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Jessamine County Health Department says 40 percent of county homes tested are high in radon
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comIt’s no secret that smoking is the number-one cause of lung cancer in America, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The second-leading cause, according to the CDC, is something that can affect people without them even...Tags: Environmental Politics, Health, Asthma, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Voice of the People, May. 01
Fresh water threat The Tribune's prominent April 22 editorial urging the Illinois Legislature to hurry up and allow fracking could not have been more heavily spun nor more badly timed ("Put Illinois to work; The stall on fracking is a job-killer")....Tags: Ecosystems, Water, Natural Resources, Water Pollution, Halliburton Company
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Health Treatments, Hip Replacement, Health, Physical Therapists, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Age is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s issue in Robert Guerrero bout
LAS VEGAS — A boxer needs an edge, contentment is the enemy. Consider the case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. The unbeaten world welterweight champion used to argue with any doubters that he was superior to Manny Pacquiao in the debate over who was the...
Tags: Prisons, Manny Pacquiao, Diabetes, Mexico, Human Interest
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Suspect to face homicide charge in Wilson grandmother's death after home invasion
It started as a plot to burglarize the Wilson grandmother's house while she was away. But that plan was aborted when 76-year-old Carrie Smith unexpectedly ended up being home. And in its place a more sinister scheme was hatched: an armed robbery by men...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Allentown, Lawyers, Prosecution, Theft
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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, Fashion Trends, Human Interest, Tuberculosis, American Lung Association
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Chinese officials urge calm as seventh bird flu victim dies
The toll from China’s new strain of bird flu climbed to seven on Monday with the death of a 64-year-old retiree in Shanghai and the number of cases spread to 24, but officials expressed confidence the outbreak could be contained. The World...
Tags: Flu, Pneumonia, Bird Flu, China, Shanghai (China)
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Poll: Should doctors tell terminally ill patients they're dying?
As my colleague Melissa Healy noted Thursday, a British medical journal recently invited doctors who specialize in end-of-life care to debate whether patients should be told that they're terminally ill. Two London-based palliative care doctors argued in...
Tags: Health Treatments, The New York Times, Palliative Care, Alzheimer's Disease, Leukemia
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The three R's of BRD management are crucial
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality through the first 30 days following arrival to feeding programs. As widely documented in research and field reports, calves meeting the criteria of “high-risk” experience...Tags: Vaccines, Health, Medical Specialization, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at Work
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Keep equine herpes virus at the top of your mind
Horses worldwide face a serious threat from equine herpesvirus (EHV), a common cause of equine respiratory disease. In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused by equine influenza virus (EIV). To...Tags: Flu, Symptoms, Coughing, Memorial Day, Services and Shopping
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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: Health Treatments, Quitting Smoking, Online Advertising, Health, Colleges and Universities
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Long waits for seniors amid Medicare crackdown on powered scooters
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida's dubious prize as Medicare fraud capital of the nation is forcing frail seniors here to endure extra hassles and delays when seeking scooters, power chairs or motorized wheelchairs. Once beset with a fraud and...Tags: Government Health Care, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Medicare
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