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October 31, 2009

Lifelong Health: Chronic Fatigue’s Virus Link is a Big Step Forward

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One of the most common complaints that doctors get behind clinic doors
is also the daily refrain for millions of Americans: “I am so tired!”

While everyone can claim feeling tired or weary at some point during the
week, for adults with chronic fatigue the exhaustion is so severe that
it

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October 30, 2009

Extreme alkaline can damage teeth

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The study, published in the Journal of Dentistry, found a strong
alkaline — a substance with high pH value — can destroy parts of the
organic content of the tooth and leave tooth enamel more vulnerable.

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Bed rest not what the doctor ordered

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Dr. Robert Stevens of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in
Baltimore says it is now recognized that being immobilized in the
intensive care unit significantly worsens muscle weakness.

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Power of doctors renders elderly passive

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Thesis study author Sandra Pennbrant of Sahlgrenska Academy, University
of Gothenburg in Sweden, said hierarchical structures, time pressure and
traditions in the healthcare sector make elderly patients and their
relatives passive when facing doctors and their positions of power.

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‘Cocktail’ for anti-viral-resistant H1N1

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Mark Prichard, a virology researcher at the University of Alabama
Birmingham division of pediatric infectious diseases, said in laboratory
testing the triple combination of oseltamivir, or Tamiflu; amantadine or
Symmetrel; and ribavirin showed a significant capacity to stop flu-virus
growth.

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October 29, 2009

H1N1 flu death toll climbs to 94 in Canada

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Since Friday, two children in Ontario have died of the virus initially
called swine flu, and Alberta and British Columbia each confirmed three
deaths, the Canwest News Service reported.

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Women value breast cancer therapy options

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Lead researcher Robin Lally of the University at Buffalo and Roswell
Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., says the women who felt they had
control over their choices — such as whether to have only the tumor or
the whole breast removed — considered this an encouraging sign of their
future survival.

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Teachers, especially women, strain voices

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The study equipped teachers with a voice dosimeter — a device which
captures voicing characteristics such as pitch and loudness rather than
actual speech.

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Some kid cancer survivors think of suicide

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The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found brain
and central nervous system cancer survivors were the most likely to
experience suicidal thoughts — 10.6 percent — while survivors of
non-Hodgkin lymphoma were the least likely — 6.7 percent. The study
found 4.5 percent of the control group had suicidal thoughts.

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October 28, 2009

Birth control pills can double stroke risk

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Dr. Jose Biller, Dr. Michael J. Schneck and Dr. Sarkis Morales-Vidal,
all Loyola University Health System neurologists, say oral
contraceptives used today contain much lower concentrations of estrogens
than older preparations.

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