Illness, Injury & Treatments

Magazine articles on illnesses, injuries, currently available treatments, drugs, and homeopathy.

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American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Advance Directives A consumer guide on planning for how you would make health care choices if you became very sick.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005 Francine Rainone	Milk Thistle Milk thistle has been used as a cytoprotectant for the treatment of liver disease, for the treatment and prevention of cancer, and as a supportive treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning. Clinical studies are largely heterogeneous and contradictory.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Sleepwalking in Children A patient guide to this phenomenon, why it occurs and what a care-giver should do when it happens.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Insomnia: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep A patient guide to the condition and what to do to improve outcomes.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Sleep Changes in Older Adults A consumer guide to the older adults sleep needs, changes, causes of problems and possible remedies.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Sleep Apnea A patient hand-out on the disorder and how to treat it.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005	Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children A guide to nightmares, night terrors; why they happen and what to do when they occur.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor.
ifeminists September 14, 2005 Tony Zizza	Lunesta Lunacy Big Pharma will not stop telling us that we need countless prescription medicines to treat all that troubles us unless we actually take the time to listen to what we're being told. To believe that as adults we need Lunesta to cope with electric bills is lunacy.
American Family Physician September 15, 2005 Rindfleisch & Muller	Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting 0.8 percent of the adult population worldwide. It is a lifelong disease, although patients can go into remission. Physicians must be aware of common comorbidities.
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