Study seeking to prevent type of stroke halted
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has halted a study testing treatments for a brain condition that can cause strokes after early results suggested invasive therapies were riskier than previously thought.
The condition involves a kind of tangle in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. Arteries and veins grow knotted together until eventually some of them burst, causing a bleeding stroke. AVM accounts for a small fraction of hemorrhagic strokes.
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Study questions how sharply Americans should cut the salt
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying getting to super-low levels may not be worth the struggle.
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Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy: Q&A
By MARIA CHENG
AP Medical Writer
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here’s a crash course in the procedure Jolie had and why.
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FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country’s largest health laboratories.
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Area support groups
Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union City.
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Real-life tips for widowhood
By THELMA
ZIRKELBACH
Perhaps the only bad thing about a lifelong romance is, eventually, someone has to die.
Short of an unnatural occurrence — a violent crime, a suicide pact, a plane crash — a wife or a husband will be forced to go on alone. After decades of shared life, love and happiness with her husband, Ralph, Thelma Zirkelbach says surviving “till death do us part” can be like wandering lost in a foreign wilderness.
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WC Nursing and Rehab news
By BRITTANY RICH
Activities director
This week’s cover card winners were Frances Darling, Bobby Bynum, Shirley Gooch, Jerri Young, Mag Yeargin and Mary Clark. Each of these lucky participants received one dollar for completing their entire cards before the rest of the crowd.
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Local facilities partner for teen
The moving of one heart often changes things around us. That is exactly what happened recently at Greenbrier Meadows.
A resident was reading the April/May edition of the Hometown Magazine and was very touched by the story of Kathalina Moore of Obion County, better known as Lina.
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Tennessee nursing homes celebrate Nursing Home Week
Nursing homes across the Volunteer State are planning a variety of events in honor of National Nursing Home Week, which begins on Mother’s Day, May 12, and continues through May 18. Gov. Bill Haslam also has proclaimed May 12-18 Nursing Home Week in Tennessee and encourages all Tennesseans to join in celebrating this special week.
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