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A Word, Please: Rest easy for a period
An island nation you can't find on a map can threaten your retirement savings. Your health insurer could refuse to pay your medical bills by arguing you're covered only if someone drops a baby grand piano on your head, not an upright. On any given day,...Tags: H.L. Mencken, FBI, Central Intelligence Agency
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Dodgers' Kenley Jansen has a healthy outlook
addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); SAN DIEGO — Kenley Jansen should be able to attend his newborn daughter's graduation and wedding ceremonies. No longer does the Dodgers'...
Tags: Sports, Chemical Industry, Stroke, Coughing, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Review: "Gulp" by Mary Roach
If someone took a notion to ask author Mary Roach to perform, say, stomach surgery, she would probably also remove much of the large intestine, the gall bladder and at least one kidney, all with the excuse that it was just so interesting. That's the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Colonoscopy, Chicago Tribune
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The heart in pregnancy
Jamie Feld followed all the pre-pregnancy advice, had a checkup before conceiving and was told she was fit and healthy to carry her first baby. Throughout her pregnancy, the Northbrook resident kept up with all prenatal appointments, and all seemed well...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals
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Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels. Heart care is in the midst of a transformation. Many...
Tags: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Heart Surgery, Boston Scientific Corporation, Stroke, Colleges and Universities
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Heart disease often missed in women
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but many don't recognize the warning signs. They may ignore the symptoms or mistake them for more benign ailments. Dr. Shannon J. Winakur, medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Saint Agnes Hospital,...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Stroke, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals
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FDA warns heart patients of risk from a second antibiotic
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned that the widely prescribed antibiotic azithromycin -- marketed as Zithromax and Zmax -- may cause potentially fatal changes in the heart rhythm of people who are taking medications to treat...Tags: Azithromycin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Levaquin (drug), Chlamydia
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Linden herb can lower blood pressure, help you sleep
Dear Pharmacist: At one of your lectures, I heard you say you drink linden tea at night. What is it, and why is it something you like? — L.P., Jacksonville Dear L.P.: Linden herb is chock-full of antioxidants and ingredients that impact your...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, COPD, Flu, Asthma
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Md. regent said to have used controversial therapy for autism
Two years after a Maryland doctor lost his medical license for using a controversial treatment for autistic patients, the state Board of Physicians has suspended his business partner for allegedly writing the same dangerous prescription for several...
Tags: Social Sciences, Drugs and Medicines, Autism, Joint Ventures, Martin O'Malley
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Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action
Clout StreetThe perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...Tags: Energy Drinks, Politics, Edward M. Burke, Lobbying, Michael Madigan
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Sanford-Burnham to send two experiments to Space Station
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelSanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is heading to space. Research teams at the institute in Lake Nona as well as its counterpart in LaJolla, Calif., both won an international competition to send experiments to the International Space Station, Space... -
Yoga may aid people with irregular heart rhythm
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests. According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Chemical Industry, Physical Therapy, Medical Research
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