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Diabetics need to take extra precautions in heat
As a man with diabetes, you are likely already aware that there are many considerations about day-to-day life that you have to make for the sake of your health that those without diabetes take for...
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Hepatitis C testing for baby boomers
One-time blood testing for the presence of hepatitis C, HCV, is now recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for all people born between 1945 through 1965 -- baby boomers. A...
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Bipolar disorder: What is it?
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, a severe and long-term mental illness of which there are four different types. MayoClinic.com explains that the exact cause or causes are unknown, but hormonal...
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Chocolate may prevent strokes in men (Video)
Good news if you're a man who enjoys your chocolate; it's even good news if you're not that fond of the sweet brown stuff. As little dark chocolate as 30 calories worth -- the size...
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FDA approves new prostate cancer drug (Video)
Prostate cancer, an illness dreaded by men as much as is breast cancer by women, has been receiving favorable attention from the research and medical communities. Such attention and efforts bring hope...
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Heart attacks can strike at any age (Video)
Heart attacks and strokes happen to old men, don't they? It's true that the risk of these two life-threatening events increase as you grow older; statistically that risk begins to increase after age...
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Knee replacement surgery: Costly and numbers done are skyrocketing (Video)
Knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common and most costly surgeries done today. It used to be that nearly everyone who required the surgery was age 55 or...
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CDC releases updated info on fungal meningitis outbreak (Video)
The updated news from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today in regards to the ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak in the nation doesn't provide much positive news, at least not at...
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Maker of tainted steroids exceeded licensure limits (Video)
The New England Compounding Center, NECC, of Framingham, Mass. has been found by the Massachusetts' Department of Public Health to have acted beyond the scope of its license.According to the state's...
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More tainted drugs linked to meningitis outbreak (Video)
As if the situation wasn't serious enough when it was determined that 14,000 people may have been exposed to the tainted medication methylprednisolone acetate from injections into their backs, along...
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Reports of joint infections from tainted injectable drugs (Video)
The outbreak of meningitis that continues more than four weeks after the first case of the fungal infection was reported has been joined by infections in joints such as knees and elbows, also caused...
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Neither multivitamins or healthy lifestyle guarantee against heart disease...
As it turns out, while multivitamins may have a value in protecting against nutritional deficiencies and a healthy lifestyle promotes optimal health, neither of these things guarantee that you won't...
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Diabetes awareness key to prevention, management (Video)
November is officially designated as National Diabetes Awareness Month, but that doesn't mean it's a health topic that only needs to be addressed once a year. Awareness is the key tool for prevention...
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Opportunity for public comment on hepatitis C testing (Video)
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, USPSTF, announced its draft opinion on Monday, Nov. 26 in regards to recommendations for testing individuals for the presence of hepatitis C infection.USPSTF...
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2012-2013 Flu Season Has Begun (Video)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the 2012-2013 flu season has officially begun, with five states already experiencing an upswing of patients coming to doctors...
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