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Once deadly warriors, today tourist draw: Polish city trying to cash in on Teutonic knights
Associated Press WriterKWIDZYN, Poland (AP) — The Teutonic Knights have long been reviled in Poland, where the Germanic warriors swept in during the Middle Ages and converted pagans to Christianity at the point of a sword. Many here see them as an early incarnation of...Tags: Baltic Region, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Europe, World War II (1939-1945)
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Paying big bucks for pets' medical care
Brute, a German shepherd, lay anesthetized on an operating table, his hairy chest under a plastic cover and his powerful paws taped immobile. "Here comes the wire up the artery!" said Dr. Chick Weisse, who infused the dog's cancerous liver with...Tags: Science and Technology, Values, Cancer, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Clamping down on CT scans for kids
Ferdousi Dawood was worried. Her daughter's headaches were excruciating, and prescription medicines and natural remedies had failed to make a difference. Now, a doctor at Children's Memorial Hospital was recommending a CT scan to peer inside the 10-year-...Tags: Science and Technology, MRI (imaging), Cancer, Prospect, Family
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Care for cancer patients The Wellness House of Annapolis, an organization that offers services and programs to assist those living with cancer and their relatives, including children, has twice-a-week walk-in hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and 5...Tags: Lab Tests, Cancer, Breast Examination, Office Equipment and Supplies, University of Maryland
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Health care law to get popularity test on Mo. ballot, as GOP candidates campaign against it
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law. Missouri on Tuesday will become the first state to the test the...Tags: Blanche Lincoln, Republican Party, Local Elections, Polls, Wisconsin
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Missouri Ballot Measure Tests Federal Health Care Law
Associated Press WriterMore than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law. Missouri on Tuesday will become the first state to the test the popularity of President Barack Obama's...Tags: Blanche Lincoln, Republican Party, Local Elections, Polls, Wisconsin
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CT scans for kids: What parents should know
Deciding whether and where a child should undergo a CT scan can be difficult. Here are some steps parents can take. •Ask about the test. "Parents want to be reassured that a scan is really necessary, and that's absolutely appropriate," said Dr....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, MRI (imaging), Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Eyes and Vision
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Suburbia's heroin addiction
If you want to understand why Chicago has the nation's most severe heroin problem, drop by a small West Side office that's right at the epicenter. It's a clinic run by the University of Illinois at Chicago that offers clean syringes, HIV tests and...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Education, Chicago
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Once bloody warriors, today tourist draw: Polish city trying to cash in on Teutonic knights
Associated Press WriterKWIDZYN, Poland (AP) — They were medieval warriors who spread Catholicism by the sword and seized Polish lands with great cruelty. But that's not stopping the Polish city of Kwidzyn from capitalizing on the aura surrounding the Teutonic Knights....Tags: Baltic Region, Roman Catholicism, Europe, Poland, Health
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Paris Rosen injured in X Games motocross fall
The competitior lands on his back while attempting a trick and lies motionless on the course for several minutes. He is taken to a hospital for X-rays; his manager says Rosen was able to move his toes.
The near-absence of noise was the telling sign, just...Tags: Sports, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorcycling, Staples Center
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Broward woman gets dengue fever on Key West trip
A Wilton Manors woman said Thursday she caught the tropical disease dengue fever on a Fourth of July vacation in Key West, making her the first South Floridian outside the Keys to get the mosquito-borne virus.
"I had never even heard of dengue fever...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Diseases
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Americans going to doctor less, buying fewer prescription drugs
Sentinel Staff WriterAmericans with health insurance aren't utilizing it as much this year. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Americans have cut back on doctor visits, prescription drug orders and medical procedures. How can analysts tell? From second-quarter...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Internists, Prescription Drugs
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