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Hormone replacement therapy questions continue
Perhaps if there were other really effective medications to treat menopausal symptoms people wouldn't care so much about the safety of hormone replacement therapy. But there aren't medications that work as well as estrogen alone (for women who have...
Tags: Heart Attack, Medical Specialization, Chemicals, Menopause, Colon Cancer
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When death is certain, but dignity is not
Last time I wrote about my dad, he'd taken a fall in his bedroom, couldn't get up, but didn't want yet another ride in an ambulance. So my mother got down on the floor with him, pulled up a blanket and they went to sleep.
This time they went down...Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, Personal Service, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners
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LEBANON: Pro-Assad enforcers attack protesters in Beirut [Video]
Babylon & BeyondGangs of supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad armed with whips and clubs assaulted a small anti-regime protest in front of the Syrian Embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, leaving several injured. According to accounts of the victims, mostly..... -
Skeleton in the Closet
Young people don’t give much thought to their bones unless they’ve broken one. Yet maintaining strong bones is arguably one of the most important things men and women can do to guarantee a robust old age.
Seventy-five percent of skeletal...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bones and Joints, Breastfeeding, Yoga, Menopause
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Ole Ivar Lovaas dies at 83; UCLA psychology professor pioneered autism treatment
Ole Ivar Lovaas, a UCLA psychology professor who pioneered one of the standard treatments for autism, died Monday night at a hospital in Lancaster. He was 83.
He had been recovering from surgery for a broken hip and developed an infection, according to a...Tags: Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, Nazi Party, Children
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Police search teen's home in connection with Brownsburg fatal crash
Brownsburg police executed a search warrant at a Pittsboro home Monday, in connection with a car accident that killed one teenager and injured four others. Nathan Gentry, 18, was sitting in the backseat of Pontiac Grand Am when it crashed in the 6900...
Tags: Accidental Death, Drug Trafficking, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Broken Arm
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Police: Alcohol, marijuana were factors in fatal Brownsburg crash
Brownsburg police confirm Monday that alcohol and marijuana were factors in a Brownsburg crash that killed one teenager and injured four others Saturday morning. Police were called to the 6900 block of County Road 550 East just before 9 a.m. Saturday,...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Accidental Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Broken Arm
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Brownsburg crash that killed teen remains under investigation
Detectives continue to investigate why a car with five teenagers crashed into a tree Saturday morning. Detective Sergeant Jennifer Pyatt-Barrett said marijuana, alcohol and speeding may have played a role in the crash. "Part of the investigation is...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation Accidents
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Appeals court reverses decision in lawsuit against Boyne USA
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed a decision made by Charlevoix County's 33rd Circuit Court to deny Boyne USA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the company by a man who injured himself while skiing, according to a recently...
Tags: Defendants, Prosecution, Trials, Injuries and Wounds, Justice System
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Hip replacement can be reasonable option even for older adults
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm an 84-year-old woman with a bad hip. My doctor recommends a total hip replacement, but that seems extreme for someone my age. I am very uncomfortable and a cortisone shot only helped for 10 days. What do you recommend for your...Tags: Physical Therapists, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bones and Joints, Health and Medical Professionals, Arthritis
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Excess Vitamin A may increase risk of osteoporosis
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that too much vitamin A can weaken bones. How much is too much? ANSWER: You are correct. Studies indicate that excess vitamin A stored in the body may increase the risk of reduced bone mineral density and lead to osteoporosis....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Bones and Joints, Mayo Clinic, Manufacturing and Engineering, Dietary Supplements
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Hip fractures linked to heartburn drugs
Q: I have just read that powerful acid-suppressing drugs are linked to hip fractures. My doctor wants me to stay on Prevacid even though I have expressed my concerns to him. When I told him what I had read about the dangers of proton pump inhibitors...
Tags: Protonix (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Aciphex (drug), Pneumonia, Prevacid (drug)
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