Depression & Fatigue Reduced with Retirement

December 10, 2010

Depression got you down? always feeling tired and fatigued? maybe its time to retire… No, really! Retirement leaves people much less mentally and physically fatigued and to a smaller degree less depressed, Swedish researchers say. However, Dr. Hugo Westerlund of Stockholm University in Sweden also finds retirement does not change the risk of chronic illnesses such as [...]

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What are the symptoms of kidney stones?

December 10, 2010

I know where the kidneys are, and i have some pains in that area.. on my left side.. but are there any other symptoms? I know with appendicitis you feel nauseous on top of the pain… I was wondering if it was the same… Help please! You'll feel pain moving through your body as the [...]

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Is my Crohn's medication working ALREADY?

December 10, 2010

I've been put on methotrexate and sulphasalazine for my crohn's symptoms, a week ago, I've had diarrhoea and sickness for almost a year, it got to the point i couldn't cope with feeling ill, drained and weak any longer. I've been told it will take at least 3 weeks to start working, but after a [...]

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Scoring system is 93 percent accurate for diagnosing Wilson’s disease in pediatric patients

December 10, 2010

WD is a rare genetic disorder where excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the liver, kidneys, brain, and eyes (cornea). Patients may experience a brown ring (Kayser-Fleischer ring) around the cornea of the eye, various liver diseases, slurred speech, and tremors, with symptoms appearing between the ages of 5 to 35. according to the National [...]

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You Could Have a Flu Christmas About You…Unless You Are Vaccinated

December 10, 2010

Newswise — The flu virus is a ‘gift’ that you don’t want to keep on giving throughout the holiday season, warns Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, dean of the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, and the best way to avoid the flu is prevention with a seasonal flu vaccine. “The flu virus is can easily hitch a ride [...]

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Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: Is There a Connection? ask Practitioners from Belvidere Pharmacy and Balancing Health

December 10, 2010

SOMERSET, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ — from the blogosphere to mainstream media, there’s been a recent-and disturbing-buzz on a connection between hormone replacement therapy and a higher risk for advanced-stage breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The recent media focus stems from a study published in the October 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association [...]

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What are symptoms of autism in children?

December 10, 2010

this is not for my own child but for a close family members child who is now 2yr 3months, if he had autism, what would the symptoms be? There are three distinctive behaviors that characterize autism. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive [...]

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What are the symptoms of cold sores inside the mouth?

December 10, 2010

I know what cold sores are like on the outside of the lips, but what about on the inside of the mouth? (inner lip, gums, etc)

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Describe a tumor of the pancreas and symptoms?

December 10, 2010

female-late 40's The symptoms depend on the type of tumor and the hormone produced. You can do a web search on "signs and symptoms of pancreatic tumors" and read through the sites. The early stage of pancreatic cancer often has no symptoms. there may be some pain on the left side of the abdomen which [...]

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How long does it take the symptoms of malaria to show up?

December 10, 2010

is it true that when you've been bitten by a mosquito it takes 10days for the symptoms of malaria to show up? abiFirst name S, When a person becomes infected, by the female anopheles mosquito, with one of the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria, he or she will not feel sick immediately. the infected person [...]

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