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Is Body Contouring Surgery Right for You
Monday, 09.21.2009, 09:51am
With the increasing popularity of bariatric surgery, weight losses of
over 100 pounds have become a reality for thousands of people
worldwide. As gratifying as this accomplishment is, often following
bariatric surgery and resulting weight loss, skin does not shrink to
firmly fit the new, smaller frame. The result is something similar to
having a size 12 body in a size 24 skin.
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Surviving H1N1 with baby in belly
Friday, 09.18.2009, 09:07am
For the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the
television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare
for H1N1 flu.
Eight months pregnant, Amy Wolf (shown with her husband and son) signed up for an H1N1 vaccine trial.
She usually does not worry about the flu, but this year is different: Wolf is eight months into her second pregnancy.
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Allergies can quash sex life
Tuesday, 09.15.2009, 01:39pm
Sneezing and wheezing may stamp out those flames of desire. A new study
reveals that allergies could be getting in the way of amorous
activities.
"If you can't breathe, and your nose is running, and your eyes are
itchy, and you're sneezing, and you feel awful and you feel tired, you
don't feel very sexy," said Dr. Michael S. Benninger, chairman of the
Head and Neck Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and a lead
author of a recent study.
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Road Noise Can Raise Your Risk for Hypertension
Monday, 09.14.2009, 10:08am
Just as seeing red refers to flushing cheeks caused by
increased blood pressure in reaction to anger or physical exertion, too
much time spent near busy roads may cause you to hear red as
well.
According to researchers from Lund University Hospital in Sweden,
living in areas exposed to road noise may be hazardous to your health.
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New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Heavy Promise
Friday, 09.11.2009, 09:29am
An experimental weight-loss drug produced by Vivus, Incorporated
recently met U.S. guidelines in two late-stage trials.
The proven
effectiveness of the new obesity drug, known as Qnexa, has paved the
way for Vivus to seek regulatory approval from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
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Scientists Discover Three New Genetic Links to Alzheimers
Thursday, 09.10.2009, 08:58am
The quest for the cause and cure of the most common form of dementia
among the elderly has advanced another step. Two European research
teams have made the discovery of three new genetic variants associated
with Alzheimer’s disease. These findings offer hope for better
understanding the biology of this degenerative, incurable and terminal
disease.
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Natural Bug Bite Remedies
Wednesday, 09.09.2009, 10:23am
Summer is here, the season of outdoor activities, and since mosquitoes
tend to multiply in hot climates, summer is also the season of bug
bites.
Whether it is a mosquito bite or a bee sting, spraying your skin sticky
with offensive-smelling bug repellants is only going to make you
uncomfortable and possibly keep humans away from you as well.
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National Suicide Prevention Week
Tuesday, 09.08.2009, 09:12am
Death, even when expected, is hard for anyone to deal with, but a
suicidal death is often more difficult for friends, family, and loved
ones to fathom.
Oftentimes there are warning signs, in the form of
depression or a mental illness, and other times suicide seems to strike
seemingly out of nowhere.
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Government Launches Probe into Purging By Health Insurers
Friday, 09.04.2009, 09:41am
A government investigation into problems consumers have with the health
insurance industry has uncovered widespread use of deceptive practices,
such as the use of statistically manipulated Ingenix database products
to reduce payments for services provided by doctors outside their
networks, driving up out-of-pocket expenses for patients.
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Government Launches Probe into Purging By Health Insurers
Friday, 09.04.2009, 09:41am
A government investigation into problems consumers have with the health
insurance industry has uncovered widespread use of deceptive practices,
such as the use of statistically manipulated Ingenix database products
to reduce payments for services provided by doctors outside their
networks, driving up out-of-pocket expenses for patients.
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The H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu virus, could infect between 30 percent and 50 percent of the American population during the fall and winter and lead to as many as 1.8 million U.S. hospital admissions, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reported.
The report says 30,000 to 90,000 deaths are projected as part of a "plausible scenario" involving large outbreaks at schools, inadequate antiviral supplies and the virus peaking before vaccinations have time to be effective.
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