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Health Headlines - November 29
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Meredy
Many Type 2 Diabetes Patients Morbidly Obese: U.S. Study Twenty percent of Americans with type 2 diabetes are more than 100 pounds overweight (morbidly obese), according to a Loyola University Health System study. "The rate of morbid obesity among people with diabetes is increasing at a very alarming rate, and this has substantial public healt ...
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St. Joe’s MS theory sparks flood of interest
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Jeff Pile
November 28, 2009JOANNA FRKETICHTHE HAMILTON SPECTATORSt. Joseph’s Hospital will be testing a radical new theory that multiple sclerosis is a vascular disease that can be treated. The unproven theory by an Italian doctor whose wife has MS has given hope to those with the mystery neurological disease believed until now to be an autoimmune con ...
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Weight Managment and Fitness Forum 54th Edition
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Weight Master E.
Welcome to the 54th edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum. We received a lot of goo submissions for this edition. We hope you all enjoy the selections and come back to Weight Master for our next edition and other informative posts. Herbert Aitken presents 25 Free Open Courseware Classes About Sports Medicine posted at mri technician ...
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November is Eyecare Month
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Jennifer Nordin
did you know? According to the Vision Council of America, numerous prescription and non-prescription medications may alter the quantity or quality of vision and even pose a threat to future eye health? These medications include: Cardiac drugsOral contraceptivesAnti-histaminesAntibioticsWith regular eye exams, an optometrist can detect problems ear ...
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Clarifications
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Danielle L
Recently, my doctor decided to give me a prednisone stash to use as I see fit. I mentioned that I have exacerbations often enough to require prednisone every 1-2 months (at least during the winter/spring). And although it’s my constant reality, I know that on a computer screen this can seem extremely drastic. Excessive. And I realize, in an e ...
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Virtual Book Tour: Pris Campbell on Sea Trails
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T
(super-quick update: I'm doing pretty well and have just been focusing on enjoying the holidays, the crash is easing and I'm catching up on some things) I am very honored today to host a virtual book club stop for author and poet Pris Campbell. Her new book, Sea Trails: Poems and 1977 Passage Notes, is out and here's Pris to talk about her book! W ...
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Extra, Extra, Run All About It: The Week In Running: 11/22-11/29
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Peter Washkowitz
Dear readers, let's take a look back at the week in running: * As reported on Examiner.com on November 23rd, thanks to running, Taylor Swift was able to maintain a smile throughout each of her five acceptance speeches that she made during last Sunday's American Music Awards. Citing how important running is for her not only because of the way it ma ...
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