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September 17 - Dr. Seema Venkatachalam
WGN NewsWomen's Health Issues The North Northwestern Specialists for Women 900 N. Kingsbury Street, Suite 130-N Chicago www.nswobgyn.com Top Women's Health Myths Debunked Dr. Seema Venkatachalam, OBGYN with the Northwestern Specialists for Women and...Tags: Heart Attack, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Colleges and Universities, Birth Control, Blood
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'Polypill' to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease still in testing stage
Q: What is the "polypill" and who should take it? A: The "polypill" is a combination of 5 different drugs put together in one pill. The hope is that this "one size fits all" pill will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially the risk of...Tags: Heart Attack, Harvard Medical School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Happiness (state of mind), Health and Safety at School
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The Skinny on Vitamins: With a few exceptions, supplements may be a waste of money
Katherine Hobson U.S. News & World Report Late last October, just before his 65th birthday, Robert Marks got a phone call: Stop the pills. For over a decade, the retired Lutheran minister from Grapeville, Pa., had been among more than 35,000 men enrolled...Tags: Heart Attack, Dietary Supplements, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Food Industry
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China's additives on menu in U.S.
Times Staff WriterSHANGHAI — As the recall of tainted pet food mushroomed into an international scandal, two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China. The directive from Mission...Tags: Consumers, Business, Dietary Supplements, Food Industry, Emergency Incidents
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Pharmacy: Many medications rob the body of vitamins
Tribune Media Services Inc.Q: I heard you in a radio interview talking about medications and how they rob the body of vitamins. I take furosemide and ibuprofen. Are these meds considered "drug muggers"? If so, what vitamins do they rob? -- W.I., Tulsa, Oklahoma A: Medications have...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Tulsa, Vitamin Therapy
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WELLNESS LIFE SERIES PART 1: The 20's
Claire Rein-Weston loves to play squash. "That's my number one thing I do to stay fit," she says, fresh of the court. But she's getting really busy studying for nursing school and volunteering at Harborview Medical Center's Burn Unit. She admits, it's...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Family
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Folic acid is important, but take care not to overdo it
How much folic acid should you get? And does it matter where you get it from? One thing experts agree on is that all women of childbearing age should absolutely get 400 micrograms of folic acid through food, supplements or both. Pregnant women should...Tags: Brain, Medical Research
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Folic acid might be losing its sheen
Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade that followed the fortification of cereal grains and other foods, along with educational campaigns, the rate of certain birth defects dropped dramatically. As studies beginning...Tags: Infants, Children, Colon, Spine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Steve Petusvesky's Vegetarian Today: Asparagus is a cook's sign of spring
It has been 20 years since I experienced spring. After all, I've been living in steamy South Florida since 1989. Spring is barely in the air here. But I know it has arrived because I walk through the produce section of my supermarket and see displays of...Tags: Coral Springs, Asparagus, Fort Lauderdale
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Folic acid curbs birth defects, scientists report
Los Angeles Times medical writerFortifying flour, rice, cornmeal, pasta and other enriched grain products with folic acid appears to be doing what it was designed to do: help prevent a class of devastating birth defects, including spina bifida. Since 1998, when a new law dictated...Tags: Health Organizations, Children, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colon, Diseases and Illnesses
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