| 05/30/2006 - Fresh air machine |
| Let's face it: We breathe in polluted air every day. And as our environment gets increasingly polluted, that bad air can slowly creep into just about every part of your lives. Fortunately, your house is one of the few places where you can actually control |
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| 05/25/2006 - Shingles |
| People tend to think that once they've had the chickenpox, it's over, and they never have to deal with it again. Unfortunately, that's just not the case. In fact, people who've had chickenpox are at risk for a much more troublesome illness: shingles, a... |
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| 05/23/2006 - Schamberg's disease |
| Whenever possible, I try to learn about what's most interesting and urgent to you, and give you the answers you need. Recently, while perusing the America's Country Doctor online forum, I learned that several of you are concerned about |
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| 05/18/2006 - Asthma-related death |
| The FDA recently required drug giant GlaxoSmithKline to add a warning to its asthma drugs Advair and Serevent that the main component of these drugs -- called Salmeterol -- may result in asthma-related death. Even before this latest bit of news... |
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| 05/16/2006 - Low-fat diets |
| It's never too late to start eating healthy and getting all of the vitamins and minerals that you need to lessen your risk of disease. At the very least, you'll be preventing further damage. |
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| 05/11/2006 - Metabolic syndrome |
| Metabolic syndrome is an interesting -- and dangerous -- condition if ever there was one. You see, it's not just one illness. It's a whole cluster of illnesses that can include obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high... |
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| 05/09/2006 - Wet ARMD |
| By now you've probably heard of or met someone suffering from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), which is the leading cause of blindness among seniors. Its worst form -- called "wet" ARMD -- is difficult to treat, and often includes... |
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| 05/04/2006 - How salt can affect your health |
| In fact, limiting your sodium intake is vital to decreasing your risk of congestive heart failure (CHF). The problem with sodium is that it causes our bodies to retain fluid, and to circulate that extra fluid, our hearts have to pump harder... |
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| 05/02/2006 - Difference between being overweight and obese |
| In a recent survey of 2,250 adults, only 5 percent admitted to being seriously overweight, even though other recent studies have shown that 31 percent of Americans are obese. Looks like some people are dealing with more than just a weight... |
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