http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_123180346.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_123180346.html AZLE — A plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) an estimated half-mile wide and one mile long remains embedded in soil and groundwater beneath residential portions of Pelican Bay, Azle and Tarrant County. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049120504.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049120504.html DEAR DR. GOTT: I have a friend who drinks anything mixed or beer like there’s no tomorrow. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049112103.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049112103.html LUBBOCK (AP) — The El Paso campus of the Texas Tech University medical school has been accredited, clearing the way for the school to start its first class of four-year students in 2009, officials said. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049111408.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049111408.html WEATHERFORD — The City of Weatherford Consumer Health Inspector has the responsibility of inspecting more than 200 food service establishments in the community. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049111111.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_049111111.html WEATHERFORD — Medical advancement has reached new heights as researchers now say that cancer can be prevented. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_046164215.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_046164215.html DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 86-year-old widow of a disabled World War II veteran. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_046111225.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_046111225.html DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 75-year-old male in reasonably good health. The reason I am writing is to relate a series of events that still puzzles me. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:24:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_045092522.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_045092522.html DEAR DR. GOTT: I had an echocardiogram done several months ago. My family doctor said I had some minor calcification around the valve in my heart. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:02:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_044100320.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_044100320.html DEAR DR. GOTT: About 30 years ago, my brother-in-law, while working in extreme heat and consuming alcohol, suffered heat stroke. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:09:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_040101055.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_040101055.html DEAR DR. GOTT: Your recent columns regarding dementia patients and caretakers have been of great interest to me — particularly the one stating the physician needs to remember there are two patients, the dementia patient and the caretaker. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:04:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_040100510.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_040100510.html WEATHERFORD — Women have another reason to avoid processed carbohydrates: They may increase heart disease risk. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:46:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_039104733.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_039104733.html DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been having bilateral upper chest wall/muscular discomfort off and on for the last two years. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_038093902.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_038093902.html DEAR DR. GOTT: Please tell your readers who have uterine prolapse about the easy, inexpensive, nonsurgical solution of a pessary. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_035093256.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_035093256.html A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_035092859.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/health/local_story_035092859.html ATLANTA — It is dark. It is cold. But instead of snoozing under my comforter, I’m lying in the wet leaves in my neighborhood park struggling to do sit-ups.Yes, sit-ups. Not those wimpy little crunches where you barely budge off the ground. But good, old-fashioned sit-ups like the ones you did in junior high gym class.Welcome to boot camp.