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710 tunnel could be health hazard
Speaking to a crowd already leery of a proposed tunnel connecting the Long Beach (710) Freeway to Pasadena, a leading smog scientist and asthma researcher warned Tuesday that the roadway could be a health hazard. “Those of us in the area of air...
Tags: Anthony J. Portantino, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Asthma
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All Health's Breaking Loose: Let¿s nail this one down
Your body sends out ongoing signals that tell the world about your health: Your posture, the look on your face, the clarity of your eyes, your energy level and your mood are just a few. But your finger and toe nails also have quite a lot to say about...Tags: Liver Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin, Health, Genes and Chromosomes
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An open letter to donor family
Dear Donor Family: As you approach your first Thanksgiving without your son, you should know that there is at least one family who will never be able to find the proper words to thank you for your life-saving donation. Last January, you and he gave my...Tags: Human Interest, Charity
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Breathing as one
Veterans and those new to yoga gathered Sunday to unite in the fight against lung cancer and breathe as one.
The inaugural Free to Breathe Yogathon at Descanso Gardens raised funds for the National Lung Cancer Partnership to support research,...Tags: Yoga, Cancer, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Colon
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Descanso Yogathon to raise funds for lung cancer group
Most people selectively remain in the dark about lung cancer until, by a twist of fate, they are forced to learn. For Stephanie Gatschet, that moment came in 2006, when her mother and best friend, Nancy, was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. “...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Orthopedic Surgery, All My Children (tv program), Human Interest, Health
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Poor grades and family road trips
![La Cañadans are quite unused to getting poor grades — being the over-achievers that we are — so it was unsettling to learn this week that our city was handed a "D" in tobacco-control efforts by the American Lung Association.](http://www.lacanadaonline.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/59060517-27104515.jpg "La Cañadans are quite unused to getting poor grades — being the over-achievers that we are — so it was unsettling to learn this week that our city was handed a "D\" in tobacco-control efforts by the American Lung Association.")
La Cañadans are quite unused to getting poor grades — being the over-achievers that we are — so it was unsettling to learn this week that our city was handed a "D" in tobacco-control efforts by the American Lung Association.
It seems...Tags: Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trips and Vacations, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest
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Senior Living Q&A: Having surgery is up to you, not your doctor
Q. My doctor is recommending I have surgery, but I am not sure I want to. Do I have to go ahead and do what he says? The decision of whether or not to have surgery is yours. Be sure to make it an informed decision. Keep in mind that approximately one-...Tags: Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions, Clubs and Associations, Surgery
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Grant Aleksander, Colorado Avalanche, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Sprout, Outer Banks
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Friedens soldier honored for helping accident victim
Daily American Staff WriterCody Stahl, 23, of Friedens has received the United States Army Achievement Medal for his heroic efforts while stationed at Camp Darby in Livorno, Italy. On Sept. 4 Stahl was off duty when he noticed a car that had traveled off a bridge. Three...Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, U.S. Army, Heroism, Friedens
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Robert Vigorito steps down as CEO of Columbia Triathlon Association
Given Robert Vigorito's endurance as a six-time finisher of the world-famous Ironman Triathlon event in Hawaii, many figured that his tenure with the Columbia Triathlon Association would go on forever. Those who did might be surprised to hear that...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lou Gehrig's Disease, University of Maryland Medical School, Human Interest, Fractured Rib
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Steel Horse Poker Run this weekend
Valley 610The Second Annual Steel Horse Poker Run for Cystic Fibrosis will begin Sunday at SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the kick-off is at noon. The motorcyclists will ride to Keystone Harley Davidson in Perryville and the... -
Our health and humanity unites us in ways that politics cannot bind
HealthA message I read this morning from a friend who specializes in treating liver disease shook me away from the daze of political polarities to focus on our common humanity....
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