Today is Friday
Jul 04, 2008
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Beyond blood sugar
Friday, February 29, 2008
Having diabetes essentially means that your blood sugar is high, so to best control the disease and its complications, you control your blood sugar. Simple enough, right?
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Don’t underestimate the benefits of seeing better
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Simple vision improvements could fight isolation, depression
“Vision loss now ranks third after arthritis and heart disease as the reason for impaired daily functioning in people over the age of 70,” says Sandeep Jain, M.D., assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear program in Chicago, Ill.
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Shall we dance? (Or golf? Or walk?)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Hip and knee replacements improve mobility
“Without a doubt, arthritis and its accompanying pain is the most common reason people seek out hip or knee replacements,” says Brian Mulliken, orthopedic joint specialist at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson, Md.
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Study suggests antibiotics are overused
Monday, February 25, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) — A woman dying of Alzheimer's has a fever. Should she be given antibiotics? Many people would say yes. But a provocative new study suggests that antibiotics are overused in people dying of dementia diseases and should be considered more carefully because of the growing problem of drug-resistant superbugs.
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Men as well as women need bone tests
Monday, February 25, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bone tests aren't just for women anymore. New guidelines are calling for older men to get a routine check for bone-thinning osteoporosis.
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