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Tara Lipinski Skates Past DVT
Olympic skating champion Tara Lipinski accepted her gold medal with a
joyous smile that hid her pain: she had a hip injury that later required
surgery -- and put her at risk for a little known but potentially deadly
condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which affects nearly 2 million
Americans each year.
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John Madden Coaches The Public About Vascular Disease
Because of his wife's health experiences, John Madden recently recorded
Public Service Announcements on behalf of the Pacific Vascular Research
Foundation, a San Francisco-based, non-profit organization that supports
medical research and public education to help prevent death and disability
from vascular diseases.
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Constance
Marie Serves A Healthier Thanksgiving
Actress Constance Marie has a lot for which to be thankful. But while
she's starring on both The George Lopez Show on ABC and American Family
on PBS, she won't be giving thanks for her success with a traditional
Thanksgiving meal. That's because Marie doesn't eat meat. "I'm a
fish-atarian - no red meat, chicken, or pork," says Marie. But just
eating fish - called a pescatarian - makes Thanksgiving a culinary challenge.
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Ming-Na
Prescribes Breast Cancer Awareness
On the hit NBC series ER, complete strangers rely on actress Ming-Na's
medical expertise to save their lives. But Ming-Na never imagined that
a real health crisis - breast cancer - would strike so close to home.
"Vivian is one of my closest friends and godmother to my daughter,"
says Ming-Na. "When she told me she had breast cancer I was in shock
because she's young, and she had no family history of the disease."
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Dave
Mirra 'Goes Big' For Bicycle Safety
Dave Mirra's gravity-defying stunts knock out the competition on the BMX
bicycle circuit. But keeping bike-riding kids from getting knocked unconscious
may be an even tougher challenge. That's because some kids resist wearing
life-saving helmets and protective gear.
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Julianne Moore Calls For Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness
It's not every day that you meet a real life celebrity. . .and then she
calls and volunteers to help your family. But that's what actress Julianne
Moore did for Thomas and Peggy Lindsey and their three year-old son Tommy
who has tuberous sclerosis complex.
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Deborah Norville Reports On Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inside Edition anchor and veteran journalist Deborah Norville has
a good ear for a story. But Norville also has a good heart when it comes
to raising awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA). "I lost my
mother to rheumatoid arthritis when I was 20," says the Emmy-winning
anchor and former co-host of the NBC's Today Show.
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Sharon
Osbourne 'Unstoppable' In Beating Colon Cancer
On the Emmy-winning MTV show The Osbournes, Sharon Osbourne is
frequently described by her husband Ozzy as "unstoppable." Never
has that remark been more appropriate than when describing Osbourne's
passion for helping people with colon cancer.
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Carre Otis Models Healthy Eating
LAs a top fashion model, Carre Otis made her living on looking thin and
beautiful. But now she is sharing the ugly truth about the weight-loss
strategies she subjected herself to and the dire health consequences that
resulted.
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One
On One Promotes Teen Pregnancy Prevention
One on One is UPN's hit family show. But the show's stars Kyla
Pratt and Flex Alexander know that for many teens being 'one on one' can
result in starting a family far too soon. And so can feeling like you're
the 'only one' who hasn't had sex. "The episode we did focuses on
being a virgin and the pressure to have sex just to be in what kids think
is the in-crowd," says the 17 year-old Pratt. "The point of
the show is that you don't have to be like everyone else. There are lots
of people our age who don't have sex and are still cool.
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Dennis
Quaid Protects Children From Health Disasters
Dennis Quaid calls his new movie, The Day After Tomorrow, "the
ultimate disaster movie ever made." But Quaid wasn't worried about
the Memorial Day weekend's opening box office. A far more important problem
concerns the leading man - the health of the world's children.
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Phylicia Rashad Takes Diabetes To Heart
As Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Phylicia Rashad seemed imperturbable.
In real life, however, the death of her father in 1983, unsettled her
world, highlighting the harsh reality of diabetes-related heart disease.
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Carmen
Rasmusen Breaks Up Duet With Acne
As a finalist on American Idol, Carmen Rasmusen faced some difficult challenges
and heartbreaking moments. But not all of them occurred on stage. Some
of her toughest experiences happened when she woke up and looked in the
mirror. Rasmusen felt so bad about having to deal with acne that later
she was eager to help launch a new campaign to help teenagers learn about
acne and how to get rid of it.
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OC
Star Helps Raise Awareness About Teen Pregnancy
As Theresa on the Fox hit The OC, Navi Rawat found her character
unexpectedly pregnant. In real life, Rawat is far from the troubled teen
she portrays and feels that kids need the correct information to make
the right choices in life.
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Mary
Lou Retton Vaults to "Life Beyond the Bathroom"
Twenty-one years ago, Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman
to win the All-Around Gold Medal in women's gymnastics as well as
more medals than any other athlete during the 1984 Olympics. Despite her
diminutive size - Mary Lou stands at 4'9" - she
is known as one of the most accomplished athletes in history. It was her
size that led Retton to ignore a serious medical condition for decades.
Retton did not find out that what she actually suffered from overactive
bladder (OAB) until she spoke to her doctor about it years later,
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Kenny
Rogers Doesn't Gamble With Heartburn
It wasn't boredom or retirement that nearly kept Kenny Rogers from performing.
It was heartburn. "When my heartburn was at its peak, there were times
when I almost didn't go on and that I almost canceled a couple of shows,"
says Rogers. Like millions of Americans, Rogers suffered with heartburn
for years without knowing what was really wrong.
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