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Hagerstown joint surgeon hosts dinner for 550
davem@herald-mail.comA record number of people turned out Sunday for an annual dinner that local joint surgeon Dr. Ralph Salvagno holds for his patients, a gesture patients said is unheard of in the medical field. Salvagno said he offers the dinner free to his patients to...Tags: Physical Therapy, Health Treatments, Knees, Orthopedic Surgery
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Elaine A. Weller
janeth@herald-mail.comElaine Weller knew how to stretch a dime, raising six children on a limited income. “That woman could take a dime and turn it into a dollar,” said the youngest of her children, Michelle McCarty of Hagerstown. “You know what, she was...Tags: U.S. Navy, High Blood Pressure, Washington, DC, Macular Degeneration, Health
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Audrey L. Ridenour, 77
Audrey Leigh Ridenour, 77, of Hagerstown, Md., died after a long illness, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Jan. 28, 1935, in Fairfax Station, Va., Audrey was the daughter of the late Herbert Schley Barker and Ola Marie DeBusk...Tags: Nottingham, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Nancy J. Weirich
janeth@herald-mail.comNancy Weirich was born to be a teacher. For about 25 years, she worked in her chosen profession, the majority of the time as a third-grade teacher for Washington County Public Schools. “Nancy influenced a lot of people,” said her husband,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, High Blood Pressure, Dialysis, Hospitals and Clinics
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Without health insurance every day is a roll of the dice
marieg@herald-mail.comFor most of her adult life, Debra Dieterich has lived without health insurance. She doesn't remember a time when she didn't worry about developing a serious illness, having to have surgery or spending an extended amount of time in a hospital. It's...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Lyme Disease, House Building
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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Hepatitis, Allergies, Health and Medical Professionals
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Church work took her abroad on mission trips
Whether working in Central Florida or across the oceans in India or Romania, Barbara "Bobbie" Strickland loved working with children and teenagers through her church. She participated in dozens of mission trips to several countries through Eastpoint...Tags: Religion and Belief, Romania, Orlando, Baptist, Travel
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9-year-old Boyne City girl to be honored at Saturday Arthritis Walk in Traverse City
BOYNE CITY -- "My body!" cried Kami Chapp as her mother raced to get answers to her daughter's pain. Kami Chapp from Boyne City is a 9-year-old suffering from what many believe to be a "grown up" disease, but the Chapp family knows firsthand that...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Arthritis Foundation, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arthritis
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It's Lyme season [Editorial]
With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...Tags: Environmental Illness, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme, Skin Rash, Symptoms
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Humira sales propel AbbVie in 1Q
Tribune staff reporterIn its first quarter as an independent, publicly traded company, AbbVie Inc. said net income rose 9.6 percent, to $968 million, or 60 cents a share, from $883 million, or 56 cents a share, a year earlier when the company was still a part of Abbott...Tags: Crohn's Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Abbott Laboratories, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Can stem cells help those with arthritis?
Stems cells taken from just a few grams of body fat are a promising weapon against the crippling effects of osteoarthritis. For the past two decades, knee, hip or other joint replacements have been the standard treatment for the deterioration of joint...
Tags: Medical Research, Research, Arthritis
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Amgen stock drops 7% as revenue misses Wall St. forecasts
Shares of biotech giant Amgen Inc. slumped as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales. Shares of the Thousand Oaks company dropped $7.83, or 7%, to $104.93 in trading Wednesday. The company's stock had posted impressive gains until...
Tags: Enbrel (drug), Amgen Inc.
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