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Three Lawrence families share one common bond – they encourage others to be organ and tissue donors. This 3-part series explores the life-changing nature of organ donations.
- Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer
- May 16, 2008
- Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the “sunshine vitamin” has anti-cancer benefits.
- Shingles vaccine urged for those 60 and up
- May 16, 2008
- People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending.
- Health department earns grant
- May 15, 2008
- A grant has been awarded to Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department to help it prepare for national accreditation.
- 6News video: Health policy leader fighting for statewide smoking ban
- May 14, 2008
- The state's chief health policy leader isn't giving up on her fight for a statewide smoking ban.
- YMCA may open branch in city
- May 14, 2008
- The YMCA is looking into the possibility of opening a fitness storefront or full-scale community center in Lawrence. Such considerations are in their “infancy,” said Rob Sauve, vice president for facilities and property management at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
- Teen exercise protects against breast cancer
- May 14, 2008
- Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown.
- Study: More than half in US on chronic medication
- May 14, 2008
- For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
- Nutrition labels on pet food sought
- May 14, 2008
- Future pet food labels that indicate the number of calories per serving could help obese animals shed the extra pounds, a veterinarians’ association recommended to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
- 6News video: YMCA could be headed to Lawrence
- May 13, 2008
- The YMCA is looking to bring its Christian message of health to Lawrence.
- Government dismissive of vaccine link to autism
- May 13, 2008
- Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court.
- Study: Painkillers don’t prevent Alzheimer’s
- May 13, 2008
- Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer’s disease or slow mental decline in older people.
- Wellness coordinator jump-starting new job
- May 13, 2008
- Tracy Williams says in her new job, sometimes people are afraid to eat in front of her. “I say, ‘Hey, I like to have a piece of chocolate every now and again, too, but in moderation,’” said the Lawrence school district’s new wellness coordinator.
- Longer living
- May 12, 2008
- If you are looking for a fountain of youth, forget pills and diet supplements. Adventurer Dan Buettner has visited four spots on the globe where people live into their 90s and 100s and outlines how they add years of good life in his new book, “The Blue Zones.”
- Upswing seen in measles cases
- May 10, 2008
- Even though measles was officially declared eliminated in the United States eight years ago, a single case on Long Island is one of dozens nationally this year fueling concerns about an upsurge of a largely forgotten scourge.
- Woman donates kidney to teacher
- May 10, 2008
- Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher’s favorite student.
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