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Childhood Cancer: Kids Fighting Against Cancer

12. April 2010

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The mind-body connection is strong. Training your mind to manage extreme pain (physical and emotional) is possible. Stress management techniques can help you decrease stress, whether it’s from physical or emotional pain.
In the following video, you will see child cancer patients show you how strong they really are in their fight against cancer. They are [...]

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PMS—It Does Exist!

6. March 2010

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PMS is a true medical condition, and is being recognized more and more as such. Physical PMS symptoms include, but are not limited to breast tenderness and heightened skin sensitivity, while mental and emotional PMS symptoms may manifest themselves in increased irritability, depression, and a desire to be left alone (in other words, feeling antisocial).
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Pain Management: Finding a Doctor for Pain

1. March 2010

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If you’re getting to the point where you feel as though no one understands how you feel and so no one can help you. You may want to turn to a pain specialist. Believe it or not, most doctors don’t have the necessary educational backing to deal with people who have chronic pain.
When looking for [...]

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Breast Cancer Facts

27. February 2010

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Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer found in women, although it is possible for men to get breast cancer (among them are actor Richard Roundtree and former KISS drummer Peter Criss). However, when detected early, breast cancer is very treatable.
When considering the symptoms of breast cancer, many people automatically think [...]

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Johnson & Johnson Recall Pain Management and Headache Medicines Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin and Rolaids

15. January 2010

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Johnson & Johnson Recall Pain Management and Headache Medicines Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin and Rolaids

Raid your medicine cabinet for pain management and headache medicine like  Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Simply Sleep and Rolaids because Johnson & Johnson have recalled 54 million packages. The reason for the recall is that some packages had a smelly mold odor to them that could be from traces of a chemical called [...]

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Cold Sore Relief

5. January 2010

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Cold Sore Relief

You can get a cold sore any time during the year, but many people seem to get them during the cold weather months. Flair ups are due to the herpes simplex virus, which was contracted by kissing someone or sharing a drink with someone that had it.
If you’ve ever had a cold sore, you know [...]

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Physician Assisted Suicide Allowed for Montana

1. January 2010

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Physician Assisted Suicide Allowed for Montana

Montana is the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide. No matter what your opinions are on this topic, you have to wonder should people really given the right to kill themselves?
Terminal Patients and Suicide
While it’s understandable why terminal patients would want to commit suicide; they don’t want to deal with a long painful death. However, [...]

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Addiction to Pain Medication

10. December 2009

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Addiction to Pain Medication

When you are suffering from intense pain from either injury or surgery, you will do just about anything for some relief. Doctors know this and will prescribe pain medication to help people find pain relief. However, they are careful prescribing pain medication to individuals who have a history of addiction. Since many pain medications such [...]

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