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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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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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Looking Inside
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Lydia S.
Azer recently got a letter from a CF Organization that provides grants towards recreational activities. They had a set of questions that they sent along to be answered by the CF child. I think some of the questions applied to older children, but I asked him in a way he would understand. Some of the questions were kind of touchy, such as, "Do ...
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Intuniv For ADHD: Dosing Details
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Chuck
Intuniv For ADHD Is Guanfacine, But Better and Easier - ADHD treatment evolves: This will be a short note to quickly address the growing comments here at CorePsych Blog on the previous Intuniv post.
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Exercise & Prostate Cancer Risk
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Robert W.
Weekly Health Update: Exercise & Prostate Cancer Risk "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 11/29/2009The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendatio ...
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Sensitive Scalp
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Lee
My Scalp has become very sensitive because of my radiation treatment. I was told this would happen, but it is way more sensitive than I could imagine! And my hair is already starting to fall out and I am only halfway through my treatment! My scalp is going to continue to be sensitive until my treatment is over and my hair is all out, that is wha ...
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Chronically Depressed? You Need Drugs.
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alisonrising
Inspired by a comment from Jaleesa onA Point of Light on the Horizon According to almost every psychiatrist you talk to, the more depressive episodes you've had in your life, the more likely you will need long-term medication therapy for successful treatment. In our society, the default treatment for any chronic condition—whether mental-illne ...
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Study shows that Cold Laser Therapy helps Chronic Neck Pain Sufferers
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Nav J.
Chronic neck pain can affects one’s life at many levels. It can affect your ability to work, your ability to socialize, spend time with family- and it can be costly. At the neck pain support blog we have talked about numerous neck pain studies and treatments available for patients. Between 10 and 24 percent of people suffer from chronic neck ...
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