Tag: health
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January 14, 2006 05:19 PM EST --
by Martin C Kennedy, M.Ed., MBA
Teaching Human Resource Management classes at one of our distinguished State colleges has been one of my moonlighting jobs for almost twenty years. Just after I got . . .
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October 10, 2007 03:22 PM EDT --
Many of my patients (and even more of my relatives) tell me that their arthritis pain is affected by weather. More remarkably, for many the joint symptoms precede weather changes. Often my patients . . .
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May 08, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
Americans take a lot of medicines. I am a Primary Care Physician, and much of my life's work is helping people prevent health problems. I recommend a growing number of medicines to guard my patients’ . . .
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May 29, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Konstantin Levin keeps himself strong and healthy by tending to his immense farm, even taking up a scythe to mow his fields. Perhaps you are a modern day Levin who, in part, . . .
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June 05, 2007 11:07 AM EDT --
Excess body weight increases your risk for more than 50 different health problems. These health conditions include the nation’s leading causes of death — heart disease, stroke, and certain . . .
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October 22, 2007 10:36 AM EDT --
"Is it okay for me to exercise?"
It's a question I'm asked several times a week by my patients with arthritis. Here's my usual answer: Keep moving. I generally suggest that my . . .
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September 04, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
I just had The Test. It seems like it was only yesterday. Maybe it was yesterday. The details are fuzzy already. The truth is I can barely remember a thing.
Having just turned 50, I was supposed to have . . .
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October 29, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
Maybe it’s my age, or perhaps I have just seen too much. But every time a new test comes out and is touted as being better than the existing ones, I am excited, but also somewhat skeptical. What . . .
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August 30, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
Ovarian cancer, long considered a silent killer because of the lack of warning signs, may not be so silent. A new consensus statement released by the Gynecological Cancer Foundation reveals that women . . .
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February 08, 2007 09:51 AM EST --
What comes to mind when you think of recreation? Maybe you see yourself laughing, relaxing, spending time with friends and family. So it doesn't seem likely that exercise (often a dreaded word) could . . .
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July 30, 2007 02:49 PM EDT --
It's a fair question: What do I, as a male, have to say that's worth reading about women and cosmetic surgery? Particularly since I'm on the record, in my earlier Gather blog, as putting down . . .
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February 27, 2007 04:21 PM EST --
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who’s 82 and my favorite person to dance with, told me there’s one thing that determines whether you suffer or have joy as you get older.
Take a guess?
Change. . . .
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September 26, 2007 09:01 AM EDT --
Every week in Menopause Talk, we are posing a question to members to spark discussion. We encourage you to share your personal perspective and opinions, and support and respect one another. This week's . . .
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June 07, 2007 03:37 PM EDT --
If the images you see are blurred, one or more of the following four conditions could be responsible.
NearsightednessFor a nearsighted person, close objects are clear, but distant objects—such as . . .
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October 29, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
Q. I understand that NSAID patches are used in Europe to treat some kinds of arthritis. Are they available in the United States?
A. It would be nice if arthritis pains could . . .
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August 28, 2007 03:49 PM EDT --
While the basics of protecting your bones — such as getting enough calcium and engaging in weight-bearing exercises — remain the same throughout your life, there are different factors to consider . . .
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July 31, 2007 04:16 PM EDT --
We use energy sources to drive cars, light homes and talk on the phone. Everywhere you look, there is energy working to power our world. Can energy be used to improve our health? Absolutely—energy . . .
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October 22, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
Once upon a time, weight and health were not talked about in the same breath—or even the same drag of a cigarette. In fact, smoking—the mother of all bad health habits—was once thought . . .
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October 03, 2007 09:15 AM EDT --
Every week in Menopause Talk, we are posing a question to members to spark discussion. We encourage you to share your personal perspective and opinions, and support and respect one another. This week's . . .
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September 25, 2007 06:36 PM EDT --
Believe it or not putting some jalapeno in your tuna salad is not that strange and can liven up an otherwise boring sandwich. The sandwich has the added health benefits of . . .
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