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Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm
What is Acromegaly?
Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH). It most commonly affects middle-aged adults and can result in serious illness and premature death. Once recognised, acromegaly is treatable in most patients, but because of its slow and often insidious onse ...
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Wed 15 Sep 2010 12:00am
Acromegaly is thought to affect approximately 2,000 to 2,500 people in Great Britain, although data suggest the numbers may be higher. Men and women are affected equally. Although it can affect people at any age, most people with acromegaly are between 30 and 50 years of age when they are diagnosed.
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Thu 26 May 2011 10:14pm
The Shaq has sleep apnea. Besides Michael Jordan, the Shaq is probably one of the most popular professional basketball players that we have. He recently made big news by announcing that he had obstructive sleep apnea, and even had his sleep study taped by Harvard Medical School and placed it on YouTube . If you look at his physical structures, ...
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Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
Cancer Society Using Entire Advertising Budget as an Alert to Problems of the Uninsured
The American Cancer Society has decided to use its $15 million annual advertising budget to attack a health problem that its chief executive says overwhelms almost every other one in the United States: the rising number of uninsured Americans.
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Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm
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This information is about tumours of the pituitary gland. Although pituitary tumours are classified as brain tumours they have very few similarities to other types of brain tumour.
Much of our general information about brain tumours will not be appropriate for people with pituitary tumours, although you may still wish to read it.
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Fri 19 Mar 2010 9:46pm
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful and debilitating skeletal condition. For some people carpal tunnel syndrome is an occupational hazard. For others it is a result of another disease process.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition affecting the hands and fingers. It causes numbness, pain and ting ...
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Mon 02 Aug 2010 12:00am
Oh, dear. Pretty slim pickins. Although, it would appear that a lot of people think Dr.’s Ray Sahelian and Daniel Amen are quite the quacks!
Once again, I’ll do my best, but people may find links to prior entries below a lot more entertaining. A lot.
my kid ate moldy bread Well, the good news is, if they had a bacterial infect ...
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