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    Jul 24, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Examining the dangers associated with sickle cell trait

    Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    Brandon Antwine was one of the lucky ones, an athlete with sickle cell trait who had a sickling episode and survived. The former Florida lineman lived after a close call in October 2007. Nine others did not. Of the 21 non-traumatic deaths in college...
    2. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| King Features Syndicate

  2. Statins require vigilant monitoring of other drugs

    <strong>Q: At age 71, my mother was taking medicine for diabetes, high cholesterol and a few other conditions. Her doctor changed her statin drug but didn't modify the dose.</strong>
    Q: At age 71, my mother was taking medicine for diabetes, high cholesterol and a few other conditions. Her doctor changed her statin drug but didn't modify the dose. Within a few months she lost the ability to move from the neck down and was in the...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Simvastatin (drug), Citalopram (drug)

    3. Mar 3, 2011 |Story| KWCH

  3. Tough workout puts Wichita man in the hospital

    He thought he just had sore muscles, but a tough workout landed a Wichita man in the ICU for nearly a week.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    He thought he just had sore muscles, but a tough workout landed a Wichita man in the ICU for nearly a week. Now, he has a warning for anyone wanting to step up their exercise routine. Pushing it may mean pushing your muscles too far. Out of the hospital...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dialysis, Diseases and Illnesses, Health

    4. Jun 22, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Ereck Plancher trial: Team doctors say they did not know Plancher had trait

    Three UCF football team physicians testified Tuesday they did not know Ereck Plancher tested positive for sickle cell trait and never counseled him about the condition.
    Three UCF football team physicians testified Tuesday they did not know Ereck Plancher tested positive for sickle cell trait and never counseled him about the condition. Orange County medical examiner Joshua D. Stephany also told the jury on day seven...

    Tags: Blood, Blood Cells, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Medical Research, Judges

    5. Jul 7, 2011 |Story| King Features Syndicate

  5. Cholesterol medication causing pain in muscles

    <b>Q:</b> At the recommendation of my doctor, I began taking red yeast rice (RYR) to lower my cholesterol. I had already tried niacin without success.
    Q: At the recommendation of my doctor, I began taking red yeast rice (RYR) to lower my cholesterol. I had already tried niacin without success. Within a month, my arms started to hurt. Soon the pain was so bad that I stopped taking RYR. Ten weeks later,...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Cherries, Muscle, Vitamin B3, Skin

    6. May 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Can't move your muscles?

    Post-workout euphoria can leave you feeling pumped to conquer the world &#8212; until the next morning, when you can barely walk to the bathroom or lift an arm to brush your teeth.
    Post-workout euphoria can leave you feeling pumped to conquer the world — until the next morning, when you can barely walk to the bathroom or lift an arm to brush your teeth. Such are the painful rewards of delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, a...

    Tags: Strained Muscle, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa, Muscle, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    7. Mar 25, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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