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    Oct 27, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Positive signs in Mason-Hale's road to recovery

    For Chris Mason-Hale, healing comes in very small stages, sometimes so small he can't even see them.
    For Chris Mason-Hale, healing comes in very small stages, sometimes so small he can't even see them. Since suffering a paralyzing spinal cord injury in a Western Tech football game 14 months ago, he has come a long way. But progress is excruciatingly...

    Tags: Movies, Legs, Colleges and Universities, Family, Kennedy Krieger Institute

    2. Sep 22, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. FDA approves first oral drug to slow multiple sclerosis progression

    A failed anti-rejection drug got a new purpose and a new lease on commercial life Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved the medication fingolimod -- to be marketed as Gilenya -- to slow the progression of disability in multiple...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, National Institutes of Health, Immune System, Pharmaceuticals

    3. Aug 19, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. FDA panel gives a qualified nod to antidepressant for chronic pain

    As the advertisement for the antidepressant Cymbalta says, "Depression hurts. Cymbalta can help." Chronic pain hurts too. And the makers of the drug duloxetine -- commercially known as Cymbalta -- argue that Cymbalta can help with that, as well. Chronic...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Cymbalta (drug), Robert Baker, National Institutes of Health, Arthritis

    4. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Exercise may reduce chronic pain

    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came from exercise.
    Tribune Newspapers
    For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...

    Tags: Science, Plastic Surgeons, Hospitals and Clinics, Pomona, Fibromyalgia

    5. Oct 10, 2010 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. Parents now learning about "spice" -- a rising alternative to smoking pot

    YORK — Teachers noticed the 16-year-old York High School student stumbling around and acting strangely almost as soon as he arrived at school one morning a few weeks ago.
    YORK — Teachers noticed the 16-year-old York High School student stumbling around and acting strangely almost as soon as he arrived at school one morning a few weeks ago. Noting the teen's slurred, incoherent speech, a teacher called for an...

    Tags: Phoebus High School, Tobacco Addiction, Lawyers, Behavioral Conditions, Regional Authority

    6. Jul 19, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. POTS: No Cure, But Symptoms Can be Managed

    <b>DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to cure postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)? My 15-year-old granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with POTS.</b>
    Medical Edge from Mayo Clinic
    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to cure postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)? My 15-year-old granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with POTS. ANSWER: A cure for POTS doesn't exist at this time. Fortunately, teenagers—a group...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Pharmaceuticals

    7. Oct 20, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  7. Binge drinking numbers rising

    Colleges are back in session, high schools are getting ready for homecoming and the incidences of binge drinking continue to climb. Why put these topics in the same sentence? Underage and excessive drinking by high school and college students has been recognized as a problem for a long time, but recent studies only confirm that binge drinking continues to rise.
    Tribune Media Services
    Colleges are back in session, high schools are getting ready for homecoming and the incidences of binge drinking continue to climb. Why put these topics in the same sentence? Underage and excessive drinking by high school and college students has been...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Colleges and Universities, Substance Abuse

    8. Aug 16, 2010 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. A common virus can have devastating effects on unborn children

    Congenital CMV &#8212; cytomegalovirus &#8212; is the most common cause of disability in newborns.
    Daily Press
    Congenital CMV — cytomegalovirus — is the most common cause of disability in newborns. The Centers for Disease Control reports that it affects 1 in 150 children born in the United States. One in five of those will have permanent health...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mouth, Common Cold, Internists, Viral Diseases and Infections

    9. Aug 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Tony Judt dies at 62; leading historian of postwar Europe

    Tony Judt, a leading historian of postwar Europe and outspoken political essayist who also wrote movingly about his struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died. He was 62.
    Tony Judt, a leading historian of postwar Europe and outspoken political essayist who also wrote movingly about his struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died. He was 62. Judt, who was a history professor at New York University, died Friday at his home...

    Tags: Religious Conflicts, New York University, Cambridge (England), World War II (1939-1945), Internists

    10. Oct 14, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  10. 5 ways to boost your immune system

    Despite all the wonderful things autumn has to offer, it's also time to start preparing for cold and flu season. For many, this brings with it a sense of anxiety and concern, especially given the media attention devote to recent flu stains. Rest assured, there are several things you can do to build your immunity naturally and help you and your family make it through the flu season happy and healthy.
    Naturally Savvy
    Despite all the wonderful things autumn has to offer, it's also time to start preparing for cold and flu season. For many, this brings with it a sense of anxiety and concern, especially given the media attention devote to recent flu stains. Rest assured,...

    Tags: Diets and Dieting, Metal and Mineral, Plastic Surgeons, Behavioral Conditions, Immune System

    11. Aug 17, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Gulf oil spill: scientists assess health effects

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    Days after a vacationing President Obama swam in gulf waters and tasted fish caught off the coast of Florida, scientists with the Natural Resources Defense Council said the gulf oil spill probably still will have far-reaching health effects on both......
    12. Aug 21, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. An exhausting battle over adrenal fatigue

    &quot;Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more irritating than in the past?
    "Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more irritating than in the...

    Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Fatigue, Skin

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