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Art show pays tribute to local artist, former teacher
The Women Artist Event on Sunday at the Laguna Beach Woman's Club was a tribute to Liz Malloy, a local artist and club member who died in August. She was 66. Malloy co-chaired the club events for the past five years, helping others develop their...
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Home pregnancy tests may detect men's cancer
If you've been near social media or on the Internet, you may be aware of the buzz over posts claiming a teenage boy took a home pregnancy test as a joke, received a positive result, and wound up being diagnosed with testicular cancer. CNN interviewed a...
Tags: Blood, News Agency, CNN (tv network), American Cancer Society, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Suit blames hotel for death from Legionnaires' disease
Tribune reporterA wrongful-death lawsuit was filed Thursday against Marriott International, claiming that a downtown Chicago hotel is responsible for infecting an Irish tourist with Legionnaires’ disease. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, says...Tags: Marriott International Inc., Personal Service, Cook County Government, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Niland air quality reaches unhealthy level for some
Air quality levels in the Niland area have reached unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, according to an alert from the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the groups...Tags: Heart Disease, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Respiratory Disease, Air Pollution
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Even low blood lead levels linked to gout risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even relatively low levels of lead in the blood may be linked to an increased risk of gout, a painful form of arthritis, researchers reported Monday. Researchers have known that heavy lead exposure is linked to the condition -...Tags: Heart Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Weight, Internal Medicine, Diabetes
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Olympia baseball pitcher survives cancer scare to go unbeaten as senior
Michael Hennessey graduated from Olympia this week.
He had a 3.5 GPA. He will play college baseball and study finance. His future is filled with promise.
That wasn't the case on Nov. 5, 2010, when Hennessey was diagnosed with testicular cancer....Tags: Joe Williams, Tour de France, Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Baseball
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Doctors grapple with prostate cancer screening guidelines
For years, the PSA test has been the standard method for early detection of prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men.
But recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory panel, said the test that checks for prostate-specific...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Medical Research, Lung Cancer
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Baby boomers need hepatitis C testing
All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...Tags: Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hepatitis, Cancer, Symptoms
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CDC: Baby Boomers should get tested for Hepatitis C
BALTIMORE SUNAll baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Cancer, World War II (1939-1945), Symptoms
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Valley Police Beat: First heat stroke death of the year occurs
EL CENTRO - The first case of heat stroke-related death occurred this week as an illegal immigrant was brought to El Centro Regional Medical Center about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Mayra Franco, 29, died after she was taken to the El Centro hospital’s...Tags: Facebook, Illegal Immigrants, Hospitals and Clinics, Sour Cream, Abusive Behavior
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Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to heart disease, strokes and death
Considering how many people eat too much and exercise too little, it's not surprising that nearly 67 million Americans have high blood pressure. But here's the asterisk: 36 million of them do not have it under control, even though most know they have...Tags: Heart Disease, Atenolol (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Weight, Hospitals and Clinics
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Officials educate, deal with first case of Chronic Wasting Disease
Staff reporterA new worry for hunters and farmers across the state as Pennsylvania deals with its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease. The first positive sample was discovered in a deer in Adams County. So far, animals at three farms including one in Adams, Lycoming...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Symptoms, York County (Pennsylvania), York (York, Pennsylvania), Hunting
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