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Purple corn turning heads around Central Indiana
The corn crop is already coming in this year but instead of being the traditional green, many fields have turned a brilliant purple. It's left many farmers scratching their heads. “It seemed dramatic, in 24-36 hours we had noticed a little bit of...
Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Symptoms
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Donna Summer died of lung cancer not related to smoking
Donna Summer died of lung cancer, but the singer wasn't a smoker, and the cancer wasn't related to smoking, her family's representative said Friday. Summer's family issued the announcement in the wake of how "various reports currently surfacing about the...
Tags: Music Industry, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Donna Summer, Bars and Clubs
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Fat cat's fate: Meow, the 39-pound feline, dies of lung failure
Fox59.comMeow, the fat cat whose 39-pound girth helped raise awareness about obesity in pets, has died of lung failure. The orange-and-white tabby was turned in to the Santa Fe, N.M., animal shelter last month and quickly made international headlines. At first,...Tags: Social Media, Facebook, Weight, Asthma, Mary Martin
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Report: 'Beastie Boys' rapper MCA dies
Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch, known as MCA, has died Friday. According to TMZ, it is unclear if Yauch’s death is related to his battle with cancer. The 47-year-old announced was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node in...
Tags: Cancer, Beastie Boys (music group), Movies, Health, Lymphatic System
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Fox59 investigation reveals many schools aren't testing for radon
A Fox59 investigation found many schools haven’t recently tested for a potentially deadly health hazard in decades and some have never been tested. When Fox59 offered to test at no charge, they all said “no.” These classrooms and...
Tags: Lungs and Airways, Lung Cancer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Lung Association, Health
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Texas couple pen a 'bucket list' for their baby with fatal illness
Mike and Laura Canahuati's blog about their nearly 6-month-old daughter, who is expected to die by age 2 because of a genetic disorder, began as an efficient way to keep family and close friends in touch about baby Avery's health. But when Mike Canahuati...
Tags: Social Media, Facebook, Cheng Yu-tung, Time Warner Inc., Cancer
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Study: 2 in 5 Hoosiers will develop cancer during their life
A new study released Monday showed about 2.5 million Hoosiers, or two in five people now living in Indiana, will develop cancer. That’s 30,000 Hoosiers each year. Greenwood resident Rhonda Irskens never thought a colonoscopy would change her life...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Lung Cancer, Lungs and Airways, Cancer
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Teacher who raised money for student with leukemia up for award
A former IPS teacher went out of his way to help one of his students in her battle with Leukemia. Now, she is trying to help him do the same for blood cancer patients across the country. Ron Sandlin is among several Central Indiana nominees for the...
Tags: Elections, Charity, NFL Draft, Lymphoma, Cancer
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Investment of $150M to aid in local cancer research
Indiana University Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine announced Wednesday they will invest $150 million over five years in a new research collaboration, the Strategic Research Initiative, that will enhance the institutions’ joint...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Cancer, Science and Technology, Trials
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Indiana man makes medical history for being third owner of kidney
Within just a few days, Ray Fearing went from the height of ecstasy -- he had just gotten a much-needed kidney transplant -- to the depths of depression, after finding out his transplant would need to be removed. "I had been waiting for 10 years to...
Tags: Charity, High Blood Pressure, Depression, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Mom who lost legs shielding kids from tornado released from hospital
A Southern Indiana mother, who lost parts of her legs shielding her children from a tornado, was released from the hospital Friday.
Stephanie Decker suffered seven broken ribs and severe injuries to both of her legs when a steel beam fell on top of her....Tags: Legs, Injuries and Wounds, Fractured Rib, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Unresolved issues remain in Bisard case
A pretrial hearing in the case of former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer David Bisard, who is accused of plowing his cruiser into a group of motorcyclists and killing one, ended with issues still unresolved.
Judge Grant Hawkins did grant the...Tags: Health, Prosecution, DNA
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