Rotavirus Infections - Articles
Ashley 's Home
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Sherry C
That was her third trip to Sickkids emergency this month. It was her shortest stay. The doctors and nurses are starting to recognize us as nice as that is it's not a good thing. Ashley was sent home with Ventalin for an inhaler and a steroid called Prednisolone this medication they use to treat asthma which we knew Ashley doesn't have. She has ...
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Health Headlines - November 28
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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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Health Tips for November 28
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Meredy
Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Umbilical Cord Newborns still have a little stump of what's left of the umbilical cord. Though it should fall off on its own by the end of the third week, some doctors recommend that parents take additional steps to prevent infection. Other doctors recommend leaving the area alone. If the pediatrician approves, the Ne ...
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My Ridiculously Long IMAZ 2009 Race Report
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left.right.repeat
Ironman Arizona 2009 Race Report What a year!!! Bear with me as this will be long – hey, it’s a long race. We start the year with my first full marathon, announcement of a corporate merger, our daughter’s college graduation and subsequent job search and relocation. Then it was a Half Ironman that rained the ENTIRE race, a bike c ...
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Cautious Optimism
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Shauna M.
It's been a week since the announcement of CCSVI -chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency - and sadly, I'm detecting dissension in the ranks. Like many announcements, or press releases for that matter, that declare a "new" treatment/cure/theory about any disease or condition, there are people who jump on the bandwagon and those who di ...
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Treatment Blurbs From ILADS
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Connie S.
Here, in my laziest blog post ever, I will be sprinkling about little bits n' pieces of information on Lyme disease treatments, which I received from the experts at the latest ILADS conference. These are random blurbs that you may find helpful for treating your Lyme disease, or one of the million infections and/or other conditions that accompany i ...
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Multiple sclerosis 'blood blockage theory' tested
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Jeff Pile
By Michelle RobertsHealth reporter, BBC NewsThe answer may lie with blood flowUS scientists are testing a radical new theory that multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.The University of Buffalo team were intrigued by the work of Italian researcher Dr Paolo Zamboni who claims 90% of MS is caused by narrowed ...
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‘Tis The Season…for Persimmons
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Tera W.
by Lisa Bolard I’ve long heard about the benefits and wonders of persimmons, but when I’ve tried them in the past, I found them to taste awful. Now I know why. I did some research, and realize that I had been trying an astringent variety before it was ripe enough to taste good. Since it is now persimmon season, and I’m quit ...
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