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Overpowering Organs?
March 20, 2013
Q. This may sound like a crazy question, but is it possible to use your own stomach to take over for your kidneys when they aren’t working right?This question isn’t as bizarre as it seems. It is possible to use the abdominal cavity, which ... Read more »
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Hanging Out in Hospital Time
March 18, 2013
Robert Schrag, a regular contributor to Senior Correspondent, documents the process of undergoing a stem cell transplant in response to multiple myeloma.Friday, Dec. 14, 2012This is day minus one. I think I will use their calendar system, because it actually drives what will ... Read more »
Help Through Research is Our Greatest Hope
March 15, 2013
Alzheimer’s has become a pandemic that knows no boundaries, impacting the world over. Researchers are committed to finding a cure and in time will succeed in their efforts. But in the interim it continues to grow at an alarming rate.Millions of people suffer from ... Read more »
The Gnomes of Williamsburg
March 12, 2013
Robert Schrag, a regular contributor to Senior Correspondent, documents the process of undergoing a stem cell transplant in response to multiple myeloma.Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012In these last few days before I go "inside," I find myself storing up favorite sights and smells and ... Read more »
Health Q&A
Doomed for Dentures?
March 7, 2013
Q. I have vivid memories of my mother’s dentures in a glass next to her bed. As I enter my seventies, is this what I have to look forward to?Let’s start with a definition. “Dentures”—also called “complete dentures” or “plates”—are for people with no ... Read more »
Side Effects Through Vincent's Eyes
March 4, 2013
Robert Schrag, a regular contributor to Senior Correspondent, documents the process of undergoing a stem cell transplant in response to multiple myeloma.Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012It is, I assume, similar to seeing the world through Vincent Van Gogh's eyes. I mean think about it. Read more »
Health Headlines
Prevent a Break-in: Beware of Dog Signs and Other DIY Projects
May 24, 2013
DNR by Another Name
May 22, 2013
Voles: Mousetraps help Yorktown, Va., eliminate these plant eaters from his garden
Daily Press, May 22, 2013
V.A. Warns Aging Veterans Against ‘Pension Poachers’
May 21, 2013
May 25 nature events: Explore native plant walk and natural environment programs
Daily Press, May 21, 2013
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