Breathe easier: Breathing a function taken for granted The Huntington Herald-Dispatch Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:36 PM PDT Like heating and air conditioning, breathing is one of those things we take for granted when it's working. The trouble is, the body's main ventilation system has an "out of order" sign on it for a huge number of people. In fact, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- the umbrella name for chronic bronchitis and emphysema -- is currently the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and ... | Soldier's Body Returns Home WHNT-TV Huntsville Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:03 PM PDT Army Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Alan Hall's body returns to the Valley, memories flood the minds of on looking supporters. | Joint solution The Sun Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:47 PM PDT ARTHRITIS is a painful condition which affects the joints of the body. A large number of sufferers are elderly, and crippling pain makes it difficult for them to go about their everyday lives. | Beyond survival, now Smithfield officer can truly live The Virginian-Pilot Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:24 PM PDT SMITHFIELD Today, Kurt Beach considers himself 57 days old. April 13 - the day he received a life saving liver transplant - has become a birthday of sorts for the Smithfield police officer. Beach's face is no longer gaunt. His eyes and skin have shed their yellow tint. Some regular activities, such as attending church, are no longer too taxing for his body. | Cancer Survivors Celebrate Life At Survivors Picnic 9&10 News Cadillac Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:43 PM PDT Today is National Cancer Survivors Day and hundreds of people gathered in Traverse City for the 22nd Annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration Picnic. Friends and family enjoyed food, conversation and even hand and body massages. | | |
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