Author: Marilynn Marchione
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‘A sad case’: She chose herbals over surgery
TAMPA, Fla. – Leslee Flasch worked in a hospice. She had seen cancer treatments fail. Now doctors were saying she needed her colon removed to treat her rectal cancer. Barely 50 years old, she would have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. She tried some chemotherapy and radiation, but the…
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Once-a-day heart combo pill shows promise in study
ORLANDO, Fla. – A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and stroke. The experimental “polypill” proved as effective as nearly all of its components taken alone, with no greater side effects,…
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Sox snap 4-game slide
America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen. A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are…