Health Department Shares What You Need To Know About Pertussis

October 25, 2011

Pertussis (whopping cough) is very contagious and can cause serious illness especially in infants too young to be fully vaccinated. Make sure your children get their recommended five shots on time. Teen and adult vaccination is also important, especially for families with newborns.Pertussis (whopping cough) is caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. [...]

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Complera, My New 1-Pill-a-Day Regimen (and My Rosacea Diagnosis)

October 25, 2011

Please note: My rosacea diagnosis is not connected to my taking Complera. I just chose to blog about them at the same time. In 2008 I started my HIV medications. My first regimen was Truvada, Reyataz, and Norvir — a three-pill-a-day regimen that my body, at least at first, was fine dealing with. Then after [...]

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9 Serious Conditions That Mimic Heartburn

October 25, 2011

Heartburn-like pain is a common symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But several other conditions can cause a burning feeling in your chest. Most of the time, your doctor will be able to identify whether you have heartburn or GERD by doing tests. Here are nine other conditions that can cause heartburn-like pain. 1. Angina [...]

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GP urges people to get flu jab (From Yeovil Express)

October 24, 2011

GP urges people to get flu jab 8:00am Monday 24th October 2011 Print Email   PEOPLE in Yeovil and South Somerset are being urged to get their flu vaccines now to reduce the risk of them getting this highly infectious disease during the winter. Seasonal flu vaccinations are currently being offered at GP surgeries across [...]

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The virus hunter

October 24, 2011

Nathan Wolfe’s path to becoming one of the world’s foremost virus hunters began with a bowl of roadkill stew. When Wolfe was a graduate student studying wild apes in Africa at Harvard in the early 1990s, he had a meeting with one of his revered professors, Irv DeVore. DeVore told Wolfe a story of driving [...]

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Different concussion symptoms, different therapists – CTV News

October 24, 2011

Paul Rosen has had a headache for days, the after-effect of his latest concussion, at least the eighth he’s sustained in decades of playing hockey and other sports. he now knows the drill: shut everything down, body and brain. Rest — and then rest some more. not that Rosen’s having trouble giving into the urge [...]

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Idaho Mountain Express: Dealing with allergies – October 14, 2011

October 24, 2011

Friday, October 14, 2011 Dealing with allergies St. Luke?s Health Watch By Dr. Julie Lyons Ahhchew! It’s that time of year again: allergy season. each year during the spring and fall, our clinic sees a burst of patients suffering from typical allergy symptoms: itchy nose, eyes and throat, sneezing and wheezing, cough and fatigue. as [...]

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LinkedIn tightens ties between jobseekers, employers

October 24, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Professional social network LinkedIn took the wraps off a tool that allows jobseekers to apply for open positions by sending their LinkedIn profiles directly to prospective employers. The feature is launching as LinkedIn tries to keep its service ahead of the curve amid competition from new networks such as Google’s Google [...]

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Some medications can make thinking cloudy

October 23, 2011

Aging baby boomers are worried about their brainpower. A report in the new England Journal of Medicine (Oct. 6, 2011) notes that three-fourths of people over the age of 60 are concerned about problems with their memory. Researchers have no clear explanation why memory seems to fade with age. but a recent study from England [...]

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Babble.com

October 23, 2011

Natural childbirth advocates are apparently desperate to demonstrate that “good mothers” don’t get epidurals for pain relief in labor. Unfortunately for them, the scientific literature, including the Torvaldsen study, fail to demonstrate that epidurals interfere with breastfeeding. The Torvaldsen study looked at breastfeeding rates at 8, 16, and 24 weeks postpartum. At one week postpartum [...]

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