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My Dollies and New PJs

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4th of July

Uncle Michael

Todd's Birthday

Jack and Brenda's Visit

Riley's Birthday Party

Katie's Birthday

Vacation and Easter

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Grandma's Farwell

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Cider Mill Sunday

Katie is officially a teenager

Riley Turned 2!!!

Vacation in Palm Springs

Winter's Finally Over

What's Up!

Bounce House

Grandma's Farwell

Christmas Is Here

Breakfast with Santa

Trick or Treat

Weekend in Milwaukee

Cider Mill Sunday

Family Picnic

New Job!

Katie's Graduation

The Wings Win!

Kim and John's Wedding

Ears Pierced

Riley's 1st Birthday

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Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care (AP)

AP - Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday.

AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)

AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)

AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health Tip: When Infants Get Diarrhea (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Diarrhea in infants is common, often a quick bout caused by a virus. But in some cases among young children, diarrhea can quickly become dangerous, says the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Health Tip: Recovering From C-Section (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Cesarean section is a surgical alternative to vaginal birth. After this surgery, the new mom needs time to recover.
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.
Spray May Delay Ejaculation (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A spray touted as the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation has proved effective in a second study, according to the company that developed it.
Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.
Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner (AP)
AP - When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.
Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia (Reuters)
Reuters - People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study has found.
Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu (AP)

AP - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.

Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice (AP)

AP - A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available.

U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms had not changed.

Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer growth (Reuters)
Reuters - Evidence is mounting that morphine, commonly used to manage pain, may accelerate cancer growth, but a newly-approved drug that blocks its side effects could also keep tumors from spreading, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster (AP)
AP - A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
AIDS patients to president: Send more money south (AP)
AP - When Robin Webb lived in New York City, he was treated by HIV specialists and had access to counseling and nutritional programs. Now he lives in Mississippi, where few of those services exist.
Better ventilation may ease some asthma symptoms (Reuters)
Reuters - Improved home ventilation that dehumidifies the air may make it easier for people with asthma to breathe at night, hint findings of a small study from the United Kingdom.

Riley Turns One!!!

Kim and John's Wedding

Wings Win! Wings Win!!

Katie's Graduation

Weekend in Milwaukee

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