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Grandparents take on role of a parent
Ella Johnson thought she was done raising kids. Then one night her daughter, asleep in bed with her 1-year-old son, died of a heart condition, and Johnson suddenly found herself mothering a grieving grandchild who clung to the picture of his dead mother....Tags: Heart Problems, Bowie, National Institutes of Health, Family, Abusive Behavior
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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in children
A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective.
Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. The number of...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, American Lung Association, Symptoms, National Institutes of Health, Lungs and Airways
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hCG diet leaves some hungry for less
When Lynn Patterson resolved to lose weight early this year, she took a hormone normally associated with pregnancy, not dieting.
The 53-year-old Catonsville nurse went on the hCG diet, named for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that is produced...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Hamburgers, Famines, Weight, Foods and Beverages
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Lupron therapy for autism at center of embattled doctor's case
Since Sam Wessels was diagnosed with autism at age 2, doctors have offered his mother a litany of drugs for the boy from Prozac and Ritalin to Metadate CD and Strattera, commonly used to treat ADHD. Other "alternative" medicine pitches have included...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Vaccines, Behavioral Conditions, Preventative Medicine, Masturbation
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MPT program gives wrong impression of Lyme disease
Dan Rodricks' article, "MPT's flawed decision on flawed film" (June 19) is on the button. Mr. Rodricks' article may have been about MPT, but it highlights what is wrong with our heath care system. The MPT film, "Under our Skin: A health Care nightmare"...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Movies, Epidemics and Plagues, Lab Tests, Skin Lesion
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Chantix heart disease risk: Sun overstates risk from anti-smoking medication
The Sun's story on cardiovascular risks posed by smoking-cessation drug Chantix was an example of misleading statistics and careless journalism ("Chantix may cause more heart attacks than previously thought," July 5). The article presents what sounds...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Quitting Smoking, Mass Media, Heart Disease, Chemicals
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Chantix may cause more heart attacks than previously thought
A new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher says the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix significantly increases the risk for a heart attack or other serious heart problem in healthy, middle-aged smokers.
Dr. Sonal Singh, the study's lead author, is...Tags: Heart Problems, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cardiologists
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Alternative autism treatments can be appealing to desperate parents
After her daughter Jodie was diagnosed with autism, Alison Singer went online, searching desperately for anything that looked like it might help her little girl.
She tried gluten-free and casein-free diets and supplements. She sprinkled something...Tags: Science, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Behavioral Conditions
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State looks to remove autism panelist with links to suspended doctor
A day after Dr. Mark Geier's medical license was suspended in Maryland over allegations of putting children with autism at risk, state officials were seeking to remove his son from a state commission that advises the governor on the disorder.
The...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Vaccines, Behavioral Conditions, American School for the Deaf, Regional Authority
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Positive test boosts Sanofi MS drug hopes
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi reported positive results from a late-stage trial of its Aubagio multiple sclerosis drug, bolstering its chances of approval by regulators as it seeks to catch up with a fast-selling oral treatment from rival Novartis. Sanofi...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Multiple Sclerosis, Biogen Idec Incorporated, Food and Drug Administration, Novartis AG
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Widely used antioxidant supplement curtails some autism symptoms
A widely used antioxidant supplement can reduce some of the symptoms of autism in children, a pilot study has found. The supplement -- N-acetylcysteine, or NAC -- lowered irritability in the children and reduced repetitive behaviors, researchers from...
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Special Report: New drugs, fresh hope for autism patients
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Lynn and Neil Balter always dreaded stage productions at their son Jack's elementary school. When Jack was up there with the other performers, the noise, the lights, the crowd almost always got to him, and he would "start spinning,"...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Teachers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Corporate Officers
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