Archive for May, 2009
Who has the right to make decisions about a child’s medical needs–the parents, the doctors, or the courts?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Women who have hyperkyphosis–more commonly called dowager’s hump–may be at risk of earlier death.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Drugs that are prescribed for Alzheimer’s disease, such as Aricept and Exelon, may cause more heart trouble than previously believed, a Canadian study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)According to a new government report, women are nearly twice as likely as men to suffer from major depression, three times more likely to attempt suicide, and two to three times more likely to experience anxiety disorders than men.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Prescription drug advertisements have drawn fire for portraying healthy-looking, smiling patients while explaining benefits, and then rushing through or providing distractions when required risk information is given.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon from The People’s Pharmacy if Fosamax could be the cause of her nightly hip and leg pain.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Researchers say younger, active patients will benefit from a new cement-less hip replacement.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Scientists writing in the journal Nature Medicine say that disabling the protein nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) may help prevent osteoporosis and periodontitis.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Drugmaker Pfizer is making 70 of its most popular medications–including Lipitor, Viagra, and Celebrex– available at no cost to people who have lost their jobs and do not have health insurance.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)A health reporter gives five tips for getting health insurance coverage if you have a pre-existing medical condition, including using COBRA, finding assistance through your state, and becoming a “group of one.”
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