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| 2009/11/22 |
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| While many of us are trying to save cash in these trying economic times, the ever increasing risks of counterfeit drug products originating in countries like India and China means that it is important to remember that you get what you pay for and a cheap drug may be too cheap. |
| tags internet pharmacy cheap drugs counterfeit drugs fake drugs pharmaceuticals blue pill |
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| 2009/10/27 |
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| Though the US is on the verge of what could be sweeping changes to its health care system to provide greater coverage at potentially less cost, the US and other countries still have not taken the steps to truly reduce costs by actively promoting preventative medicine. |
| tags preventative medicine health promotion health reform disease prevention genetic testing obesity |
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| 2010/01/14 |
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| As the death toll in Haiti continues to climb, the media will focus considerable attention on the number of dead. While the deaths are a tragedy, it is important to remember the plight of the survivors and the health risks that they will face over the upcoming days and months. |
| tags disaster injuries crushing injuries natural disasters PTSD shock |
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| 2010/01/10 |
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| Though having an irregular heartbeat from Atrial Fibrillation is not a direct threat to one's health, the secondary conditions that can result are dangerous. In fact, secondary factors make this small fluttering of the heart very expensive to health systems worldwide. |
| tags atrial fibrillation AF arrhythmia stroke alzheimers heart flutter |
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| 2009/09/06 |
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| Though the western world had forgotten the value of sugar and honey in treating wounds to prevent infection, many countries had not received the benefits of modern medicine and because of this, have continued to use these familiar ingredients to the present day. |
| tags sugar honey wound healing wounds antibiotics |
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| 2009/11/27 |
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| As one of the top cancer killers, colon cancer does not have to take as many lives as it does. WHen detected early, the condition is 90% treatable, but only regular screening will typically detect it because few symptoms may occur in the early stages. |
| tags colon cancer colorectal cancer bowel cancer cancer prevention colonoscopy cancer screening |
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| 2009/07/05 |
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| From the response to the H1N1 flu, we can see that our governments do have the ability to unite behind an urgent issue and can promote corrective action. Sadly, with a crisis bigger than any flu, the rate of obesity continues to rise without any national plan. |
| tags obesity obesity epidemic healthcare costs federal response |
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| 2009/12/24 |
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| As a condition affecting as many as 1 in 20 people, Raynaud's Syndrome is usually mild and little more than a nuisance, but in some cases, the condition that causes temporary poor circulation to the extremities can result in damage to fingers and toes. |
| tags Raynaud's Syndrome RS cold hands cold feet circulation problems botulism injection |
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| 2009/07/31 |
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| Misunderstood and misdiagnosed, fibromyalgia is a complex disease that mostly affects women and promises them a life largely overrun with pain. Until recently, very little has been understood about the condition, but now some research is starting to help take the mystery out of the disease. |
| tags fibromyalgia fibromyalgia treatment pain management brain imaging |
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| 2009/05/19 |
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| Considered one of the most extreme causes of pain in the field of medicine, the pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia feels like being stabbed in the face with a red hot knife and suffers can sometimes experience that agony hundreds of times each day. |
| tags facial pain neuralgia trigeminal neuralgia suicide disease |
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