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Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Harwell has Bile Duct Cancer

By on September 4, 2009 in Diagnosis, Sports

Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell, 91, had been the voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 years until his retirement in 2002. He announced today that he has cancer in the area of the bile duct. Last month, he spent a week in the hospital with symptoms of bile duct obstruction. Further evaluation revealed [...]

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Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Performance-Enhancing Drugs

By on July 30, 2009 in Sports

It was reported today that Boston Red Sox David Ortiz and, former teammate Manny Ramirez (now with the Los Angeles Dodgers), both tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. In February of this year, Alex Rodrigues told ESPN that for a three-year period, starting in 2001 while playing for the Texas Rangers, he took performance-enhancing [...]

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Ichiro Suzuki will sit out season-opener due to bleeding ulcer

By on April 3, 2009 in Diagnosis, Sports

Seattle Mariners All-Star right fielder and 2001 American League MVP Ichiro Suzuki was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer after complaining of feeling light-headed and fatigued. Source:ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCATRE5326HL20090403 More information on Ulcer Disease, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000206.htm www.merck.com/mmhe/sec09/ch121/ch121c.html digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bleeding/ [AMAZONPRODUCT=B001VZYC0C] [AMAZONPRODUCT=1570614318] [AMAZONPRODUCT=0446531928]

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