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New Medication or Treatment?
When your health care practitioner prescribes a new medication or treatment there is a series of things you need to do to ensure you get the optimum benefit.
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GERD Treatment and Medication
GERD treatment focuses on symptom relief through acid reflux medication and an acid reflux diet. Natural treatment for acid reflux can also relieve GERD symptoms.
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Copaxone for Multiple Sclerosis
Copaxone, or glatiramer acetate, is a disease-modifying medication for multiple sclerosis. Unlike interferon drugs, Copaxone is a synthetic compound.
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Medicare Plan D
Medicare Part D is only 50% subscribed due to confusion over eligibility and coverage.
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Diabetes and Weight Management
Are you overweight? Is your blood sugar out of control? Find out if you are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
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Traveling with a Medical Condition
Try these tricks on your next trip to make traveling with a medical condition less stressful, easier, and more fun. These travel tips save time and energy......
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Drugs: Daytrana Patch for ADHD
The FDA granted approval in April for a product that delivers methylphenidate (the active ingredient in Ritalin) through a "transdermal delivery system" - a skin patch.
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Teeth Cleaning For Dogs and Cats
Your veterinarian recommended a dental cleaning for your dog or cat, knowing what the teeth cleaning entails may help you feel better about having the procedure done.
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Huntington’s disease
The word chorea is a Greek word that means dance. This refers to a characteristic of the disease which includes quick, incessant, jerky and involuntary movement
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Heart Healthy Grapefruit
A new study suggests that eating one grapefruit – especially the red variety – can lower both your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Can a grapefruit a day keep the heart doctor away?
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Autoimmune Hepatitis Part II
This article describes the three basic subtypes seen in autoimmune hepatitis and explains how their particular disease courses differ.
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Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction
Three drugs have hit the market targeting male impotence. A discussion of the pros and cons of each will be discussed.
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Heat Stroke and High Risk Dogs
All dogs are more susceptible to heat stroke than humans are but some are more at risk than others. It's 85 F out; have you checked your dog today?
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When to Go to the Hospital
Parents should consider the number of previous births, travel distance required as well as their health status in deciding when to go to their place of birth.
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Tsunami Trip? Buy Extra Insurance
The tsunami that hit the Solomons shows why mature travelers need extra coverage for medical costs and evacuations when buying trip insurance on adventures and vacations
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A Walk Through the 12 Steps: Step 7
Step 7 of any 12-Step Program says that we humbly ask our Higher Power to remove our shortcomings.
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Diabetes Defined
If you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with diabetes, this article is a good place to start. We define the disease, let you know what to expect with treatment, and give general information on managing the disease.
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Drugs: A Quick Guide to ADHD
There are a number of choices if you are considering a medication for your child to treat ADHD. What do you know about them? And are you aware of the side effects...?
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Personal Stories
A collection of links to personal experiences of schizophrenia recorded on the Internet.
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Psoriatic Arthritis
Up to 8 percent of people with psoriasis develop an accompanying arthritis with variable symptoms.
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
This article describes the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, disease course, and treatment of idiopathic or autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA).
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Multiple Sclerosis Overview
Learn more about a neurological disorder that comes with bizarre symptoms, unpredictability, and hope for a potential cure.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
If you suspect you have elements of obsessive compulsive disorder, read on and then see a doctor to verify your diagnosis and get treatment.
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PBC Update
This article describes the autoimmune liver disease primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)including a description of the four disease stages, risk factors for and symptoms of PBC, diagnostic tests and treatment options.
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis can occur as the sole disease or as an accompanying disorder in patients with SLE and other autoimmune conditions.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Today
Current clinical opinions regarding the development and treatment of RA include improved pregnancy outcomes and natural therapies with fewer side effects.
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Taking Charge of Your Fibromyalgia
Educating ourselves via books or the internet is the only way to gain solid knowledge. Learning to do our own research rather than depending upon others to tell us how to cope with fibromyalgia is a responsibility that we need to learn to take seriously.


Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Many people are affected by this digestive syndrome. No cure exists, but correcting certain lifestyle issues can help prevent the symptoms for IBS.
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Lower the Risk of Transmitting the AIDS Virus to Your Baby
Treating pregnant women with AZT can lower the risk of transmitting the AIDS virus to her baby.
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Sleep Better and Lose Weight
Sleep depravation can drain your energy and make it nearly impossible to lose weight. Aim for 7-8 hours of sleep when following a weight loss plan.
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Fibromyalgia and Depression
We are responsible for our own well-being, and if we find ourselves feeling depressed about our life, we first must make sure that we do not have a clinical depression by seeing a physician who has a great deal of knowledge about both fibromyalgia and depression.
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Alzheimer's Drugs -- Part Four
Final part of a series on Alzheimer's Drugs and Alternative Treatments
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Cogan's Syndrome
Cogan's syndrome, which primarily affects children and young adults, causes eye inflammation, vasculitis, and hearing loss.
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Do I Have Alzheimer's?
Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease.
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Heartworm Cats
A diagnosis of heartworm disease in cats is rare but heartworm prevention is still necessary for the life of your cat.
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Interfaith Prayer Online
How to find online interfaith prayer resources
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