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Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? (About.com) Fri Nov 28 00:17:07 PST 2008 Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those... Read full article »
Check your engine (News Interactive) Thu Nov 27 05:00:00 PST 2008 IF blokes looked after themselves as well as they looked after their wheels, they'd probably be in a lot better shape. Read full article »
Health Matters: Get a Life, Doc (Newsweek) Sat Nov 22 11:51:59 PST 2008 Residents are often too busy wiping the noses and taking the temperatures of other people's kids to do the same for their own. Read full article »
Theater Review (LA): Shock Therapy by Tom Baum at the Lillian Theatre (Blogcritics.org) Wed Nov 19 19:09:30 PST 2008 Psychiatrists, escaped cons, cheating wives, TV therapy, and fun. There’s a party going on at the home of a prominent psychiatrist who is too busy talking on the phone to his celebrating clients to go to the party. Attending is a hyper psychiatrist who only believes in drug therapy and who happe... Read full article »
Community Health Centers Struggle to Stay Afloat (New Hampshire Public Radio) Thu Nov 20 06:55:19 PST 2008 The recession is hitting community health centers hard, as more uninsured flood into these clinics. Read full article »
'It almost killed my daughter.' Tracking down a rare and lethal disease (The Capital Times) Wed Nov 19 03:55:59 PST 2008 You've probably never heard of Lemierre's syndrome. Many doctors haven't heard of it either, and that can be a problem. A century ago, Lemierre's syndrome all too frequently led to small unmarked stones in graveyards. And then, thanks to antibiotics, it practically disappeared. But Lemierre's may... Read full article »
Pre-diabetes is a real risk (The MetroWest Daily News) Mon Nov 17 21:13:39 PST 2008 What's Up Doc? Q: My doctor told me I had pre-diabetes. Is this real, or is she just trying to scare me to get me to lose weight? Read full article »
2 health departments to study merger (The Findlay Courier) Thu Nov 13 22:52:59 PST 2008 One year after a study recommended the Findlay and Hancock County health departments merge into one, officials from both sides are examining what a combined health district would look like. Read full article »
Health-care spending to reach $5,170 per person (CTV.ca) Thu Nov 13 09:08:15 PST 2008 A new study predicts Canada's health-care spending will outpace inflation this year, reaching $171.9 billion, or $5,170 per person. Read full article »
Health-care spending to reach $5,170 per person (CTV.ca) Thu Nov 13 09:05:09 PST 2008 Canada's health-care spending will continue to outpace inflation this year, reaching $171.9 billion or $5,170 per person, a new study predicts. Read full article »

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