Articles filed under Health
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That extra digit needn't be a problemNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - After giving birth to twin girls, Julia Styrczula-Di Tullio was shocked to learn one of her daughters had an extra thumb. She worried her child Marina might be ostracize...
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Sometimes getting yourself to the gym is the hardest partNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - We all have those moments when we wake up in the morning and prepare ourselves to go work out, but pretty soon we are rolling over to sleep another hour or we head right...
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Isn't health a vital part of our freedom?Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - According to Max D. Persels (Fence Post, Nov. 8), the list of "outs" during the future presidency of Barack Obama will include the loss of "freedom, health care choice a...
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They're not out to get you, but more people think they areNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- If you think they're out to get you, you're not alone. Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought....
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Some older patients may need to take a drug holiday from FosamaxNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. David S. Schneider. D.O., has seen his share of older women with hip fractures. He knows that 10 million Americans - men and women - either have or are at risk of de...
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Acupuncturist strikes back at 'stereotypical' doctor in a boxNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am currently in school to become an acupuncturist Ac. DOM (Doctor of Oriental Medicine). I have to say I was appalled by your newspaper article. Because you are...
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Your healthNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Movies to go You've heard of pocket books. Now, a series of portable "pocket films" about Alzheimer's disease is available for download on your iPod, cell phone, PDA or ...
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Losing your hair? Maybe it's dad's genes, not grandpa'sNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The conventional wisdom on baldness has long held that men inherit their mother's father's hair, or lack of it. But that doesn't explain the legions of men whose pates l...
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Popping pills not a simple matterNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a busy day in the office, and as I paused outside the exam room and looked over my next patient's chart, I groaned inwardly. It wasn't that I had a problem with t...
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From influenza A to zanamivir, what you need to know this flu seasonNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a rite of autumn. The days grow shorter, the temperature drops, footballs fly - and the flu strikes. Influenza is so common that it's easy to dismiss this seasonal ...