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Time Is Running Out For Controversial Chronic Lyme Disease Doctor

Time Is Running Out For Controversial Chronic Lyme Disease Doctor

This spring, Dr. Charles Ray Jones, a controversial and internationally known expert on Lyme disease in New Haven, was ready to quit. For the last five years, Jones has been defending himself against accusations that he is violating standards of care.

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Will Medicare checks in the mail help Dems?

Will Medicare checks in the mail help Dems?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A check from Uncle Sam gets your attention, even if the money doesn’t help that much with the bills.

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Go big or go home… Carlson takes cycling to the Xtreme

Go big or go home… Carlson takes cycling to the Xtreme

When in comes to cycling, Joan Carlson, 40, of Menomonie doesn’t mess around. In four years of competitive racing, Carlson rarely finishes anywhere but first place.

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The Ravages Of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

The Ravages Of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

No matter what age the disease appears, it begins killing brain cells at an accelerated pace MORE HEALTH NEWS It was a simple question: “What day is it?” But it was one 52-year-old Nathan Johnson Jr., kept asking his wife, Brenda.

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Kids learn skills at weekend shoot

Kids learn skills at weekend shoot

Back in the woods, just outside of Christiana, the Atlgen Sportsmen’s Club and various other skilled marksmen put together an afternoon of shooting for local youth.

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Bunnies salute top 2010 players

Bunnies salute top 2010 players

The Brockville Bunnies paid tribute and honoured a second-year player who has more than baseball on his mind this week. Matt DeLuca, the Bunnies stalwart catcher for the past two summers, was named the club’s MVP for the second straight season on Monday.[...]

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Deer expert backs lethal options in Will Co.

Deer expert backs lethal options in Will Co.

To help find a solution to the problem of too many white-tailed deer in Will County’s forest preserves, officials asked an expert for advice. “Hunter harvest is a primary means of managing deer in Illinois,” he said.

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Chronic pain affects higher proportion of women than men: Research

Chronic pain affects higher proportion of women than men: Research

Women experience chronic pain longer, more intensely and more often than men, according to a psychologist who works with both men and women dealing with diseases and conditions that leave them suffering.

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Study finds Olaparib can reduce tumor size in ovarian cancer women

Study finds Olaparib can reduce tumor size in ovarian cancer women

Understanding the underlying genetic weakness of certain types of cancer may lead to targeted therapy and provide the key to effective treatment, a new study suggests. An international consortium of researchers has shown that an investigational drug, Olaparib, can reduce the size of tumors in women with advanced hereditary ovarian cancer with BRCA gene mutations.

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Ticked Off? Georgians Study Parasite

Ticked Off? Georgians Study Parasite

Ticks are as much a part of summer as the great outdoors and a walk in the woods. They suck blood and spread disease. But a Georgia researcher says, there’s more to ticks than their bite. She’s working with other scientists on a $2 million project to figure out a tick mystery. Lorenza Beati…

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New Delhi: Not the Only City Whose Name is Associated With Disease

New Delhi: Not the Only City Whose Name is Associated With Disease

India is upset over New Delhi’s association with a new ‘superbug’, but it could be worse.

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Endurance Ride and Stride to fight Lyme disease

Endurance Ride and Stride to fight Lyme disease

ALGONQUIN – All bikers and runners are encouraged to register for the Endurance Ride and Stride on Saturday to help fight Lyme disease.

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Controversy with a bite

Controversy with a bite

What if you picked up a crippling bacterial disease, but your doctor says it’s virtually impossible you have it? Or the doctor agrees you’re sick, but won’t treat you for fear of being drummed out of the profession?

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Local woman finishes 2,178-mile Appalachian Trail

Local woman finishes 2,178-mile Appalachian Trail

Stacey Costner of Kings Mountain hiked the Appalachian Trail; all 2,178 miles. “I’m in love with nature and it is always kind of a wonderful escape to head up to the mountains,” Costner said. Costner began her hike March 7, 2009, and finished…

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Dr. Gott: Will MS respond to herbals?

Dr. Gott: Will MS respond to herbals?

Q) Please give me information on multiple sclerosis. Do you recommend any holistic or natural supplements that are helpful in treating the condition? My 41-year-old daughter-in-law has just been diagnosed with it. Thank you.

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