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That unhealthy glow
Tanning was as much a part of Lindsay Walsh's teenage social life as talking on the phone.
Two or three times a week — more for special occasions — she and her friends would hit the salons, beckoned by their posters of bronzed, beautiful...Tags: Illinois, Health Organizations, MRI (imaging), Skin, Sunburn
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The Interview: Tim Mitchell, CEO of FrontierMedex
When oil companies expand into desert areas of Africa, FrontierMedex Group helps them navigate the territory and provides medical care and security.
The company also has helped rescue ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia and provides medical...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Natural Disasters, FBI, Disasters and Accidents, Hosni Mubarak
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Military suicides linked to low Omega-3 levels
In a finding suggesting powerful psychiatric benefits for a component of fish oil, a study published Wednesday has linked military suicides to low levels of docosahexaenoic acid and found that service personnel with higher levels of DHA in their blood...Tags: Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Vets face shortage of therapists
When Daniel Brautigam tried to tell therapists how he felt having urine thrown in his face at Guantanamo Bay, he experienced the same frustration as thousands of other returning veterans who have sought counseling.
"They had no idea how to respond to...Tags: Mental Health, Afghanistan, Elections, Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Op-Ed: Smoking ordinance must be enforced
Glendale’s Fresh Air Ordinance (via the Neighborhood Services Division of the Community Planning Department) is a thoughtful attempt to protect nonsmokers from the toxic effects of residual cigarette smoke in “common areas” of the city...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Health
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Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?
![Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the physician who recommends the treatment, says a new study. And among primary care provider as well as specialists who are not psychiatrists, the practice of prescribing these medications without diagnosing depression is rising steeply, <a title="Health Affairs abstract" href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1434.abstract" target="_blank">the study</a> finds.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63758181-05083248-187105.png "Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the physician who recommends the treatment, says a new study. And among primary care provider as well as specialists who are not psychiatrists, the practice of prescribing these medications without diagnosing depression is rising steeply, <a title="Health Affairs abstract\" href=\"http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1434.abstract\" target=\"_blank\">the study</a> finds.")
Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Mental Health, Columbia University, Psychiatrists, Depression
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High-stress motherhood
Alice Domar is a modern-day mom, so she knows the drill:
"When you're at work you feel guilty that you're not at home, and if you go home at 5 or 6 p.m. to pick up the kids from day care, you feel guilty you're not at work — or you do what I do:...Tags: Family, Human Interest, Martha Stewart, Science and Technology, Winter Park
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Maryland group to tackle health disparities
The state has assembled a work group of top health professionals to come up with ways to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic groups, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced Thursday. The seven-member panel, to be headed by Dr. E. Albert Reece,...Tags: African Americans, Reisterstown Road, Hospitals and Clinics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, High Blood Pressure
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
![Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and <a href="/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63883094-10141523.jpg "Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and <a href="/health/breastcancer/\">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.")
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Chemical Industry, Breast Cancer, Lungs and Airways, High Blood Pressure, Skin
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Conjoined twins lose battle for life
It was the day that Brianna Manns, mother of conjoined twins Kameron and Kaydon Hayes, had long dreaded. The sons she had sought to keep alive for more than 16 months were dying.
The infants were fighting an infection. Their shared heart was beating...Tags: Ethics, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Transplants, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Surgery
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Florida ranks in top 10 of states with high diabetes rates
![One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a hefty price tag.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63225627-13200817.jpg "One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing\" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a hefty price tag.")
One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a...Tags: Maine, Hospitals and Clinics, 2010 Census, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Weight
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Wichita clinic awarded more than $525,000 from federal health program
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards of $28.8 million to 67 community health center programs across the country. These funds, made available by the Affordable Care Act, will help to establish new health service delivery sites to care for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Wichita (Sedgwick, Kansas)
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