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Suicide cuts across racial, gender, and economic lines. North Carolina loses around 127 young people to suicide annually, making it the third leading cause of death among the ten-to-twenty-four-year-old age group. Vecchione discusses possible reasons for suicide, the controversy over antidepressants, and strategies for prevention.
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Neurology is a broad field that covers a variety of diseases, from Parkinson's to stroke and Alzheimer's. Annual costs for treatments run into billions of dollars nationwide. At the medical centers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, cutting-edge clinical research studies are being conducted. Vecchione discusses what the researchers are studying.
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10136
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In North Carolina there are four ticks that are likely to bite people--the Lone Star Tick, American Dog Tick, Brown Dog Tick, and the Deer Tick or Black-legged Tick. How many tick bite cases there are each year can't be determined because not all infections are reported to a physician. However, an increase is shown in the reported ones. Ticks are carriers of Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
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A nationwide shortage of major cancer drugs has hospitals and cancer centers in the Raleigh/Durham metro area scrambling to meet patient demand. Due mainly to manufacturing glitches, drugs that are used to treat leukemia, ovarian, breast, and other cancers are in short supply forcing healthcare practitioners to use alternative drugs.
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Nationwide, hospital emergency departments are seeing an increase in patient visits. A death of primary care physicians, coupled with a rise in uninsured patients, is among the contributing factors. In the National Report Card on State of Emergency Medicine, North Carolina an overall C- with areas of failing in access to emergency care and medical liability.
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16577
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In North Carolina there are currently 4000 people who have been diagnosed with some type of blood cancer. Although statistics for those with blood cancer are sobering, the residents of North Carolina are fortunate to have some of the best facilities in the nation when it comes to diagnosing and treating leukemia and other major blood cancers.
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Two new bills before the North Carolina State Senate call for financial caps on pain and suffering awards. North Carolina has been cited by the American Medical Association as \"high risk\"--a label reserved for states where skyrocketing malpractice premiums are forcing doctors either to leave the state or cut back on services, leaving patients in some instances, without care. But relief may be on its way with these new bills that put a cap on non-economic damages on health-care liability claims.
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Muscadine grapes, which are native to North Carolina, were recently discovered to contain powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties in its skin and seeds. Recognizing this health benefit, North Carolina-based Nature’s Pearl Corp. has marketed its muscadine grape seed supplement through retail channels.
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