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South Africa's president to visit ailing Nelson Mandela
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South African President Jacob Zuma will visit the ailing Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital, his spokesman said Monday, adding that this would be done discreetly "at the appropriate time." A statement from the president'...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Pretoria (South Africa), Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Jacob Zuma
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No improvement reported in Nelson Mandela's health
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela spent his third day under intensive care in a Pretoria hospital Monday, with no improvement in his condition reported. "His condition is unchanged," a government statement said,...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Entertainment Events, Jacob Zuma, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis
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Nelson Mandela hospitalized in serious condition with lung infection
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, according to government officials here, the latest in a worrisome series of medical ailments plaguing the nation's...
Tags: AIDS, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Tuberculosis, Hospitals and Clinics
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Nelson Mandela's condition 'serious but stable'
JOHANNESBURG --South Africa’s beloved former president, Nelson Mandela, is in a hospital in serious condition with a lung infection, according to South African government officials, the latest in a worrying series of lung problems. South...
Tags: AIDS, Nelson Mandela, Peru, Pretoria (South Africa), Jacob Zuma
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Nelson Mandela's health improving, South African officials say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, according to South African officials who said he is in much better shape than he was a week ago when he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia....
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Jacob Zuma, Hospitals and Clinics
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Gastric bypass: Is it a diabetes fix?
The discovery came about by accident more than a decade ago: Weight-loss surgery often led to dramatic improvements in the control of Type 2 diabetes, often before patients had even left the hospital.
Today, evidence of the connection is so solid that...Tags: Health Treatments, American Medical Association, Physiology, Insulin, Weight Loss
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Arafat Health Is Said to Worsen; Panel Named
Special to The TimesRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who has been ailing for more than a week, collapsed and fell briefly into unconsciousness Wednesday night at his compound, Palestinian officials said. Doctors and senior aides were urgently...Tags: Regional Authority, Health, Political Corruption, Hospitals and Clinics, Hamas
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Ailing Arafat Heads to Paris
Times Staff WritersRAMALLAH, West Bank — With his wife and doctors by his side, ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was flown out of the West Bank early today for medical treatment abroad, heralding the likely end of his longtime grip on power. A Jordanian air...Tags: Medical Services, Regional Authority, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Gallbladder
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Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Dies
Times Staff WriterYasser Arafat, guerrilla chieftain turned statesman who juggled armed resistance and political diplomacy, yet failed to achieve his lifelong dream of creating a Palestinian state, died today. He was 75. Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a top Arafat aide, confirmed...Tags: Fatah, Health, Yitzhak Rabin, Cairo (Egypt), Government
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Arafat May Receive Medical Aid in Paris
Special to The TimesRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, his condition having stabilized today, is expected to seek medical treatment in Paris. After collapsing and briefly lapsing into unconsciousness Wednesday night at his compound, his doctors...Tags: Medical Services, Health, Political Corruption, Hospitals and Clinics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Treatment of gallstones with 'cleanse' not shown to be effective
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with gallstones. I read about a gallbladder "cleanse" that may get rid of gallstones. Is this safe? If it doesn't work, what are the treatment options? I would like to avoid surgery if possible. ANSWER: A variety of...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Inflammation, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Abdominal Pain, Gallbladder Removal
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Nelson Mandela, 94, hospitalized in 'serious' condition
JOHANNESBURG - Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was in a "serious but stable" condition on Saturday after being taken to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said. The 94-year-old, who became...Tags: Entertainment Events, Hospitals and Clinics, Government, Africa, Nelson Mandela
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