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Fred Noble reaching late stages of ALS, but still has time for big Meadows...

Fred Noble of Portland will again chair the Ski to Defeat ALS ski-a-thon at Mt. Hood Meadows. The third annual event on Saturday, April 12, is a major fundraiser for the ALS Association Oregon and SW...

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Fred Noble reaching late stages of ALS, but still has time for big Meadows...

Fred Noble of Portland will again chair the Ski to Defeat ALS ski-a-thon at Mt. Hood Meadows. The third annual event on Saturday, April 12, is a major fundraiser for the ALS Association Oregon and SW...

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Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills

MEMPHIS — Catherine Hayley is saving up for an important purchase: an updated version of the tiny digital pump at her waist that delivers lifesaving insulin under her skin. Such devices, which tailor...

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Guarded Optimism After Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promising Results

SAN DIEGO — Researchers say that a new type of drug can help prevent advanced breast cancer from worsening, potentially providing an important new treatment option for women and a blockbuster product...

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Sudden Hearing Loss: Causes and Treatment Options

Sudden hearing loss is a frightening experience and typically results in a trip to a doctor’s office or emergency room. It is more common than you might think and occurs at a rate of 5-20 cases for...

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Sudden Hearing Loss: Causes and Treatment Options

Sudden hearing loss is a frightening experience and typically results in a trip to a doctor’s office or emergency room. It is more common than you might think and occurs at a rate of 5-20 cases for...

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Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah stepping down

State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah, the man at the center of growing frustration over the state’s failure to rule on a controversial form of gas drilling, is telling people he will leave his post...

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Budget Chief Is Obama’s Choice as New Health Secretary

WASHINGTON — Even when Sylvia Mathews Burwell was in her early 30s, friends speculated that she might return to her native Hinton, W.Va., and run for governor someday. After all, she had been a Rhodes...

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PET Scans Offer Clues on Vegetative States

People with severe brain injuries sometimes emerge from a coma awake but unresponsive, leaving families with painful questions. Are they aware? Can they think and feel? Do they have any chance of...

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Stress May Make Allergies Worse

Stress may trigger symptom flare-ups in people with seasonal allergies, a new study suggests. Researchers followed 179 people with hay fever for 12 weeks, and found that 39 percent of them had more...

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FDA Approves Nerve-Stimulating Headband To Treat Migraines

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — For those who suffer from frequent migraines, there could be a quick fix and it’s all in a headband. The Food and Drug Administration was convinced that this could be helpful to...

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Type 2 Diabetes May Shrink the Brain, Study Suggests

TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes may lose more brain volume than is expected as they age, new research indicates. Surprisingly, this shrinkage doesn’t appear to be...

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Feeling hoarse? Acid may be slowly destroying your throat and, over time,...

Turn up at the doctor’s with a sore throat and you’ll probably be told it’s just a viral infection so antibiotics won’t help, and the best thing is to go home and rest. I know, because I’ve suffered...

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New Painkiller, With Fewer Side-Effects, Up For FDA Approval

The drug, Moxduo, allows patients to take lower doses of other painkillers. Elsewhere, a Food and Drug Administration official talks about another painkiller, Zohydro. NPR: Powerful Narcotic Painkiller...

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Can you lose weight while sleeping?

The rumor: You can drop pounds by catching Z’s The not-so-secret way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more, right? Well, according to some, sleeping — that’s right, catching more Z’s — can...

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Thank a Nurse – it’s nurses week!

They help you when you’re not feeling well. They help when the doctor is busy. That person is a nurse. They put endless hours in at work to help out patients and the week of May 5, they get recognized...

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Low back pain accounts for third of all disability linked to work.

Low back pain disability linked to workplace factors accounts for a third of all work related disability around the globe, indicates research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases....

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Biochemists identify protein that can slow down growth of brain tumors in mice

Much like using dimmer switches to brighten or darken rooms, biochemists have identified a protein that can be used to slow down or speed up the growth of brain tumors in mice. Brain and other nervous...

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FDA halves recommended Lunesta dose, warns effects can persist into next day

Lunesta may help you doze off at night, but it’s the morning after that has officials concerned — which is why on Thursday they halved the recommended dosage for the well-known sleep aid. The U.S. Food...

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How Neuroscience is Helping Us Better Understand Disordered Eating

Have you ever eaten “comfort foods” to calm yourself down? What about ice cream when feeling sad or depressed? Or, on the other end of the spectrum, does the thought of eating chocolate cake after...

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