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Study casts doubt on some findings about sodium
Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded. The Institute of Medicine panel...
Tags: Diabetes, Gastric cancer, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Failure
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Should old, sick patients get skin cancer surgery?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer underwent surgery to treat the condition, according to a new study - including patients who were at least 85 years old or had multiple other chronic diseases....Tags: Diabetes, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Dermatology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Erythropoietin, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Arthritis
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
![<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/49569952-08110724.jpg "<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>")
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Psychotherapy, ABC (tv network), Baby Products, Vitamin C, Varicella Vaccine
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Race and geography may influence late-stage kidney care
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At the end of life, black kidney disease patients are more likely than white patients to continue intensive dialysis instead of choosing hospice care, according to a new study. Researchers also found that racial differences in...Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Washington, Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School
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New Kidney Center helps those at risk
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Nephrologists traditionally are brought in to care for patients who are suffering from chronic or end-stage kidney disease and approaching the need for dialysis. But two doctors at the Memorial Kidney & Hypertension Center want to intervene...Tags: Diabetes, Renal Failure, Health Insurance, Parent Organizations, Government Health Care
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The skinny on fasting
First, a couple of definitions: Intermittent fasting is when you eat your regular, fairly sensible way, say five days a week, and then take in only about 600 calories a day for the remaining two days. Calorie restriction is living on fewer than the...
Tags: Diabetes, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Overweight, Physical Conditions
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Herbal remedies demand more study
An estimated 38 million adults in the United States use herbal medicinal products and dietary supplements. Unlike prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, herbal products are not well regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration....Tags: Ephedra (dietary supplement), Trials, Diabetes, Placebo, Medical Research
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Astellas, GSK vie to make 'high altitude' anaemia pill
Reuters* Drugs mimic body's response to being at high altitude * Experimental tablets an alternative to injections of EPO * Astellas and partner FibroGen in lead with Phase III pill * GSK CEO says excited by potential of its Phase II product By Ben Hirschler...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Erythropoietin, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Vaccines, Ulcerative Colitis
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Pauline H. "June" Brannan, artist
Pauline H. "June" Brannan, an artist and former owner of a Mount Washington frame shop, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure and kidney disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The longtime Ruxton resident was 85. The daughter of farmers, Pauline...
Tags: Fine Artists, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Timonium, University of Maryland, College Park, Arts and Culture
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Renal Failure, Colleges and Universities, General Practitioners, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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HIV linked to higher chance of heart attack
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with HIV are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who aren't infected with the virus - even after taking into account their other health risks, according to a new study. Researchers aren't...Tags: Diabetes, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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