Hospice volunteers find reward in helping families
Phyllis J. Zorn of the Hays Daily News profiles Marty Kraemer and Lorena Flesher, longtime hospice volunteers in Hays. They describe the personal motivation to provide comfort care, the enduring bonds with families, and the challenges of watching loved ones near the end.
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Phyllis J. Zorn
Hays Daily News
Marty Kraemer
Kraemer
Hays Home Health
Lorena Flesher
Hospice
Hays
Flesher
Military health care initiative opens Birmingham center
The Army expands community based health care to support National Guard and Reserve soldiers in 23 states. A Birmingham center will assess needs for Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky and help soldiers return home for care rather than at a military installation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Florida
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama Guard
Bob Horton
Ken Braddock
United States
Braddock
Harvard student wins Lemelson prize for stroke therapy
David Berry, 27, of the Harvard MIT Health Sciences program, invents a protein that could extend treatment time for stroke. The protein, combining heparin and a vessel-building protein, aims to limit brain damage if given within 24 hours and improve recovery even after. The invention is patented, licensed, and set for clinical studies.
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Boston
Lemelson-Mit
David Berry
Harvard-Mit Health Sciences and Technology
Berry
Walk Kansas teams urged to cover state miles
An eight week program from Kansas State University invites teams of up to six to log activity totaling about 423 miles across Kansas. Rebecca McFarland explains the plan targets all ages, promotes daily moderate exercise, and costs include a $1 enrollment plus optional $5 Walk Kansas T shirt.
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Kansas
Rebecca McFarland
Kansas State University
Franklin County
McFarland
Franklin County Extension Office
Epidural use in labor faces renewed scrutiny in study
The New England Journal of Medicine reports 728 first time mothers split between early spinal-epidural versus delayed epidural groups. C section rates were close 18 to 21 percent with early epidurals delivering about 90 minutes sooner. Medical opinions remain cautious about broad application.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Gynthia' Wong
Northwestern University
Chicago
Gary Hawkins
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Doctor warns on pain drug Vioxx heart risks
FDA whistleblower Dr. David Graham told advisory panels that the painkiller Vioxx may cause hundreds to thousands more heart attacks and that high doses of Celebrex could pose heart hazards. He cautioned the risk could extend to the whole drug class including Bextra, while Pfizer defends safety.
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Vioxx
Celebrex
Archives of Internal Medicine
David Graham
Graham
FDA
Center For Drug Evaluation and Research
Pfizer Inc
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JifetCare Center For Women
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