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Harris a game-time decision with broken left hand
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett says sophomore guard Joe Harris will be a game-time decision against Clemson because of a broken left hand. Bennett said Monday during a weekly teleconference that Harris hurt the hand during Saturday's 70-52 loss at then-No. 5 North Carolina.... Read More
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett says sophomore guard Joe Harris will be a game-time decision against Clemson because of a broken left hand. Bennett said Monday during a weekly teleconference that Harris hurt the hand during Saturday's 70-52 loss at then-No. 5 North Carolina.... Read More
Doctors urge more production of scarce cancer drug
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A senator and three doctor groups are urging makers of a crucial cancer drug suddenly in short supply to try to step up production. A critical shortage of methotrexate has doctors and hospitals around the country panicking because it's the key treatment for a common childhood cancer called... Read More
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A senator and three doctor groups are urging makers of a crucial cancer drug suddenly in short supply to try to step up production. A critical shortage of methotrexate has doctors and hospitals around the country panicking because it's the key treatment for a common childhood cancer called... Read More
Doctor in Ohio pill mill case claims innocence
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Paul Volkman has long denied charges that he doled out prescription painkillers so frequently and with so little regard to the health of the people he saw that he caused the deaths of four patients and may have played a role in eight other deaths. Volkman maintained his innocence even... Read More
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Paul Volkman has long denied charges that he doled out prescription painkillers so frequently and with so little regard to the health of the people he saw that he caused the deaths of four patients and may have played a role in eight other deaths. Volkman maintained his innocence even... Read More
Nets guard Keith Bogans has ankle surgery
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Nets guard Keith Bogans has undergone ankle surgery and is expected to be fully recovered for training camp next season. Bogans fractured his left ankle and tore his deltoid ligament during a Feb. 8 game at Detroit. General manager Billy King says the operation was done Monday at... Read More
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Nets guard Keith Bogans has undergone ankle surgery and is expected to be fully recovered for training camp next season. Bogans fractured his left ankle and tore his deltoid ligament during a Feb. 8 game at Detroit. General manager Billy King says the operation was done Monday at... Read More
Professor awarded grant for cancer research
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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MONROE, La. (AP) — A pharmacy professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe has received around $50,000 in grant funding for his efforts in breast cancer research. The university says a news release that Yong-Yu Liu, M.D., Ph.D., submitted a grant proposal to the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience and was... Read More
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MONROE, La. (AP) — A pharmacy professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe has received around $50,000 in grant funding for his efforts in breast cancer research. The university says a news release that Yong-Yu Liu, M.D., Ph.D., submitted a grant proposal to the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience and was... Read More
Induced labor lets dying Texas man see daughter
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DALLAS (AP) — Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. Diane Aulger had her labor induced and gave birth to their daughter Jan. 18. When tiny Savannah was placed in his... Read More
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DALLAS (AP) — Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. Diane Aulger had her labor induced and gave birth to their daughter Jan. 18. When tiny Savannah was placed in his... Read More
Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to athletics, even the fittest baby boomers are finding aging bodies aren't as nimble as young ones, and they're more prone to minor damage that can turn serious if ignored. Knee replacements have more than tripled in people aged 45-64 in recent years, and a study released last week... Read More
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CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to athletics, even the fittest baby boomers are finding aging bodies aren't as nimble as young ones, and they're more prone to minor damage that can turn serious if ignored. Knee replacements have more than tripled in people aged 45-64 in recent years, and a study released last week... Read More
Vt hospital gets $35k for breast cancer awareness
Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) — The hospital in the Vermont town of Randolph is going to use a $35,000 grant to help promote breast cancer awareness. Gifford Memorial Hospital says the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program is designed to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of the early detection of breast cancer.... Read More
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RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) — The hospital in the Vermont town of Randolph is going to use a $35,000 grant to help promote breast cancer awareness. Gifford Memorial Hospital says the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program is designed to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of the early detection of breast cancer.... Read More
Susan G. Komen foundation becoming too political
Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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Regarding “Komen about-face: Choice is great, except when it isn't” (Our Views, Feb. 7): Who knew the Susan G. Komen foundation was giving money to Planned Parenthood? Not me. Now that I do, I will no longer contribute to Komen. One, I don't want my money going to any organization that promotes, pays for or... Read More
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Regarding “Komen about-face: Choice is great, except when it isn't” (Our Views, Feb. 7): Who knew the Susan G. Komen foundation was giving money to Planned Parenthood? Not me. Now that I do, I will no longer contribute to Komen. One, I don't want my money going to any organization that promotes, pays for or... Read More
Former President Silva hospitalized in Brazil
Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's popular former president has been hospitalized. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is complaining of fatigue and loss of appetite as he undergoes radiation therapy for throat cancer diagnosed late last year. The Sirio-Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo said in an emailed statement Saturday that... Read More
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's popular former president has been hospitalized. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is complaining of fatigue and loss of appetite as he undergoes radiation therapy for throat cancer diagnosed late last year. The Sirio-Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo said in an emailed statement Saturday that... Read More
Kasey Kahne has surgery on left knee
Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne is expected to be ready for Daytona next week following knee surgery. Hendrick Motorsports says Kahne had torn cartilage in his left knee and underwent surgery Friday at an outpatient facility in Charlotte. He went to a doctor a day earlier because of swelling.... Read More
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne is expected to be ready for Daytona next week following knee surgery. Hendrick Motorsports says Kahne had torn cartilage in his left knee and underwent surgery Friday at an outpatient facility in Charlotte. He went to a doctor a day earlier because of swelling.... Read More
Edmond man's life saved by nurse he held as a baby
Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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A reunion between a man and the daughter of a family friend he held when she was a baby 31 years ago took place recently at an Edmond hospital. Registered nurse Melanie Ransom helped save Larry Lanham's life. Read More
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A reunion between a man and the daughter of a family friend he held when she was a baby 31 years ago took place recently at an Edmond hospital. Registered nurse Melanie Ransom helped save Larry Lanham's life. Read More
Appeals court: No rehearing on Texas sonogram rule
Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied a request to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a sonogram before an abortion. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the suit on behalf of doctors saying the state Legislature had passed a law that wrongly... Read More
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied a request to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a sonogram before an abortion. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the suit on behalf of doctors saying the state Legislature had passed a law that wrongly... Read More
For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible
Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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LONDON (AP) — Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. Only about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women face this... Read More
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LONDON (AP) — Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. Only about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women face this... Read More
Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees
Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Doctors know the number of knee replacement operations has surged in the past... Read More
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CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Doctors know the number of knee replacement operations has surged in the past... Read More
Henrik Sedin playing for Canucks against Wild
Updated: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin is playing in his 553rd consecutive game Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. Sedin's streak, the second-longest active run in the NHL, was in jeopardy after he was hit in the foot Tuesday night by a slap shot from Nashville defenseman Kevin... Read More
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin is playing in his 553rd consecutive game Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. Sedin's streak, the second-longest active run in the NHL, was in jeopardy after he was hit in the foot Tuesday night by a slap shot from Nashville defenseman Kevin... Read More
UNC's Strickland has knee surgery
Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland has had surgery to repair a knee injury that will sideline him the rest of the season. Strickland had reconstructive surgery Thursday on his torn right anterior cruciate ligament as well as damaged meniscus. Strickland was hurt on a drive to the... Read More
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland has had surgery to repair a knee injury that will sideline him the rest of the season. Strickland had reconstructive surgery Thursday on his torn right anterior cruciate ligament as well as damaged meniscus. Strickland was hurt on a drive to the... Read More
49ers wideout Joshua Morgan eager to get back
Updated: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Joshua Morgan is running, and even sprinting, again on the surgically repaired right leg that limited him to only five games in 2011 for the NFC West champions. "I'm back!" Morgan said Thursday, sporting his typical smile as he left team headquarters.... Read More
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Joshua Morgan is running, and even sprinting, again on the surgically repaired right leg that limited him to only five games in 2011 for the NFC West champions. "I'm back!" Morgan said Thursday, sporting his typical smile as he left team headquarters.... Read More
Injured Devils C Zajac still about a month away
Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Travis Zajac, working on a second comeback from an Achilles tendon injury, should resume skating in about a week and could be back in the New Jersey Devils' lineup in a month. Zajac, sidelined most of the season, was first injured during off-ice training in August and underwent surgery. He... Read More
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Travis Zajac, working on a second comeback from an Achilles tendon injury, should resume skating in about a week and could be back in the New Jersey Devils' lineup in a month. Zajac, sidelined most of the season, was first injured during off-ice training in August and underwent surgery. He... Read More
Death row inmates sue to stop drug importation
Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Death row inmates are suing to stop the importation of a drug used in executions. Attorneys for the prisoners in Tennessee, Arizona and California argued before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration is breaking the law by allowing sodium thiopental... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Death row inmates are suing to stop the importation of a drug used in executions. Attorneys for the prisoners in Tennessee, Arizona and California argued before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration is breaking the law by allowing sodium thiopental... Read More
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