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Archive: You, the Patient
Although this story says this a second FDA advisory panel’s endorsement of the diabetes drug, Avandia, it remains one which is controversial among doctors. Avandia is associated with a higher heart disease risk.
Seventeen of 20 panel members wanted tougher labeling, warnings, for the drug.
Assess your risks with your doctor based on this latest discussion and [...]
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Is contraception basic preventive care? Women’s advocates say yes and argue that it should be among those preventive services the new health bill will require to be provided free.
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CDC Vital Signs
Colorectal Cancer
Colon Cancer
22 million adults ages 50-75 still need to be tested
Colorectal cancer screening prevents cancer and saves lives.
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum, and is often called simply “colon cancer.” It is the #2 cause of cancer deaths in the United States and kills more [...]
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What do exercise scientists know about women? Not that much, says an expert in the field, Dr. David Rowlands, a senior lecturer with the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Massey University in New Zealand.
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Get out in the sunshine! It’s summer. You need it so that your Vitamin D levels are right. Wait. This study looked at how much sunshine is enough sunshine for this purpose.
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Your neighborhood or the neighborhood of your workplace may determine whether you survive a heart attack.
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The only issue not considered on the doctor sleep hygiene- problem list below is that some people don’t go to sleep at night because they are night owls. They don’t want to if they can keep their eyes open.
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WashPost: “A panel of federal advisers will soon wrestle with a question that has bedeviled poets, philosophers and generations of frustrated men: What do women want?”
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The New York Times
This is an excellent article on how to prevent—if it not too late—joint replacement surgery.
Source: New York Times, April 23, 2010
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Companies involved directly with the public may be more careful about providing clear information about what “too sick to work” means in that organization.
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