Illness, Injury & Treatments

Magazine articles on illnesses, injuries, currently available treatments, drugs, and homeopathy.

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American Family Physician December 15, 2000	You Have Diabetes--But You Don't Have to Get Heart Disease Too People with diabetes are more likely to get heart disease because diabetes can have a bad effect on your blood vessels. Some of your lifestyle habits may also raise this risk. Here are some things you can do about your lifestyle habits...
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	What Is Mass Psychogenic Illness? Sometimes people in a group start to think they might have been exposed to something dangerous, like a germ or a toxin (poison). They might get signs of sickness like headache, dizziness, faintness, weakness or a choking feeling...
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help Antibiotics are strong medicines that can stop some infections and save lives. When they aren't used the right way, antibiotics can cause more harm than good. You can protect yourself and your family by knowing when you should use antibiotics and when you should avoid them...
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	Nasal Sprays: How to Use Them Correctly Nasal sprays come in two different kinds of containers: pressurized canisters and pump bottles...
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	Runny Nose and Your Child's Cold A runny nose usually starts when your child's cold is starting to get better. When the cold virus first infects the nose and sinuses, the nose starts making lots of clear mucus. This mucus helps wash the virus out of the nose and sinuses...
Salon.com December 8, 2000 Jenna Glatzer	A genetic death sentence Doctors routinely deny heart transplants to the mentally retarded...
Salon.com December 8, 2000 Frank Browning	Mad cow madness Hysteria over infected cattle has overtaken France -- and the rest of Europe may not be far behind...
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an illegal drug that is used as a muscle builder, a "party drug" and a "date-rape" drug. GHB comes in a liquid and a powder form. GHB has been linked to many serious illnesses and even deaths...
American Family Physician December 1, 2000	Urinary Incontinence in Women What is urinary incontinence?... What causes urinary incontinence?... What treatment options are available?... How well does surgery for stress incontinence work?... etc.
Salon.com December 1, 2000 Fiona Morgan	It's World AIDS Day ... again Americans with insurance now improve with new drugs, but the disease is on a rampage across the rest of the world...
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