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We all need the sunshine vitamin
FARGO, N.D. - I chuckled as I read a Facebook friend's comments about her ongoing relationship with a shovel this winter. She described “him” (the shovel) as “pushy and stubborn.” One of her friends suggested that she “dump him.” We had a blizzard in...Tags: Crohn's Disease, Dietary Supplements, Diabetes, Breads, Garlic
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Menopause, Women's Health, Infertility
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Older women, don't take vitamin D for bones: Panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S. government-backed panel. Based on two reviews...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Menopause, Broken Bones
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Gluten-free eating necessary for some, not all
FARGO, N.D. - “I see a lot of gluten-free foods in the grocery store. Should all of us be eating gluten-free?” the participant asked me. I was answering some questions after teaching a nutrition class. “That depends. If you have celiac disease, then you...Tags: Nutrition, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Peanut Butter, Celiac Disease
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Just say don't: Doctors question routine tests and treatments
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Now there are 135. That's how many medical tests, treatments and other procedures - many used for decades - physicians have now identified as almost always unnecessary and often harmful, and which doctors and patients should...Tags: Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Employment Opportunities, Diabetes, Surgery
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Vonn's bad spill raises doubts about Olympics
In recent weeks, the big unanswered question about skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn as she headed toward the 2014 Winter Olympics was whether the rumors about her dating Tiger Woods were true. Vonn and her publicists had succeeded in doing a nifty verbal...
Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Broken Bones, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sports, Alpine Skiing
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Cadavers honored in med student dissection lab
GARY, Ind. (AP) — When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honor these bodies donated to science. But the ceremonies at one medical school have a surreal twist:...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Human Interest, Physiology, Indiana University
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Amid controversy, Israel issues new birth-control guidelines
JERUSALEM -- Rocked by a scandal involving birth-control treatments for Ethiopian Jews, Israel's health ministry issued new guidelines on the use of the injections known commercially as Depo-Provera. In a recent letter to the country's four HMOs...Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Racism, Birth Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Coordinated Health opening women's center
HealthThe Lehigh Valley's newest health care facility specifically for women is hosting an open house this evening. Coordinated Health, the integrated hospital network, is welcoming the public to visit its new Women’s Health facility at 1405 Cedar Crest... -
Free Medical Tests Offered Saturday
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterThis Saturday you can get some medical tests for FREE. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem is offering blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. They're also doing vision, glaucoma, and diabetes testing as well as checking hearing and...Tags: Health Treatments, HIV, Diabetes, General Practitioners, Immigration
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Sodium swap challenge presented by American Heart Association
The AHA and the American Stroke Association recommend a daily intake of 1,500 milligrams of sodium -- the average is 3,400 mg.Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor. For the...
Tags: American Heart Association, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Failure
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Aberdeen woman, 86, denied delivery of mail to her door
Ever since ice formed on the ground, Lena Schornack is afraid to go out and get her mail. The 86-year-old lives in a condominium on the east side of Aberdeen and is afraid of slipping on the ice and hurting herself. Her mail is not delivered to her...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service
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