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Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Some areas of the United States are seeing declines in H1N1 swine flu activity, a ...

Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

November 19, 2009 - 12:00pm

THURSDAY, Nov.

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Endocarditis - An Unseen Menace to Your Heart

Written by Mary Kyle on November 19, 2009 - 11:44am

Did you realize that there is virtually no part of your body that is a germ free zone and safe from developing an infection? Not even your heart is immune from the ravages of germs and bacteria. Just like the rest of your body, it is also susceptible to developing an infection.

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Endocarditis

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Simple Ways to Avoid Back Injuries

Written by Ann Butenas on November 19, 2009 - 9:20am

Back pain is a very common ailment among thousands of people every day. It does not have to rule your life or compromise your way of living if you can learn to employ some simple techniques and measures to avoid the back injuries that contribute to the nagging pain in the first place.

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Back Conditions

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Searching for Energy with Lung Cancer

Written by Lisa Woody on November 19, 2009 - 7:32am

That’s what my life is centered around, right now - searching for some energy. My pain is controlled except for some mild discomfort in my left hip when I’m walking around on it. Occasional mild nausea is controlled easily with medication. I just can’t get past feeling like someone hooked up a giant vacuum and sucked absolutely everything out of me.

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Lung Cancer

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Will your insurance company still cover annual mammograms at age 40? So far, most say yes

Written by Diane Porter on November 19, 2009 - 7:31am

There are a lot of worries surrounding this week’s new breast screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Breast Cancer

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On Being a Survivor

Written by National Women ... on November 19, 2009 - 7:26am

There was a time that I did not want to think of myself as a "cancer survivor."

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Cancer

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Achieving the Designer Vagina

Written by Matthew Karlovs... on November 19, 2009 - 7:22am

Cosmetic vaginal surgery has become increasingly popular, and I have posted blog comments on it in the past. It can include labiaplasty (reducing large inner lips), or vaginoplasty (tightening the vagina).

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Empathy, Immunity, and the Common Cold

Written by Linda Fugate on November 19, 2009 - 7:20am

Empathy heals, according to the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Scientific American Mind. I checked their reference in Family Medicine. Sure enough, researchers at University of Wisconsin found that patients with cold recovered an average of one day faster (7 days instead of 8) if they rated their doctor as more caring. This improvement is comparable to the results that the Tamiflu web site reports in treating the flu, and came from just one visit.

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Immune System

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Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease

November 19, 2009 - 7:18am

THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.

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Heart Disease

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Coconut Oil May Feed the Starving Alzheimer's Brain

Written by Jody Smith on November 19, 2009 - 7:17am

The brain cells of people with Alzheimer's Disease don't utilize glucose well. Glucose is the brain's primary fuel, enabling brain cells (neurons) to produce acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter necessary for coherent thought.

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Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.

Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

Endocarditis - An Unseen Menace to Your Heart

Simple Ways to Avoid Back Injuries

Searching for Energy with Lung Cancer

Will your insurance company still cover annual mammograms at age 40? So far, most say yes

On Being a Survivor

Achieving the Designer Vagina

Empathy, Immunity, and the Common Cold

Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease

Coconut Oil May Feed the Starving Alzheimer's Brain

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