Illness, Injury & Treatments

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

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Scientific American July 2005 Gunjan Sinha	Training the Brain Cognitive therapy as an alternative to ADHD drugs.
Science News July 9, 2005 Naila Moreira	Beans, Beans, Good for the Heart One serving of black beans a day helps stave off heart disease, researchers have confirmed in a new study. Yet consumption of this legume has fallen among Latin Americans and among Hispanics in the United States, both of which have traditionally eaten beans as a staple.
American Family Physician July 1, 2005 Shobha S. Rao	Prevention of Falls in Older Patients Physicians caring for older patients should ask about any falls that have occurred in the past year. Assessment should include evaluating the circumstances of the fall and a complete history and physical examination, looking for potential risk factors.
American Family Physician July 1, 2005	How to Prevent Falling A patient/caregiver handout including facts about falls and the elderly, its causes and dangers.
American Family Physician July 1, 2005	Diabetic Nephropathy A patient handout on the disease, it diagnosis and treatment options.
American Family Physician July 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Muenke	Diagnosis and Management of Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome is an X-linked inherited disorder. It is important to diagnose affected patients as early as possible to provide early intervention and supportive care and to inform parents for further family planning.
Adventure Jun/Jul 2005 Ken Kamler	Steroids on Everest The latest trend in mountaineering, steroids, may be pushing climbers over the edge.
Science News July 2, 2005 Ivars Peterson	Air Transport Central At times, the international air transport system seems poised on the brink of failure. Indirectly, the same system also plays a role in the transmission of deadly diseases, such as influenza and, most recently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Managed Care June 2005 Thomas Morrow	Spinal Disc Technology Seeks To Replace Body's Engineering Marvel Vertebral fusion and disc replacement are comparable, but shorter recovery time for disc replacement makes it attractive.
IDB America June 2005 Roger Hamilton	On the Trail of the Peripatetic Pathogen Disease microbes make common cause between farmers and conservationists in far western Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
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