Illness, Injury & Treatments

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

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Seasoned Cooking November 2004 Michael Fick	Take Charge of Your Health Care The U.S. health care system is the best in the world, but is heavily burdened. The only way to insure you are getting the best care is to get involved.
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers	Can Men Get Breat Cancer? Breast cancer isn't just a chick thing. Although it is about 100 times more common among women and is a rare cause of death in men, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2004, approximately 1,450 American men will be diagnosed with this disease.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Furman, Rayner & Tobin	Pneumonia in Older Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Compared with community-dwelling persons, residents in long-term care facilities have more functional disabilities and underlying medical illnesses and are at increased risk of acquiring infectious diseases. Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this group.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004	High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004	Blood Pressure Monitors An informative pamphlet on the need and use of home blood pressure monitors.
Fast Company November 2004 Scott Kirsner	A Slow, Patient Pace A follow-up to a recent story on a pacemaker that helps patients with epilepsy and seeks additional approval for patients who suffer from severe, drug-resistant depression -- including comments from the parents of a six-year-old epileptic who is using the device.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Lewis Braham	Eye Surgery: It's Getting Sharper Laser eye surgery has improved, and newer techniques can fix trickier vision problems.
AskMen.com Robert Morris	How To Maximize Your Doctor Visit Here's how to get the most bang for your buck before, during and after your visit to the doctor.
Science News October 9, 2004 Janet Raloff	Honey, Let's Shrink the Kids After 2 years of hearings and fact-finding on the nation's childhood obesity epidemic, a 19-member panel commissioned by Congress offers their recommendations and calls for fundamental changes in our society.
American Family Physician October 1, 2004	Things to Know About Infectious Mononucleosis A general overview on the disease including information on who gets mono and how it is treated.
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