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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Science and Technology, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, Rentals, Health and Medical Professionals
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Sweating for Catie: Zumbathon raises money to help fund cystic fibrosis research
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comCatie Breslin is living proof there have been advances in cystic fibrosis research. When she was born, the average age a person with CF expected to live was age 18. Today, it's 37. That's why the 21-year-old Hagerstown native is hoping that people...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Cystic Fibrosis, Research, Chemical Industry
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Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say
An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...
Tags: Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough, Family, Chemical Industry, Parenting
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STI havens within galloping distance of Preakness
The Baltimore SunIf indecent exposure laws aren't enough to give adventurous Pimlico infield visitors pause, here's another disincentive: The famous race course lies inside of one of Baltimore's statistical hot spots for gonorrhea. Just in time for the end of national...Tags: Pimlico, Bolton Hill, Equestrian, Morgan State University, Syphilis
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Luol Deng to miss Bulls' Game 7 against the Nets
Luol Deng will not be with the Chicago Bulls when they play Game 7 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Deng remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, although earlier in the week he said he might have meningitis, and did not make the...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Flu, Luol Deng, Brooklyn Nets, Basketball
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Baxter stock drops as Alzheimer's drug trial halted
Tribune reporterBaxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3...Tags: Baxter International Inc., Alzheimer's Association, Placebo, Alzheimer's Disease, National Institutes of Health
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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar-power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Flu, Coccidioidomycosis , Health Organizations, Renewable Energy, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mission helps keep La Rabida expansion on track
Wedged between Lake Michigan and a small boat harbor in the far reaches of Jackson Park on the city's South Side, La Rabida Children's Hospital is all on its own, in more ways than one. The tiny, independent pediatric specialty hospital is known for...
Tags: Renovation, Economy, Business and Finance, University of Chicago, General Practitioners, Family
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Pro basketball: Deng's illness more than flu
Chicago TribuneLuol Deng spent a good portion of Friday in the Rush University Medical Center emergency room after complications arose from a spinal tap he received Wednesday and didn't take the team flight to New York. Kirk Hinrich gingerly hoisted mostly set shots...Tags: Barclays Center, Rush University Medical Center, Luol Deng, Brooklyn Nets, United Center
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Rescued fox pup euthanized for fear of rabies
A baby fox rescued Tuesday night from a storm drain in Edgewood by a well-meaning group of Harford County firefighters was later euthanized so it could be tested for rabies — though the disease was not ultimately found. The decision — which...
Tags: Edgewood, Rabies, Vaccines, Health
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Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test
Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...
Tags: Symptoms, U.S. Congress, Health and Medical Professionals, Retroviruses, Internists
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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: Lung Cancer, Delray Beach, Death, Tobacco Products, Crime, Law and Justice
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