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Elizabeth Vega Casey: Women with breast cancer gene have treatment choices
The Morning Call may not be The New York Times, but I have to acknowledge that I am not Angelina Jolie either. But there are similarities. Let me explain. Firstly, I want to take a moment to sincerely applaud her decision to reveal through The New York...Tags: Tamoxifen (drug), Oncology, News Media, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Allentown boy returns home a day after near-drowning in Jordan Creek
For nearly 5 minutes after the 3-year-old boy's limp body was pulled from Allentown's Jordan Creek on Thursday evening, city officer Chad Mertz pumped the child's chest and saw no sign of life. Then he thought he saw the boy's face move. "There was...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Catasauqua, Heart Attack, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Boy, 3, falls into Jordan Creek, nearly drowns; Allentown police praise 'heroic' rescuers
A 3-year-old boy fell into the water at the Jordan Park dam in Allentown on Thursday evening and was under as long as 10 minutes as his distraught mother screamed and bystanders pulled him out, witnesses said. On the Jordan Creek bank, the boy was blue...
Tags: Prosecution, Witnesses, Catasauqua, Heroism, Allentown
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My wife faced Angelina Jolie's dilemma 11 years ago
The revelation that actress Angelina Jolie had her breasts removed because of gene testing results may have seemed shocking and extreme to many of you. My family knew better. We've been there. My wife, a breast cancer survivor who underwent a...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Angelina Jolie
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Schnecksville motorcyclist dies, passenger 'critical' after crash
A Schnecksville motorcyclist was killed and a woman riding with him injured seriously Friday afternoon when a sport utility vehicle hit the motorcycle in Washington Township, police said. Timothy E. Reichard, 52, was motorcycling west on Park Avenue with...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Whitehall, Schnecksville
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Former Whitehall athlete victorious over horrific injury
The football rivalry between Parkland and Whitehall is one of the most special in Lehigh Valley sports. Mix in a pair of 7-2 teams and a District 11 playoff berth on the line, and Friday night, Nov. 4, 2011, in Orefield was set to be one of the most...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Students, Teaching and Learning, Kevin Ware, Physical Therapists
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'Dream toys of childhood': America on Wheels showcases 10 restored pedal cars
Loren Hulber fell in love with automobiles growing up in Detroit in the 1940s and 1950s. "I lived in the car capital of the country," Hulber says. "My family and friends all worked in and around the automotive industry. I couldn't have avoided cars if I...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Museums, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Barbershop brawl turns to homicide in Poconos
One barber is dead and another faces a homicide charge after they got into a fight Thursday while working in a shop in the Poconos, police said. Police received a report of a fight at Stylez Barber Shop on Route 196 in the Mount Pocono section of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Witnesses, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Woman hurt as tractor-trailer, car collide on Rt. 29 near Emmaus
A woman was injured on Route 29 south of Emmaus early Wednesday when her station wagon collided with a tractor-trailer, police said. Tifanie A. Scott, 30, of Pottstown was taken by Macungie Ambulance to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after the 12:...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Macungie, Fogelsville, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Northwestern Lehigh graduate part of Sports Illustrated story critical of Penn State's football medical operations
A Northwestern Lehigh High School graduate who told Sports Illustrated that he suffered leg burns while being treated as a Penn State football player said he was surprised and upset that his statements were used in a story critical of the football team'...
Tags: High School Sports, New Tripoli, Internists, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals
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Easton Hospital now offering 3-D breast exams
The hottest new technique in breast imaging has come to Easton Hospital. The hospital now is offering 3-D mammography, called breast tomosynthesis, for breast cancer screening. The procedure produces a three-dimensional view of the breast tissue that...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Forks Township, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mammogram
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Lehigh Valley Health Network hosting stroke screenings
Lehigh Valley Health Network is hosting free stroke screenings for the month of May, which is Stroke Awareness Month. The screenings include free blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose checks in order to provide the public with stroke risk assessments....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions
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