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New Mom Fighting Flesh-eating Bacteria Undergoes 7 Surgeries
CNNUPSTATE, S.C. -- The family of Lana Kuykendall -- a mother of three-week-old twins who is battling a rare flesh-eating bacteria -- realizes all too well that she "still has a long road ahead" after seven surgeries. "We don't know what the next day is...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, High Blood Pressure, Sepsis, University of West Georgia
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Student with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Breathing on Her Own
CNNATLANTA -- Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia woman who lost both hands and feet to a bacterial infection, is now breathing on her own, her father said. "Aimee is being Aimee. She's cracking jokes, speaking frankly, displaying her usual early...Tags: Science and Technology, Heart Failure, Health and Safety at School, University of West Georgia , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Man Avoids Jail After Sewing Son's Butt Shut
KTLA NewsWAUKEGAN, Illinois -- A man who took a needle and thread to his son’s buttocks accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of prison. Randy Swopes, 52, will be put on 24-months probation and have to do 250 hours of public service, NBC Chicago reports....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Juvenile Delinquency, Health, Prisons, Crohn's Disease
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Health Smart: The Perils Of Lyme Disease
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- One bite from a bloodsucking tick could make you very sick. Lyme Disease isn't only a risk on the East Coast. The disease caused by a tick bite is becoming more common in California. More than 20,000 people are infected with Lyme...Tags: Heart Failure, Lyme Disease, Symptoms, Health, Arthritis
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The Rewards and Risks of a Gluten-Free Diet
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Gluten-free. It's the new buzz word as far as celebrity diets are concerned. Pop star Miley Cyrus let the world know through a tweet that she had a gluten allergy. Kim Kardashian said on her website that "going gluten-free is the...Tags: Miley Cyrus, Abdominal Pain, Allergies, Health, Gluten-free Diet
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Get Moving May: American Diabetes Association
Gayle Anderson was live in West Los Angeles at Equinox Sports Club West L.A. for "GET MOVING MAY with the AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION" as the organization prepares to participate in Saturday's May 12th Operation Fitness FREE health and fitness expo at...Tags: Obesity, Weight, Genes and Chromosomes, Overweight, Insulin Injections
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Pet Turtles Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- To date 124 people in 27 states have been reported ill in a recent salmonella outbreak linked to small pet turtles, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. There have been no deaths, but 19 people have...Tags: Julie Harris, Salmonella Infection, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys Dead at 47
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of the hip hop trio the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, after losing his battle with cancer. In 2009, Yauch -- whose stage name was MCA -- announced that he was being treated for a...Tags: Concerts, HBO (tv network), Health, Entertainment, Lymphatic System
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Dead Bat Tests Positive for Rabies at Laguna Niguel Park
KTLA NewsLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KTLA) -- A dead bat found at Laguna Niguel Regional Park has tested positive for rabies, Orange County health officials said. The bat was found by a park ranger on a walkway near La Paz road around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The Orange...Tags: Health, Symptoms, Death, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rabies
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Pat Summitt Steps Down As Tennessee Coach
CNN/KTLA NewsTENNESSEE -- Eight months after revealing her diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's, the head coach of the University of Tennessee's women's basketball team announced she was stepping down Wednesday. Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA women's...Tags: Basketball, College Basketball, Health, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Coroner: Cocaine, Heart Disease Contributed to Houston's Drowning
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The L.A. County Coroner's Office says Whitney Houston's death was an accidental drowning in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. But, in its preliminary report, the coroner cites 'effects of atherosclerotic heart...Tags: Flexeril (drug), Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Entertainment Events, Grammy Awards, Alprazolam (drug)
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March is National Kidney Month
Gayle Anderson was live in Compton to learn about the groundbreaking research at Charles R. Drew University Reducing Chronic Kidney Disease disparities among minorities since March is National Kidney Month and Thursday, is World Kidney Day....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Kidney, High Blood Pressure, Research
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