Illness, Injury & Treatments

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

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AskMen.com March 16, 2003 Mike Davison	Light Smokers Still Run Cancer Risk Significantly reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day may not be as helpful or as healthy as once thought.
Science News March 15, 2003 Janet Raloff	Unexpected Sources Of Peanut Allergy Attention new moms: Some lotions and creams for soothing scaly or irritated skin run the risk of triggering immune reactions in your infant that could lead to a serious food allergy months later. Or so conclude the authors of a new study in England.
American Family Physician March 1, 2003	Hair Loss in Women Types of Hair Loss... Diagnosing Your Hair Loss... Hair Care and Styling
AskMen.com March 2, 2003 Mike Davison	Fibromyalgia: The Prison Of Pain Fibromyalgia, also known as fibromyalgia syndrome or FMS, is a widespread muscular and skeletal pain, and fatigue disorder affecting the fibrous tissues of the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	The Mammogram Experiment: How Emotions Can Affect High-Stakes Decision-Making A breast cancer scare that turns out to be a false alarm is cause for relief, but may also trigger delays in future mammogram screenings, according to new Wharton research.
Science News February 22, 2003 Janet Raloff	Tipsy Times What health benefits can accrue from moderate tippling may disappear completely in people who binge to excess. And plenty of people do, a new study finds, with the incidence of inebriation on the rise in the United States.
American Family Physician February 15, 2003	Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines.
American Family Physician February 15, 2003	What You Should Know About Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm Exercise-induced bronchospasm (also called EIB) happens if the airways in your lungs shrink (get smaller) while you are exercising. This patient handout takes a look at the symptoms and what can be done.
American Family Physician February 1, 2003	Cytomegalovirus What is cytomegalovirus?... What are the symptoms of CMV?... How will my doctor know if I have CMV?... Is there a treatment for CMV?... Where can I get more information?
American Family Physician February 1, 2003	Thyroid Nodules What is a thyroid nodule?... Who gets thyroid nodules and why?... What are the symptoms of thyroid nodules?... How can my doctor tell if I have thyroid nodules?... How are thyroid nodules treated?... Where can I get more information?
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