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Blondie on Pet Stories
Blondie is a yellow Labrador Retriever, approximately 8 years old.
She has been at the Roanoke Valley SPCA since August 2010.
Blondie has a Lab's passion for food and life, but has a lung condition similar to COPD that makes her exercise intolerant....Tags: Human Interest, Chemical Industry, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses
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Rising temperatures increase health risks
Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...
Tags: Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Conservation, Heat Stroke, Medical Research
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UPDATE 1-Elan strikes $1 bln royalty deal with Theravance
Reuters* Elan to acquire newly approved Breo as part of $1 bln deal * Irish drugmaker to announce further deals in due course * Looks to outmanoeuvre Royalty with second shareholder dividend By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Elan stepped up its...Tags: Asthma, Theravance Incorporated, Elan Corporation Plc, Biogen Idec Incorporated, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation
Making hospital charges more transparent, the federal government this week released data showing what medical centers across the country charge for treating 100 of the most common reasons patients get admitted. The charges vary dramatically —...
Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Consumers
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Jury awards $2 million to ex-smoker's family
A Palm Beach County jury Thursday found three tobacco companies partly responsible for a grandmother's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and lung cancer death following years of suffering. They awarded more than $2 million in actual damages...Tags: Death, Crime, Law and Justice, Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Delray Beach
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Bob Bridwell: Avid fisherman excelled in wide variety of jobs
Bob Bridwell had no experience water-skiing when he became general manager of a ski-making company in Winter Haven. So, to fit in with his co-workers at Cypress Gardens Skis, Bridwell agreed to go water-skiing. The result was less than graceful. His...
Tags: Key West, French Toast, Gainesville, Tampa, U.S. Coast Guard
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READER SUBMITTED: Ricky 'Trendy' Da'Vista Supports American Lung Association In Honor Of Late Grandmother
Greater HartfordOn March 23, Ricky "Trendy" Da'Vista, a Hartford resident and wardrobe stylist, hosted the fourth annual "Wear What You Fear" fashion show at Bill Miller's Castle in Branford. Three hundred and fifty attended the show, which included a special runway...Tags: Asthma, Human Interest, Tuberculosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Respiratory Disease
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Deanne Barkley dies at 82; pioneering TV executive
Deanne Barkley, who broke through the glass ceiling in network television to become an influential executive in the early 1970s, when few women had the power to develop prime-time programs, died April 2 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She was 82. The cause...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Sparkle (movie), Whitney Houston, The New York Times, Authors
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State program helps Floridians quit smoking
Florida voters have given lifelong smokers such as Jack Ferrara new reason to breathe easy. After a number of tries with nicotine patches, acupuncture and hypnosis failed him, the Hollywood retiree finally snuffed out his 58-year cigarette habit —...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Treatments, Colleges and Universities, Respiratory Disease, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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Leland H. Yada
Leland H. Yada, 82, of Redfield died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Eastern Star Home in Redfield. His funeral will be Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Redfield. The Rev. Stephen Perry will officiate. After a time for...
Tags: Christianity, Methodist, Roseland, Religion and Belief, Macular Degeneration
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A natural script to help relieve chronic pain
Dear Pharmacist: I live in chronic pain. No one is sure why. I take hydrocodone and ibuprofen daily, but I'm still in pain. Can you recommend any vitamins to help me? — M.C., Dallas, Texas Dear M.C.: I'm sorry you are going through this. Luckily,...
Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Heart Failure, Drugs and Medicines, Lyme Disease, Hydrocodone (drug)
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To smoke or not to smoke?
County coronerHaving worked as a respiratory therapist for more years than I care to count, I have seen the debilitating effects of tobacco in the lives of those who choose to smoke. My role in dealing with those suffering the effects ranged from education aimed at...Tags: Heart Failure, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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