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Asthma and Cities: Which Cities Rank Best?

June 30, 2009 By: Guest Category: Asthma

You may already know the worst cities for asthma. But what about the best cities for asthma sufferers

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Asthma and Cities: Which Cities Rank Best?

White-Coat Hypertension Not Benign

June 29, 2009 By: Guest Category: Hypertension

White coat hypertension and masked hypertension are both clinically meaningful predictors of sustained high blood pressure, new research finds.

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White-Coat Hypertension Not Benign

Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence

June 29, 2009 By: Guest Category: Incontinence

Workouts and romance may both trigger accidental urinary incontinence, but stress incontinence treatments can bring relief.

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Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence

Could Your Migraines Signal Uncontrolled Asthma?

June 29, 2009 By: Guest Category: Asthma, Migraines

Both asthma and migraines tend to run in families, but are the two conditions linked? Some asthma specialists say, yes.

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Could Your Migraines Signal Uncontrolled Asthma?

Is Asthma Changing Your Appetite or Weight?

June 29, 2009 By: Guest Category: Asthma

When it comes to asthma and appetite, doctors worry most about patients who fear exercise-induced asthma attacks, and end up overweight. But in a small minority of patients, poorly controlled asthma can result in loss of appetite.

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Is Asthma Changing Your Appetite or Weight?

Asthma, Stress, and Anxiety: A Risky Cycle

June 29, 2009 By: admin Category: Asthma

Stress can induce asthma, and asthma can raise your stress levels? Here are ways to break the risky cycle.

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Fatty Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

June 26, 2009 By: admin Category: Cancer

New research shows that people who eat a high-fat diet may be more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, especially if their dietary fat comes from animal foods such as meat and dairy products.

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Fatty Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

EPA: Pollution Cancer Risk Is Falling

June 25, 2009 By: Guest Category: Cancer

Thirty-six out of 1 million U.S. residents will develop cancer due to breathing toxic air pollution, according to estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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EPA: Pollution Cancer Risk Is Falling

Farrah Fawcett Dies of Anal Cancer

June 25, 2009 By: admin Category: Cancer

Former “Charlie’s Angel” Farrah Fawcett has died after a long struggle with anal cancer.

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Farrah Fawcett Dies of Anal Cancer

Do Bone Tests Help Monitor Osteoporosis?

June 24, 2009 By: admin Category: Osteoporosis

Bone mineral density testing is not helpful and may even be misleading during osteoporosis treatment with bisphosphonates, new research finds.

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Do Bone Tests Help Monitor Osteoporosis?