
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Cancer fight tests Aberdeen family's mettle
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comTo understand where Mackenzie Keplin's life is at now, you have to go back to February, when doctors discovered a football-sized tumor growing in her stomach and pressing against her organs. Keplin, who was then a 17-year-old senior at Central High...Tags: Biotechnology, Sports, Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Football
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