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EDWARDSVILLE – As Megan Kwiatek, of Kingston, enters the aerobics studio at STAR Fitness inside the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, she scans the room for a familiar face.
Optimism aids in her recovery
ST. LOUIS — A typical person hears pancreatic cancer as a euphemism for, “You’re going to die.”
Every new day is another chance to help
KINGSTON – Faith, family and patients. That’s what matter most to Dr. William Smedley. Always have, according to his family.
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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.
Tamiflu _ made by Switzerland's Roche Group _ is one of
White House at odds with bishops over abortion
The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
A top Obama administration official is praising the new Senate health bill's attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage _
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a governm
Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health vote
With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President Barack Obama's signature issue.
One of three uncommitted centrists, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, announced he'd vote with his party's lea
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