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• Doctor K: Surgeons must learn physical, mental skills

  Jan. 31, 2013 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: You often mention your colleagues at Harvard Medical School. I’m curious, what does it take to become a doctor at Harvard?

• Doctor K: Tips to ease ear pain on airplanes

  Jan. 24, 2013 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I fly a lot for work and my ears always hurt during landing. Is there any way to prevent this?

• Doctor K: Tips to avoid toddler tantrums

  Jan. 17, 2013 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My toddler has frequent temper tantrums, and it’s impossible to calm him down once he gets going. I’d rather learn ways to head off his tantrums in …

• Doctor K: Therapy an option to treat child’s anxiety

  Jan. 10, 2013 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I believe my second-grader suffers from anxiety. How is anxiety treated in children? DEAR READER: Many kids have anxiety disorders. There are several different kinds, and most …

• Doctor K: Woman, 40, questions lack of menstruation

  Jan. 3, 2013 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I have not had my period for three months. I’m not pregnant and I’m only 40, so I’m too young for menopause. What’s going on? DEAR READER: …

• Health of George H.W. Bush ‘improving’

  Dec. 28, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care at a Houston hospital, but he’s improving. Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said Friday that the 88-year-old former … 21

• Doctor K: Depression after stroke not uncommon

  Dec. 27, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My father had a stroke and has become depressed during his long recovery. Will antidepressants help? I’m asking because of the damage the stroke has done to …

• FDA warns doctors of counterfeit Botox

  Dec. 24, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and could be counterfeit or unsafe. …

• Doctor K: Treatment for JRA not without risks

  Dec. 20, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My young granddaughter has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I worry about the effects of the powerful medications she has to take. DEAR READER: Modern medicine has created real …

• Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces

  Dec. 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. 1

• Experts: Kids are resilient in coping with trauma

  Dec. 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts. Last week’s school shooting in Connecticut …

• Ohio governor spares condemned obese killer

  Dec. 17, 2012 in Nation/World COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor on Monday sidestepped a decision about whether a condemned inmate was too fat to be humanely executed by sparing the prisoner on the grounds …

• Experts: No link between Asperger’s, violence

  Dec. 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — While an official has said that the 20-year-old gunman in the Connecticut school shooting had Asperger’s syndrome, experts say there is no connection between the disorder …

• Criminal probe adds to Texas cancer agency woes

  Dec. 15, 2012 in Nation/World AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas put up $3 billion in taxpayer money and promised cancer breakthroughs. But a criminal investigation, widespread rebuke from scientists and the resignations of embattled state …

• President’s pot comments prompt call for policy

  Dec. 15, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama says he won’t go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But advocates …

• Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama comments

  Dec. 14, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — Officials and pot advocates looking for any sign of whether the Obama administration will sue to block legal pot laws in Washington state and Colorado or stand …

• EPA to tighten standards for soot pollution

  Dec. 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first major regulation since the election, the Obama administration on Friday imposed a new air quality standard that reduces by 20 percent the maximum amount …

• APNewsBreak: Texas cancer probe draws NCI scrutiny

  Dec. 14, 2012 in Nation/World AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Cancer Institute confirmed Friday that federal officials are taking a closer look at a troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas that is under …

• Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants

  Dec. 14, 2012 in Nation/World ALAMO, Texas (AP) — For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and … 1

• Senate moves bill covering fertility care for vets

  Dec. 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Wounded veterans and their spouses who want to have children could get the government to pay for treatments such as in vitro fertilization under legislation beginning to …

• Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker

  Dec. 13, 2012 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, …

• Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain

  Dec. 13, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, …

• Doctor K: Review ways to control hypertension

  Dec. 13, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve made lifestyle changes and take three blood pressure medications, but my blood pressure still isn’t where my doctor wants it to be. What else can I …

• Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer

  Dec. 12, 2012 in Nation/World SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated with radiation for early stage prostate cancer, his office announced Wednesday. The 74-year-old Brown is receiving a short course …

• Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe

  Dec. 12, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The family of an 11-year-old leukemia patient whose mother unexpectedly took her from a Phoenix hospital last month has a history of removing the child from medical …

• Head of $3B Texas cancer effort asks to resign

  Dec. 11, 2012 in Nation/World AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The executive director of a troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas has submitted his resignation letter amid escalating scrutiny over the management of the nation’s …

• New tests could hamper food outbreak detection

  Dec. 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous outbreaks like the …

• New tests could hamper food outbreak detection

  Dec. 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning, but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation’s ability …

• FAA: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in Ill.

  Dec. 10, 2012 in Nation/World ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed in northern Illinois, killing all three people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration reports the helicopter crashed Monday night …

• Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law

  Dec. 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Your medical plan is facing an unexpected new fee. It’s to help cover people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The $63-per-head fee …

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