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KWCH Reporter, Photographer receive American Cancer Society award
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe American Cancer Society honors two members of the KWCH team for excellence in cancer journalism. brightcove.createExperiences(); Halloween House Story Eyewitness News Reporter Melody Pettit and KWCH Chief Photojournalist Brian Gordon were...Tags: Arts, Journalism, Arts and Culture, Television, Photography
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Obama's Plan B decision puts girls at risk
A society is at its worst when it leaves its most vulnerable citizens exposed so that its most powerful can hide from ugly realities. In the case of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' ruling to reject the Food and Drug Administration's...Tags: Health Treatments, Birth Control, Tylenol (drug), Ibuprofen (drug), Kathleen Sebelius
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Leukemia drug pulled from U.S. sparks new interest
ReutersSAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A new study of leukemia drug Mylotarg, pulled from the U.S. market last year due to safety concerns, found it to be effective when used at low doses in older adults but questions about toxicity remain. Pfizer Inc voluntarily...Tags: Leukemia, Health Treatments, Human Body, Cancer, France
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Federal center pays good money for suspect medicine
Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn't do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS. It could...Tags: Ginkgo Biloba, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Coffee, Yale School of Medicine
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Virginia still ready for health emergencies
How prepared is Virginia for a bioterrorism attack or a new disease outbreak? In last year's annual report, "Ready or Not?" by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the state scored a nine out of 10 on indicators for...Tags: Swine Flu, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Politics, Government, Vaccines
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Caregivers get someone to take care of them
Friends and relatives caring for lung cancer patients have a new resource to turn to after the recent launch of a 24-hour online service for caregivers by LUNGevity Foundation, the country's largest lung cancer organization.
The foundation in late...Tags: American Lung Association, Health Treatments, Online Media Industry, Human Body, Cancer
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Men Making a Difference: Mark Gregory
Mark Gregory remembers.
He remembers dates. There was the day after Thanksgiving in 1989, when doctors found a tumor near his brain. Then there was July 26, 1991, when Gregory, who’d been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, underwent a bone marrow...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Swelling, Arts and Culture, Human Body, Cancer
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A Third Strike for Tort Reform
Though the Supreme Court of Illinois struck down compensatory damage caps for the third time nearly two years ago, tort reform remains a contentious issue in the state
In 2010, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled that the state’s five-year-old...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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Whooping cough cases increasing across Chicago area
Hailey Davis, of far northwest suburban Huntley, went to the doctor's office hoping to get medication to stop her cough and runny nose.
She learned she didn't have the flu or a common cold. After a few doctor visits in late September, Davis, 18, was...Tags: Travel, McHenry, Communicable Diseases, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Health & Safety
Family GuideAllergy Allergicare Relief Centers Boca Raton www.allergicare.com 877-976-3393 Allergy-free Shop 8803 SW 132 St., Miami www.allergyfreeshop.com 305-254-2828 Florida Center for Allergy and Asthma Care Locations from Miami to Palm Beach www.florida-...Tags: Joe DiMaggio, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Miami Lakes, Human Body, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Vaccination Debate: As Kentucky requires more immunizations, a Danville mom blames shot for son's debilitation
msimpson@amnews.comConflicting labels are stuck to vaccines — villainous and vital. The majority of Americans credit Edward Jenner’s innovations with preventing countless Americans from getting measles, mumps, rubella, polio and other once-prevalent diseases. ...Tags: Politics, Government, American Academy of Pediatrics, Human Body, Physical Therapy
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