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OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients
Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hepatitis C , Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Cirrhosis, Merck & Company Incorporated
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American Red Cross: January Blood Supplies Lowest in a Decade
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWinter weather doesn't just affect schools and churchs, it also affects the blood supply. As the snow fell outside Wednesday, the chairs inside the American Red Cross donor center on Church Avenue in Roanoke were empty. Every time a storm tracks up...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, American Red Cross, Snow Storms, Relief and Aid Organizations, Human Interest
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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Liver Failure, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Commonwealth University, Hepatitis C , Dialysis
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Allentown councilwoman remains hospitalized in Venezuela
Valley 610As the debate over Allentown’s proposed water and sewer lease heats up, one city council member was conspicuously absent from the board’s meeting Wednesday night. Cynthia Mota, a Democrat who has served on council since she was appointed in... -
Our Town blood drive in honor of local man
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive April 13 in honor of local resident Brian Mahon. This event is to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Galleria Mall in Johnstown, near Aunt Annie’s Pretzels. It is being sponsored by Our Town....Tags: American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, Human Interest, Pancreatic Cancer, Health Treatments
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Quick thinking by Everyday Hero teenager saved brother's life
ewood@ky3.comNo matter where 13-year-old Trey Sturgell goes, 6-year-old Trace is almost never very far behind. He looks up to his big brother, whom he knows as Bubby "I love him,” Trace said on a recent day. One day last August, the brothers were...Tags: Chad, Butterfly Ballots
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Syria's healthcare system in tatters, aid group warns
BEIRUT -- Almost two years of violence have devastated Syria’s once-extensive healthcare system and left many Syrians unable to access even basic services, representatives of the international aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday....Tags: United Nations, Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Healthcare Provider
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Pages from the Past: Tour of gold mines in Canada leads to wedding ring for Catonsville woman
An article in the Feb. 15, 1913, edition of The Argus reported on the culmination of a long-distance romance sparked by a meeting during a tour of Canadian gold mines. Three thousand miles across the continent to Tacoma, Wash., Miss Ethel Patterson, of...Tags: Halethorpe, Marriage, Hospitals and Clinics, Metal and Mineral, Catonsville
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Hepatitis C progress in pipeline
A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Tags: Hemophilia, University of Chicago, Drugs and Medicines, Hepatitis C , Cirrhosis
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Tony Plakas: Gays finally getting seat at table in Washington
Last week, Tammy Baldwin was sworn in as the first openly gay U. S. senator. If you've ever had the privilege to hear Tammy Baldwin speak in person, you may hear her confess Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first female Vice Presidential...Tags: Laws, Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians, Matthew Shepard
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'Moral objection' bill provides out for doctors, questions for patients
Legislation headed to the Michigan House could allow doctors to refuse care to patients because of "moral objections." Senate Bill 975 passed the Senate last week along partisan lines with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposing it....
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Abortion Issue, Family Planning, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace
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More doctors honor religious objections to blood transfusions
As a Jehovah's Witness, Tracy Pickett always has enjoyed knocking on doors and introducing strangers to the tenets of her faith. But by the time she reached her mid-40s, scoliosis made every step excruciating and her spiritual mission impossible. Walking...
Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, University of Chicago, Lungs and Airways, Ethics, Religion and Belief
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