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Stroke: The Risks And Warning Signs
Stroke Center medical director, The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, and more than 137,000 people die from a stroke. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. This unfortunate situation could be improved if people knew more about stroke warning signs and...Tags: Stroke, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease
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TV news anchor Robin Roberts to write memoir -publisher
ReutersNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Robin Roberts, the popular co-host of U.S. television show "Good Morning America," will write a memoir detailing her struggles against cancer and a blood disorder and the lessons she has learned, her publisher said on Monday....Tags: Book, Breast Cancer, Good Morning America (tv program), Television, Robin Roberts
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Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner continues to serve despite cancer treatment
dona@herald-mail.comFranklin County (Pa.) Commissioner Robert L. Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic...Tags: American Red Cross, Anemia, Rob W. Kauffman, Elections, ABC (tv network)
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Allentown councilwoman remains hospitalized, will miss water/sewer vote
Valley 610At least one member of Allentown City Council will not be present for the much-anticipated vote on the city’s water and sewer lease tonight. Councilman Cynthia Mota has been hospitalized in Venezuela for nearly a month and is still not well enough... -
Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Medical Research, Ophthalmology, MRSA, Recreational Substance Use, Learning Disability
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Sickle cell disease accounts for many priapism cases
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Thanks to commercials for erectile dysfunction drugs, men know to seek medical attention for "erections lasting more than four hours," but a new study suggests a blood disorder is the cause of many prolonged erections. While...Tags: Erectile Dysfunction, Diseases and Illnesses, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Sickle Cell Disease, Mayo Clinic
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Robin Roberts briefly hospitalized, will return to 'GMA' next week
Two months after resuming her duties on "Good Morning America," Robin Roberts revealed she was hospitalized last week. Roberts offered the news on her Facebook page Thursday morning in addressing her absence from covering the Boston bombings. While...Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Key West, Robin Roberts, New York City
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Robin Roberts to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs
Robin Roberts, host of "Good Morning America" and one of the first female anchors for ESPN, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2013 ESPYs on July 17 in Los Angeles. Roberts has twice been stricken by serious illness in recent years and...Tags: Breast Cancer, Good Morning America (tv program), Arthur Ashe, Human Interest, ESPN (tv network)
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Jimbo and Candi Fisher give $1 million to Fanconi anemia research through fund
TALLAHASSEE -- Jimbo Fisher may have helped lead his football team to a conference championship last fall, but his family, like many others, continues a fight of a different kind. This week, while visiting with doctors at the University of Minnesota's...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Healthcare Provider, Jimbo Fisher, Hospitals and Clinics
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Health officials tracing source of chemicals that sickened Hopkins workers
Health officials continue to investigate how contaminated hot water sickened nearly two dozen people at the Johns Hopkins at Keswick complex Monday, but the case is similar to previous ones involving faulty water-heating systems that let chemicals mix...
Tags: Dizziness, Symptoms, Education, Environmental Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Center helps give Jewish couples a genetic peace of mind
For Ellie and Jeremy Forman, getting married involved much more than walking down the aisle in fancy garb and saying their "I do's" in front of family and friends this past July. Jeremy, 34, an entrepreneur, and Ellie, 29, a community relations...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, River North, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Family, Religion and Belief
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Family fights blood disorders with music
HealthBlood disorders have marked Sandra Moran's family in devastating ways....
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