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Local Health Stories
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Asthma Blood Link
In this medical breakthrough report, 22 million Americans suffer from asthma. This chronic inflammatory lung disease can be life altering for some people. KEY News Reporter Joe Gehl shows us how one... Read more »
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KEY To Your Health: Heart Attack Stem Cells
Although many people recover from heart attacks, at least partially, about 70 percent suffer permanent damage. Now, researchers are looking into a new use of stem cells from the very patient who suffered... Read more »
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KEY To Your Health: Teen Acne
Every teenager has battled a pimple or two and some teens get acne much worse than others. Doctors say one of the most important rules, no matter how tempting it is; never squeeze or pop a pimple. It... Read more »
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Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer, allowing for tailored treatment that should improve patients' chances of survival. Read more »
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Chewing gum after surgery may keep you regular Chewing gum after colon surgery appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function, British researchers said on Monday. Read more »
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Red Bull drink lifts stroke risk Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday. Read more »
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Happiness is key to longer life Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life. Read more »
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US study finds 140,000 bad reactions to antibiotics Bad reactions to antibiotics, mostly allergic ones, send people to U.S. emergency rooms more than 140,000 times each year, government researchers reported Wednesday. Read more »
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Looking for heart disease? The eyes have it The eyes may carry important early clues to heart disease, signaling damage to tiny blood vessels long before symptoms start to show elsewhere, researchers reported Tuesday. Read more »
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Whole Foods recalls possible E. coli-tainted beef Whole Foods Market, the top US organic foods supermarket chain, announced this weekend a voluntary recall of fresh ground beef it sold since June 2 due to potential contamination with E. coli bacteria. Read more »
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Americans want overhaul of health system More than 80 percent of Americans think the U.S. health system needs either fundamental change or a complete overhaul, according to a survey released Thursday. Read more »
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Even viruses get sick Even viruses can go down with a viral infection, French scientists reported on Wednesday, in a discovery that may help explain how they swap genes and evolve so rapidly. Read more »
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Much of Asia fails in healthcare
India is failing to provide basic healthcare to its poorest children despite robust economic growth, underlining a widening gap between rich and poor across the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Read more »
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