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Dog's urgency to urinate at night points to physical problem
My Pet WorldORLANDO, FLA. -- These reader questions were answered at the North American Veterinary Conference Jan. 19-23 in Orlando, FL. Nearly 6,000 veterinarians, and a grand total of nearly 15,000 professionals -- from veterinary technicians to representatives...Tags: Chemical Industry, Vitamin B6, Drugs and Medicines, Urinary Tract Infection, Arthritis
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'Chemo brain' is real but cause unknown
Dear Pharmacist: My partner has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy. She's responding well but now has trouble with simple math, decision making, and she doesn't finish her sentences. Can chemo do that? — B.G., San Diego Dear B.G.: Scientists are...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Medical Research, West Virginia University, Science
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Federal center pays good money for suspect medicine
Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn't do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS. It could...Tags: Herbal Supplements, General Practitioners, Biotechnology, Columbia University, Health Organizations
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B vitamins help improve memory
Dear Pharmacist: I read your Facebook post about improving memory with B vitamins. Can you elaborate more one day? — C.K., Nashville, Tenn.
Dear C.K.: Most people know that ginkgo, vinpocetine, eleuthero and acetyl-L carnitine support memory...Tags: Vitamin B6, High Blood Pressure, Steroids, Carnitine (dietary supplement), Heart Attack
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Ways to Boost Mental Energy
HealthI started my day with a fuzzy headâthe kind of fuzzy head that people generally get when they are hung over. Except Iâm not hung over. I just didnât sleep well last night. I had a ton of writing I wanted to get done, and my fuzzy head wasn... -
Supplement claims are deceiving
Congress held a hearing recently on how supplements are marketed to our nation's elderly. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied more than 40 herbal supplements, looking at what the supplements actually contained and how they were being...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Alzheimer's Disease
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