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Cancer is tough, Evelyn Owens Is tougher

Evelyn Owens' brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Evelyn's family traveled from their home in Oregon to Mayo Clinic in Arizona where doctors are using ...

Health Matters: Bad body mechanics lead to bunions

By DR. CONWAY MCLEAN Do your feet hurt? They are supposed to, aren’t they? When asked, most Americans would say it’s normal, to be expected. And there are a multitude of reasons for pain from this region of the body, especially when some bony deformity has developed, leading to shoe fit ...

Urology Pearls: The future of medicine in Vegas — toilet seats and lasers

By DR. SHAHAR MADJAR Several weeks ago, I wrote here about my visit to the American Urological Association meeting in Las Vegas. I told you about The Strip and the interesting people I had seen along it. I promised to write again about an entirely different world—the one inside the urology ...

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states

The Associated Press A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties ...

Talk With the Doc: Diverticulosis and diverticulitis information update

What is diverticulosis? Diverticulosis is a condition in which pouches (or small pockets or sacs) form on the wall of the large intestine or colon. The pouches are usually only about one half inch or less in size, and are found most often on the left side of the colon. Most people with ...

Health Matters: Dehydration dangerous with diabetes

The rise in diabetes, a disease of excess blood sugar, has been dramatic over the last century. Prior to that, it was relatively unheard of and quite a rarity. Only the rich were able to ingest sweet, sugary foods and did so only occasionally. Nowadays it’s put into everything, from salad ...