Illness, Injury & Treatments

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

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American Family Physician March 15, 2005 Lockman et al.	Treatment of Cholesterol Abnormalities The relationship between coronary heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels has been recognized for many years, but now studies show an improvement in patient-oriented outcomes in patients receiving drug therapy.
American Family Physician March 15, 2005	What Should I Know About Cholesterol? A patient hand-out on how cholesterol levels effect the likelihood of heart attack and stroke.
AskMen.com Charles Capuano	Common Foot Ailments Foot-in-mouth disease is frequent among men. Here are some other common problems involving the foot, who's most at risk, and what you can do about them.
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Carol Marie Cropper	The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms.
American Family Physician March 1, 2005 Carolyn J. Sachs	Oral Analgesics for Acute Nonspecific Pain Direct comparative studies of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have shown that NSAIDs are more effective than acetaminophen in some situations, but provide equivalent analgesia in others.
Managed Care February 2005 Jack McCain	Managed Care (and Everyone Else) Unprepared for the Next Killer Flu Could avian flu give rise to a pandemic that might rival the fearsome Spanish flu? Is the nation ready? Health plans may be called upon to administer vaccinations and identify high-risk patients, but what about he millions of Americans who lack health insurance?
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Michael Arndt	Rewiring The Body First came pacemakers. Now exotic implants are bringing new hope to victims of epilepsy, paralysis, depression, and other diseases. And some of the biggest names in health care are in a scramble to get into the market.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	Mad Cow's Stubborn Mystery Scientists still know far too little about the disease -- and the feds are making rules in the dark. Many uncertainties are in the spotlight right now as the Agriculture Dept. prepares to resume trading of some live cows and packaged beef with Canada.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 John Carey	Side Effects Of The Drug Scares New fears give rise to a more honest look at the risks for a pill-popping nation.
Scientific American February 28, 2005 Gunjan Sinha	The Diet That Fits With the understanding that some diseases such as obesity are metabolic syndromes in which multiple biochemical pathways interact to cause complex symptoms, metabolic testing offers a way to gauge health over a lifetime.
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