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Temporada de flu llega al sur de Florida antes de tiempo
El SentinelUn brote inicial de la gripe(flu) estacional que ha afectado a gran parte de Estados Unidos está empezando a afectar cada vez más al sur de Florida. Desde mediados de diciembre, la salas de emergencia del condado de Broward han estado viendo casi el...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Joe DiMaggio, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Asthma
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My 'weak' before Christmas
SpringsDeck my knee with tubes of med I’m clumsy on my feet, should be in bed But I don’t think I’ve reached the bitter end So I’m not notifying kin or best of friend I continue to struggle out our lengthy hall And limp with...Tags: Bursitis
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School Sports Make In-Car First-Aid Kit a Must
KickingTiresThe school sports season is back in swing with baseball diamonds and soccer and football fields once again full of colorful but small uniforms. Along with the season comes many scrapes, bumps, bruises and other more severe injuries that we......Tags: Health and Safety at School, Physical Conditions, Sports, Lacrosse, First Aid
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Get back pain relief with new exercises and old drugs
The Medicine CabinetQ: My husband is getting severe spasms in his lower back, possibly as a result of twisting wrong while doing sit-ups. He's getting no relief from ibuprofen. Is there an over-the-counter alternative? A: If your husband's back pain developed after doing...Tags: Aspirin (drug), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Prescription Drugs, Acetaminophen (drug), Tylenol (drug)
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Test Driving the World’s Cutest Shoes
HealthWhen running becomes a persistent pain in the butt (literally) and all the usual strategies (stretching, physical therapy, massage) fail to ease the pain, it’s time for a gal to contemplate drastic measures. That’s right, it’s time to... -
Is a high potassium level bad?
Premium Health News ServiceQ. My potassium level is high, and my physician stopped the medication that has successfully controlled my blood pressure for years, lisinopril. What is the danger from high potassium, and why is lisinopril a problem? A. Potassium is important for the...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Kidney, Heart Failure, General Practitioners, Naproxen (drug)
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Tart cherries in your diet can temper gout attacks
Q: I have been battling gout for the past five weeks and was on indomethacin, ibuprofen and a low-purine diet. The attacks kept moving around from joint to joint, and the ordeal has been extremely painful. I heard that tart cherries might help, so I...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Ulcerative Colitis, Personal Service, Coconut
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Those are your words, not mine
It must be hard to comprehend the American language if you haven't lived here your entire life. And even if you have lived here forever, it's hard to keep up. The bathroom is also the restroom. Dinner can also mean supper. Pop is also known as soda....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Aspirin (drug), Columbus Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Tylenol (drug)
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Celebrity 2012: Don't trust anyone. Gag your friends. And take away everybody's cellphone!
Liz Smith"I NEVER said, 'I want to be alone.' I said, "I want to be let alone.' There is a difference." So remarked Greta Garbo. But Garbo did actually utter, "I want to be alone" in the movie "Grand Hotel." Twice. PEOPLE ARE trying to make a big thing out of...Tags: Guy Ritchie, Arts and Culture, Liz Smith, Joel Silver, Rex Reed
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Doctors: Marathoners' reliance on painkillers poses risks down the road
As part of her marathon training, Daisy Carranza has taken an over-the counter pain reliever nearly every day for the last several months. On race day Sunday, she's prepared to pop at least seven Extra Strength Tylenol capsules: two at the starting line,...
Tags: Heart Attack, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Aspirin (drug), Health and Safety at School, Inflammation
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Understanding sports hernias
That chronic groin pain sometimes felt by athletes may be called a sports hernia, but it's not really a hernia at all, according to Dr. Katherine G. Lamond, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a surgeon at...Tags: Groin, Physical Fitness and Exercise, MRI (imaging), Physical Therapists, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench visits Roanoke
As Major League Baseball's pennant races come down the stretch, baseball royalty was right here in the Roanoke Valley on Tuesday night. Johnny Bench, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame catcher and 14-time All Star, sat down to touch on a variety of topics....
Tags: Baseball, Drugs and Medicines, Johnny Bench, World Series, Tony Perez
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