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OCC advances to state tourney
COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College baseball team that had been larger than life most of the season, benefited from a healthy dose of mortality on Sunday to win the second championship game of the double-elimination Southern California Super...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Army National Guard, College Baseball, Students, Baseball
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Pirates advance to state
COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College baseball team that had been larger than life most of the season, benefited from a healthy dose of mortality on Sunday to win the second championship game of the double-elimination Southern California Super...
Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, College Baseball, Students, Baseball, Cancer
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The God Squad: Who knew hoops could teach spiritual lesson?
Q: I play basketball at a local gym. You pay to belong. Four-on-four pick-up: you win, you keep playing. Certain guys are just horrible, beyond belief; if you get stuck with one of them, you're playing three on four. They have every right to play, yet...Tags: Throat, Values, Hospitals and Clinics, Ethics, Cancer
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Prostate cancer: We can do better
Amid the many messages you will hear about screening for prostate cancer in the coming days, I hope these stand out most prominently: Science finds that there is at best a small potential benefit from prostate cancer screening and there are substantial...Tags: Prostate, Erectile Dysfunction, Cancer, Blood, Diseases and Illnesses
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Healthy living The Baltimore Washington Medical Center will present a discussion of diabetes prevention, exercise to achieve weight loss, and how to lower blood pressure and cholesterol from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 6 and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. June...Tags: Prostate, Weight Loss, Behavioral Conditions, High Blood Pressure, Communicable Diseases
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Tax tobacco
The Illinois state Legislature will enjoy a rare "win- win" opportunity as the session draws to an end if it enacts a desirable tax increase -- a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes. When enacted, a serious reduction in both the budget deficit and tragic... -
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection...Tags: Prostate, Ovarian Cancer, Cancer, Otis Brawley, Blood
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Study: Simple scope exam flexible sigmoidoscopy cuts colon cancer deaths
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse...
Tags: Cancer, Symptoms, Sigmoidoscopy, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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FDA investigating Z-Pak antibiotic link to heart risks
KXAS-TVA new study suggests that one of the most popular antibiotics on the market for treating bacterial infections could be deadly among certain patients. Zithromax, commonly known as the Z-Pak, is prescribed for all types of bacterial infections from ear...Tags: Heart Disease, Food and Drug Administration, Vanderbilt University , Heart Problems, Diseases and Illnesses
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Reduce smoking
Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, and more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As the Illinois House of Representatives considers its decision on a $1-per-pack cigarette-tax increase, now is the...Tags: Heart Attack, Illinois General Assembly, Health Insurance Cost
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Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco
Letter writer Gilbert Ross implies that there is no comparison between eating pizza and smoking ("Eating a slice a pizza is not the same as smoking a cigarette," May 10). As a physician, I disagree. Both tobacco and processed meats increase risk for...Tags: Heart Disease, Cancer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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