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Study: Virus linked to chronic fatigue false alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists now say a virus suspected of playing a role in chronic fatigue syndrome probably was a false alarm, the latest suspect to fall by the wayside. Two years ago, some researchers announced they'd found traces of a mouse-...Tags: Fatigue, Physical Conditions, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Misdiagnosis: More Common Than Drug Errors or Wrong-Site Surgery
The Hartford CourantUntil it happened to him, Itzhak Brook, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, didn't think much about the problem of misdiagnosis. That was before doctors at a Maryland hospital repeatedly told Brook his...Tags: Internists, Back Pain, Fatigue, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Prolonged bladder pain?
For 15 years, Lauren Stutman sought relief from her debilitating bladder pain. She saw more than 10 doctors, many of whom would assume she had a urinary tract infection and send her away with Ciproflaxin. But the antibiotics didn't help, because Stutman...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Symptoms, Migraine, Steroids, Palliative Care
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Claire Bidwell Smith explores losing both parents at a young age
Claire Bidwell Smith buried both of her parents by the time she was 25. At an age when most young adults celebrate newfound independence, Smith had it thrust upon her. She realized her parents would never see her fall in love or welcome her children...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Manhattan (New York City), Colon Cancer
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Quick 'n' dirty sex advice: winter edition
It's winter (almost)! (Also, gross). That means it's time for another quick 'n' dirty-style advice column. Grab some mulled wine and come sit on my knee. If you missed the fall quickies, read 'em at your leisure. It is winter, after all, what else are you...Tags: Fatigue, Restless Leg Syndrome, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advice Columns and Columnists
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Letters to the Editor - May 31
Have we looked to other towns for ideas? To the editor: A few thoughts and questions about revitalizing downtown Hagerstown: The decay we see down there is not unique to Hagerstown. Since about the 1960s it has happened to hundreds, perhaps thousands...Tags: Back Pain, Fatigue, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Nevada drops charges against researcher Mikovits
Nevada prosecutors have dismissed criminal charges against Judy Mikovits, the researcher whose findings offered hope to thousands of chronic fatigue syndrome patients before they were retracted and her life became mired in legal trouble. The criminal...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Federal Election Commission, Health
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Fatigue supplements are actually misbranded drugs: FDA
A commercial website for people suffering from symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia is rife with numerous illegal and misleading treatment claims, according to a recent warning letter sent to Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum by the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Symptoms, Fatigue, Bones and Joints, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Herbal Supplements
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Compassion for those who need medical marijuana
My wife is disabled. She is 58 years old, as am I. At one time, she was a wonderful teacher, sales associate for a large telecom and later a vibrant pharmacy technician and caregiver for her disabled father and mother-in-law. She has fibromyalgia and...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Multiple Sclerosis, Morphine (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Fibromyalgia
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Science journal retracts controversial research paper
A scientific paper embraced by many chronic fatigue syndrome patients as a ray of hope has been retracted after a tumultuous year that included allegations of data manipulation and felony charges involving stolen property against the study's lead...Tags: Environmental Issues, Behavioral Conditions, Prisons, Fatigue, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kiwanians Honor ETHS Students-103 In All
TribLocal - EvanstonThe Ted Van Zelst award winners, student athletes and arts/athletes from Evanston Township High School, are honored monthly during the school year at a regular …...
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