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Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Healthy Diet, Statins (drugs), High Blood Pressure, Chemical Industry
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Breast Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Government Health Care, Insurance
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Hopkins clinician mixes art, science in facial prosthetics
She enters the clinic on a walker, slow yet remarkably steady, and as Pauline Wood hails her host for the day, she gives him a bag of lemon tarts she rose early that morning to bake.
With her white hair and glasses, Wood, 89, is every inch the lovable...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Arts, Sculpture, University of Pennsylvania, General Practitioners
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Behind the Candelabra: Michael Douglas and Matt Damon on how the clothes helped make them the men
Channel Guide MagazineFor the first time in his 25-year film career, Matt Damon says that — courtesy of Behind the Candelabra’s over-the-top nature — he finally embraced wardrobe fittings. Fittings that had him donning everything from a bespangled, bare-... -
Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
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Angelina Jolie's breast surgery sparks cancer discussion
Angelina Jolie's news that she elected to have both breasts removed to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer has put a celebrity spotlight on a decision more women are facing. Advances in genetic testing and a better understanding of the BRCA...
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New options for breast cancer surgery treat women faster, gentler and preserve more tissue
AP Chief Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more...Tags: Breast Cancer, Reconstruction, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Mayo Clinic
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Jolie surgery sets good example by careful weighing of risks: doctors
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer....Tags: Breast Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Healthcare Provider
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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Health Organizations
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Experts: Jolie's announcement emphasizes importance of knowing family's medical history
Daily American Staff WriterActress and director Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a gene that puts her at high risk for breast cancer. In an op-ed in the New York Times, Jolie said she...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Mammogram, Mastectomy, The New York Times
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Cosmetic surgeon accused waterboarding girlfriend over Facebook post
FloriDUHAnother Facebook Fool. This one is a 41-year-old Miami cosmetic surgeon. Cops say Dr. Orlando Llorente got mad at his girlfriend over one of her Facebook posts, reports WTVJ NBC News-6 in Miami. So her tortured her by forcing her head in the toilet,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals
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