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Obese women have higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis
Obese women may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis — adding one more chronic illness to the list of ills brought on by extra pounds. Women with rheumatoid arthritis are already more prone to heart attacks than the general...Tags: Obesity, Weight, Diabetes, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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Psychiatrist has been wrongly accused
Your recent article about a local psychiatrist sickened me to my soul. Seldom have I seen such irresponsible journalism. I am a retired psychiatric nurse, formerly married to a psychiatrist. Psychiatry is not an exact science. There are no written...Tags: Psychiatrists, Medical Procedures and Tests, Substance Abuse, General Practitioners, Alprazolam (drug)
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The hunt for the perfect mattress
This post has been corrected as indicated belowWhen I can't sleep, I blame red wine, lack of exercise, caffeine after noon or being stressed out. My mind never goes to my mattress. Still, it is an alluring fantasy to believe that with the right mattress it wouldn't matter how much wine I drank, how...Tags: Allergies, Back Pain, Acupuncture
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Melissa Archer
Gettysburg: Melissa Archer, 49, of Gettysburg and formerly of Spokane, Wash. died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 3 p.m. Saturday June 23, at... -
For some Californians, a difficult transition into managed care
PolitiCalCalifornia is looking to save hundreds of millions of dollars this year by transferring certain Medi-Cal patients into a managed-care healthcare system. However, similar transitions have been fraught with difficulty.... -
Optical illusion dampens arthritis pain
Seeing the movements of a healthy hand mirroring one's own movements plays a welcome trick on the brains of arthritis sufferers, a new study shows: It reduces the perception of pain. The observation, reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience's...Tags: Health, Amputation, Arthritis, Human Body, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Too few with arthritis are exercising, study finds
Rahnee Patrick remembers the stories about her grandfather crying from painful arthritis as he milked his cows, his only relief coming from rest or cortisone shots.
Today, Patrick, 37, takes a far different approach to her own arthritis, pedaling away at...Tags: Health, Obesity, Weight, Physical Conditions, Physical Therapists
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OUR HEALTH: Lynchburg's Experts in Sjogren's Syndrome
Many Americans had not heard of Sjogren’s Syndrome before last fall, when tennis champion Venus Williams was forced to withdraw for the U.S. Open because of her struggle with the disorder. And it’s still something that not a lot of people know...
Tags: Health, Washington, DC, Immune System, Book, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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A new dress, and set of lungs, for prom
For the first time in the six years since Victoria Chakwin was diagnosed with a deadly lung disease, the gown she wears won't be hospital issue.
The 18-year-old from Martinsburg, W.Va., will go to her senior prom Saturday night in a red-and-black...Tags: Asthma, Allergies, Charity, Lung Transplants, Human Body
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South River student awarded $20,000 scholarship
South River High School senior Caitlin Byrnes says her parents have been stressing the importance of college since she was young, and though she listened to the message, she didn't think it applied to her. The Crofton resident would consider the family...Tags: Health, University of Texas at Austin, Awards and Prizes, Chestertown, Students
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Lakeview Teen Knows Arthritis is Not Just For Old People
FOX 17 ReporterEighteen year-old Lakeview High School Senior Alex King realized around her freshman year that she was a pretty darn good athlete. Three years later, she is a track all-star and has her sights set on grabbing a state title. For everyone who knew her...Tags: Health, Arthritis, Humira (drug), Knees, Drugs and Medicines
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Health issues vary in low-income Imperial County
Staff WriterIn Imperial Valley two in every five people are obese, nearly 13,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes and 163 children were hospitalized in 2010 due to asthma. The Valley leads the state with these factors, having the highest rates of diabetes,...Tags: Asthma, Physical Conditions, Diabetes, University of California, Los Angeles, Family
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