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Category Archives: Health
Treat Sleep Apnea with a Didgeridoo
Given the number of pharmaceutical medications I’m on, I have the most horrendous breath. I’m getting desperate for cures. AOL suggests: Duct tape has hundreds of uses, but apparently researchers at Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine felt that … Continue reading
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State cites safety lapses at Cedars-Sinai
Charles Ornstein writes for the LA Times: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center placed pediatric patients — including the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid — in immediate jeopardy of harm by giving them overdoses of the blood thinner heparin, state hospital regulators … Continue reading
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News Host Glenn Beck ‘Fesses Up to Butt Surgery
From AOL: "A few days ago we reported on Glenn Beck’s mysterious surgery and seeming breakdown. Well, the depression and the beard are gone, and good ol’ Glenn was back on the air this week to explain his surgery. And, … Continue reading
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I Interview My Chiropractor Dr. Barry Lieberman
Click here for the videos. Nicholas Vance writes: Is there a fourth video? Mr Ford claims to be occasionally “helpless,” unable to even move because of his back pain. (The poor thing.) Dr Lieberman is about to cure him and … Continue reading
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Plastic Surgery Videos
Financing Plastic Surgery New Lens For Alternative To Laser Eye Surgery Plastic surgery scandal, growth, deterioration Celebs before and after plastic surgery. Plastic Surgery teen supermodel Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery, Makeup Techniques PLASTIC SURGERY: CROSS ACNE SCARRING TREATMENTS JOURNEY … Continue reading
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Medicine Without Borders
John Goodman writes: There is only one thing you need to know about telemedicine: location doesn’t matter. The pathologist who examines your blood tests, the radiologist who reads your MRI scan, the internist who orders your prescription or the nurse … Continue reading
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Demystifying doctor-speak, old wives’ tales
From the LAT: What is a "Hasselhoff" in doctor-speak? Does eating turkey really make you unusually sleepy? Why is it better to celebrate a big victory with champagne rather than beer? Those are some of the questions addressed in the … Continue reading
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Study: Fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer in women
From CNN: (AP) — Women who perform the act of fellatio and swallow semen on a regular basis, one to two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent, a North Carolina State … Continue reading
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Medical Board of California accusation leads to surrender of San Diego physician’s medical license after he pleads guilty to molesting an 8 yo girl
SACRAMENTO — Facing charges of unprofessional conduct before the Medical Board of California, San Diego physician Stephen Gene Kolkow has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his medical license was adopted on October 17, 2007 and … Continue reading
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Two Women Charge Santa Monica Doctor Lawrence Harold Resnick With Paying Unprofessional Attention To Their Breasts
This amended accusation was filed Sept. 5, 2007. The women are aged 52 and 43. They complain the doctor exposed them unnecessarily, rubbed them unnecessarily, and spoke to them about unnecessarily private things.
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