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South African ruling party criticized over video of frail Mandela
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as...
Tags: Sociology, Tuberculosis, Politics, Social Media, Jacob Zuma
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Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Rubella, Centocor Incorporated, Biotechnology, Disease Prevention
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Is medical care shipshape?
After dinner and a walk around their Viking River Cruises ship on Russia's Volga River last May, Charles and Cecilia Ford went back to their cabin. Charles, 82, was in a good mood, his wife said, cracking jokes and singing during their walk. But he also...Tags: Russia, Heart Problems
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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: Biology, Vitamin C, Viral Diseases and Infections, Botox (drug), Health and Medical Professionals
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Austerity is hurting our health, say researchers
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday. Detailing a decade of research,...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Substance Abuse, Stanford University, Employment Opportunities, Epidemics and Plagues
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March of Dimes fosters healthy pregnancies
alnotarianni@aol.comTerri Shoemaker had heard of March of Dimes. She knew a little about the organization, she said, but not enough to think about supporting it. Then 20 years ago, her son, Kelton Miller, was born five weeks early. “He was 6 and a half pounds. He...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Premature Birth, March of Dimes Foundation, Polio, Vaccines
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This year's wintry spring is hard on calves
Ranchers who are calving across northeast South Dakota have likely gone without much sleep because of the weather. "It's probably the coldest calving season that I ever remember," said Mike Mettler, a rancher who lives northeast of Eureka. "There's just...Tags: Weather Reports, South Dakota State University, Hypothermia, Weather, Watertown
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Ranchers work to keep calves alive
Heavy spring snowstorms have created hardships for North Dakota cattle herds and caretakers. Most ranchers have moved away from cow herds calving during the winter to avoid the cold and snow. However, this year's late-winter weather has ranchers working...Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization
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China's H7N9 bird flu death toll likely to rise
Chinese health officials are warning that the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu is likely to rise in the weeks and months ahead. In a report on the outbreak that began in China in February, doctors and researchers from from several public health...
Tags: China, Wildlife, Viral Diseases and Infections, Demographics, Flu
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Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...
Tags: U.S. Army, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heart Failure
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Watertown man pays $102,000 for bighorn tag
A Watertown hunter has paid $102,000 at auction for one of three highly sought Black Hills bighorn sheep tags. The state Game, Fish and Parks Department is honoring the man’s request that his name not be publicly released. It will become public...Tags: Science and Technology, Auction Service, Vaccines, Watertown
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Study seeks key to staying cancer-free
When Alpa Patel's grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, he seemed healthy: The 64-year-old had been training for a triathlon when doctors found a lemon-size tumor in his brain. He died almost a year to the day from when he was diagnosed. Patel, only...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Prostate Cancer, Health Organizations, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology
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