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Pamela Anderson Talks Being Cured From Hepatitis; 'They Said I Would Die In 10 Years'
By Jenn Loro | Jan 29, 2016 12:08 PM ESTFormer Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson gets her 20 lost years back after getting cured from Hepatitis C three months ago.
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Kidney Disease Patients are Living Longer, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 19, 2016 09:32 AM ESTKidney disease patients have better survival odds, a USRDS report found.
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Popular Heartburn Meds May Lead To Chronic Kidney Disease
By Jenn Loro | Jan 13, 2016 09:57 AM ESTRecently published study linked widely prescribed US drugs for heartburn like Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid to heightened risks of chronic kidney disease.
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Long-Term Acupuncture can Ease Chronic Neck Pain, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 03, 2015 05:14 PM ESTIf you are dealing with chronic neck pain, it might be time to try acupuncture or the Alexander technique.
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Guidelines Suggests All Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Should Take Statins
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 11:51 AM ESTEvery patient with pre-dialysis kidney disease should receive statins by current guidelines, reports a new study.
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Marijuana Use can have Long-Term Effects on the Brain
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 10, 2014 03:11 PM ESTA new study found that long-term chronic marijuana use can increase brain connectivity and reduce the volume of the orbitofrontal cortex.
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Five Mistakes People Make when They are Stressed
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 14, 2014 01:45 PM EDTChronic stress can take a toll on people's physical and mental health. Here are 5 huge mistakes that people make when they are overwhelmed.
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Researchers Take One Giant Step Toward Curing Type 1 Diabetes
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 10, 2014 09:32 AM EDTA Harvard team has taken one giant step toward curing type 1 diabetes by using stem cells to create hundreds of millions of healthy beta cells that can produce insulin.
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Men and Women have Similar Pain Tolerance
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 10, 2014 03:06 PM EDTAccording to a new study, the researchers reported that contrary to popular belief, people's ability to adjust to chronic pain is not dependent on their genders.
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Antidepressants Might Help with Pain Post Surgery
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 30, 2014 09:39 AM EDTResearchers from a new study, concluded that antidepressants have the potential of becoming an effective treatment option for patients dealing with postoperative pain.
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Talk Therapy Combined with Meds Effective for Severe Depression
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 22, 2014 10:45 AM EDTIn a new study, researchers examined a new treatment route for people with short-term severe depression and found that combining talk therapy with antidepressants was effective.
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Lupus Patients have high risk of Re-hospitalization
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 12, 2014 10:00 AM EDTA new study reported that one in six Lupus patients get readmitted to the hospital within a month after discharge.
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Smoking Bans Reduced Inmates’ Death Rates
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 06, 2014 09:34 AM EDTA new study reported that when prisoners were not allowed to smoke, their overall death rate tied to smoking related diseases, such as heart disease and cancer fell.
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Researchers Devise New Means To Erase Pain
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 10, 2014 07:47 AM EDTIt is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity using a new method that involves rekindling pain so that it can subsequently be erased, according to a new study.
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Soldiers Returning from War Have a High Rate of Painkiller Use
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 01, 2014 10:08 AM EDTAccording to a new study, roughly 40 percent of soldiers who return from war suffer from chronic pain.
