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Is retirement good or bad for your health?
Premium Health News ServiceHarvard Health Blog For many people, retirement is a key reward for decades of daily work--a time to relax, explore, and have fun unburdened by the daily grind. For others, though, it's a frustrating period marked by declining health and increasing...Tags: Diabetes, Senior Health, Culture, Arts and Culture, Health Insurance Cost
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College intramural sports cultivate, reward female players
Kellie Holpuch capped her intramural basketball game at Naperville's North Central College by firing a 21-foot bomb that dropped straight through the center of the hoop. Boom. Four points. That is not a typo. Under the rules adopted by the college,...
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Dr. Gerald D. Klee, psychiatrist
Dr. Gerald D. Klee, a retired psychiatrist who was an LSD expert and participated in its experimentation on volunteer servicemen at several military installations in the 1950s, died Sunday of complications after surgery at the University of Maryland St....Tags: Armed Forces, Medical Specialization, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Hospitals and Clinics, Bay Ridge
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Spinal stenosis may require a combination of treatments
The Medicine CabinetQ: How successful are spinal injections for nerve pain in the legs caused by spinal stenosis? A: Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, the space in the back that surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The narrowing puts pressure on the...Tags: Symptoms, Arthritis, Spinal Stenosis, Health Treatments, Boston
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Should you be screened for a hearing problem?
Premium Health News Service"What?" How often do you have to ask this question during conversations? If the answer is often, you could have a hearing problem. Nearly a third of adults ages 65 to 74 and almost 50 percent of those age 75 or older have at least some degree of...Tags: Hearing Impairment, Symptoms, Tinnitus, National Institutes of Health, Women's Health
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Am I taking too much ibuprofen?
The Medicine CabinetQ: I've been taking a couple of over-the-counter ibuprofen tablets two or three times per day to ease pain and inflammation in my knees. Could it be harmful to do this for an extended period of time, say a year? A: Ibuprofen is one of the nonsteroidal...Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Internists, Boston, Ibuprofen (drug)
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In 1800s Williamsburg, 'Cheap Store' made black merchant rich
Like many other small towns across the rural South, Williamsburg spent most of the late 1800s struggling to recover from the catastrophic effects of the Civil War. Abandoned by many of its residents after Federal troops occupied the area in May 1862,...
Tags: Booker T. Washington, Business, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Kale, Colonial Williamsburg
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The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: Experts question validity of sensory processing disorder
Premium Health News ServiceQ: My son always seems to be in trouble at school. His teacher told me she thinks he has sensory processing disorder. What is that? A: Many professionals don't think sensory processing disorder is a valid diagnosis. A. Jean Ayres was an occupational...Tags: Craig Miller, Learning Disability, Boston, Autism
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Calm your cough without antibiotics
The Medicine CabinetQ: I've been coughing for more than a week. It started with a head cold and has moved down into my chest. Do I need an antibiotic? A: Like you, many people think that a cough related to a chest cold should last a week or less. And when it continues...Tags: Coughing, Drugs and Medicines, Internists, Asthma, Boston
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Not everyone with thinning bones will develop osteoporosis
The Medicine CabinetQ: My doctor just told me I have thin bones. She calls the problem "osteopenia." Does this mean I'll definitely develop osteoporosis? A: Osteopenia means "too little bone." Osteoporosis, on the other hand, is an advanced form of osteopenia in which the...Tags: Calcium, Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Can you die of a broken heart?
Premium Health News ServiceLove is such an intense emotion that losing someone you love can cause profound grief. All of us grieve differently, and in some people, the emotional and psychological impact of grief can manifest itself physically by triggering a heart attack or causing...Tags: Heart Disease, Science and Technology, Epinephrine, Symptoms, Cardiac Arrhythmia
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People with BBD obsessed with body image
The Medicine CabinetQ: I have a friend who was diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder. What is this disorder and what causes it? A: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a distressing form of self-consciousness. Those with it focus intensely on their appearance. They look...Tags: Craig Miller, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Plastic Surgery, Boston, Cosmetic Procedures
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