Spying on a Silent Killer

June 21, 2011

Atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty deposits on the walls of major arteries, can kill without warning. the disease causes few symptoms in its early stages, so sufferers are often hit with a heart attack or stroke before they realize anything is wrong. now researchers have devised a way to spot the deposits before they cause [...]

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Symptoms of Crohn's disease?

June 21, 2011

My mom has it, but she had urgent diaherra, pain and it was affected by what she ate. I have 4 to at least 10 bouts a day, large amounts of diaherra and I can hold it in. I can barely keep any food in my body. even Imodium doesn't seem to help.

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What are the symptoms of a nervous/mental breakdown?

June 21, 2011

I've heard this terminology but I've never really understood it. what is a nervous breakdown? how are people diagnosed with it? are people hospitalized from it and for how long? Nervous breakdown is not a medical term and the term describes a person who is severely depressed. Symptoms range from irritability to halucinations to paranoya. [...]

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What symptoms when one show that would indicate needing human growth hormone?

June 21, 2011

Im 31, over weight, complete lack of sexual desires and I am tired all the time. I've tried b12 and other things and I am considering asking for HGH but I dont want to sound like a drug seeker. do I really need something so extreme?

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Prepare for the heat; Experts give advice for scorcher Kanawha officials say dangers from high temperatures ‘can sneak up on you’

June 20, 2011

With temperatures rising into the high 80s and low 90s through the rest of the week Kanawha County officials are reminding residents to stay cool and avoid a trip to the hospital. Officials spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Kanawha County Ambulance Authority in Charleston to make the public aware of the dangers of extreme heat. [...]

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Skin cancer diagnosis? There’s an app for that

June 20, 2011

Rich Shulman writes Is there anything a smartphone can’t do? Yesterday, the FDA published new standards for sunscreen labeling: Sunscreens that don’t protect against both ultraviolet a and B rays and have a sun protection factor, SPF, of at least 15 will have to carry warning label: “This product has been shown only to help [...]

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Imperial Valley News – Money Can’t Buy Happiness

June 20, 2011

Freedom and personal autonomy are more important to people’s well-being than money, according to a meta-analysis of data from 63 countries published by the American Psychological Association. While a great deal of research has been devoted to the predictors of happiness and life satisfaction around the world, researchers at the Victoria University of Wellington in [...]

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Lower abdomen pain while walking? Is this something normal or symptoms of contractions?

June 19, 2011

I am 38 weeks pregnant now and almostt near my due date. When i walk or climb stairs, i get some pulling pain in the lower abdomen and lite back pain. is this normal or symptoms of contractions? That's just your muscles being strained to past their limit, and is very normal for your stage [...]

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CMSC: Age, Time to Diagnosis Predict PML Survival

June 19, 2011

MONTREAL — Younger age, faster diagnosis, and undergoing treatment in Europe were among the factors associated with greater likelihood of survival in cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in multiple sclerosis patients treated with natalizumab (Tysabri), a researcher reported here. Analysis of the first 79 cases of PML in patients receiving natalizumab found that these [...]

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Could these be symptoms of perimenopause?

June 19, 2011

Is this normal right before period? What does it mean to wake up and your feet are hot? Woke up early in the morning today with burning in my feet. Also had some accompanying anxiety, discomfort in chest, nausea, impending doom. I have been taking Lorazepam intermittently for anxiety. anybody else experience this? going to [...]

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