Flu season late but intense

March 9, 2011

Flu season is kicking into high gear here a little later than inpast years, say those who track school absences and patients’laboratory results. Coconino County had 333 confirmed cases as of late February,making this a moderate flu season. There are at least three different kinds of flu circulatinghere, lab results indicate. Only a small fraction [...]

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Do the symptoms of mono always present with a sore throat?

March 9, 2011

I've been pretty sick for the past few weeks and recently got blood tests done for anemia, a thyroid disease (which is hereditary) and mono. I already knew for a fact I wasn't anemic, and nobody in my family had the thyroid disease, so that leaves mono. I haven't really had a sore throat at [...]

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How to get ahead of your seasonal allergies, and stay there

March 9, 2011

Achoo! Spring is in the air. with the arrival of chirping birds, green grass and warm breezes comes pollen. and for anyone who suffers from seasonal allergies, this time of year often leaves them feeling irritated, congested and downright miserable. How can you survive this year’s spring allergy season? Toronto-based pharmacist Dipen Kalaria, director of [...]

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Researchers find drug that stops progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice

March 9, 2011

AURORA, Colo. (March 8, 2011) — In a major breakthrough in the battle against Parkinson’s disease, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered a drug that stops the progression of the degenerative illness in mice and is now being tested in humans. “Drugs currently used to treat Parkinson’s disease just treat [...]

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Old disease, newly recognized

March 9, 2011

By Dr. Paul Donohue March 03, 2011 12:00 AM Dear Dr. Donohue: last summer I took my children to visit their grandmother, who lives on the East Coast. We spent two months there. My son was 11 months old at the time. about the fourth week, he got sick, wouldn’t eat and had a temperature [...]

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Answers from a Gluten Doctor – Part 10 Gluten Intolerance and Exhaustion

March 9, 2011

Here is the next question addressed by Dr. Vikki. Thank you for this excellent question as it addresses one of the many systems of the body that gluten affects. the adrenal glands are the stress glands. You have two of them and they are located above your kidneys. they are responsible for many different aspects [...]

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Which Zodiac sign rules the Pancreas?

March 9, 2011

Is the health of the pancreas psychosomatic is it effected much like an ulcer does the stomach with worry. Is it a symptom of emotional disorder and the result of eating improperly?

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Bruesewitz v. Wyeth: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Vaccines

March 9, 2011

Vaccine injury is a tricky thing to prove — medically and legally. so it was inevitably controversial when the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday against the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, 18, who suffered seizures and permanent brain damage after receiving a diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 1993. The Bruesewitz family sued Wyeth, then the parent company [...]

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It’s Not Too Late For A Flu Shot

March 9, 2011

WINFIELD, Ill. (WBBM) – Flu season is at its peak, but it’s not too late to get the flu shot. As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Lisa Fielding reports, if you have the flu now, you’re far from alone. LISTEN: Newsradio 780′s Lisa Fielding reports “At least 30 to 40 percent of patients that are coming in [...]

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Symptoms of Colon Cancer: colon cancer symptoms

March 9, 2011

By Rangga Symptoms of colon cancer tend to be noticeable in the late years. People who find themselves suffering from symptoms of colon cancer immediately should seek advice from a health care provider to get the correct diagnosis. Disregarding the symptoms or signs as well as with no proper and immediate medical diagnosis, the right [...]

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