Health
Health
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FAMILY
Merlene Davis: University of Kentucky grad pushing hard for empowerment program
The idea of replicating a Pittsburgh empowerment program in Lexington has been bandied about for more than three years.
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MEDICINE
Do you know the top risk factors for heart attack and stroke?
In a recent study, 1,000 people — half of whom had experienced either a heart attack or stroke — were asked what they thought were the most important risk factors for both.
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HEALTH
After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
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HEALTH
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.
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HEALTH
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
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HEALTH
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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HEALTH
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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HEALTH
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
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HEALTH
Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says.
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HEALTH
Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.
Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday.


