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by Gloria Gamat on August 14, 2009
Almost 8 years later when emotional side effects should have generally decreased, the mental effects of the September 11th attacks are still on the rise. While effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorde...
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, Men's Health
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by Gloria Gamat on August 6, 2009
US President Barack Obama's smoking habit and his family's cancer history were cited as being the biggest (and only) health risks facing him prior to his presidential appointment. But now, wit...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 27, 2009
Dr. Conrad Murray is michael Jackson's personal physician who was with him on the day he died.
Now the LA coroner's pending toxicology results hold the fate of Dr. Conrad Murray. The doctor ...
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, Consumer Alert
by Gloria Gamat on July 4, 2009
Besides sunburn, over time excess UV radiation can cause skin cancer, eye damage, immune system suppression, and premature aging. UV Safety Month was started to help individuals educate themselves on ...
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, Men's Health
by Gloria Gamat on June 18, 2009
I have already mentioned 12 healthy ideas for your man this Fathers' Day.
On the other hand, here are some reasons why we should take care of the men in our lives:
Men are more likely than wome...
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by Gloria Gamat on April 20, 2009
Here's an interesting new book: THE POWER OF TWO: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude & an Advocate by Brian and Gerri Monaghan.
Brian Monaghan, a fifty-nine-year-old lawyer at the t...
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by Gloria Gamat on October 2, 2008
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To kick off here's a video from Paul McGee of the American Cancer Society (ACS). The story if of breast cancer survivor Stacy Van Cott from New York State...
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by Gloria Gamat on September 12, 2008
First of all I would like to offer prayers for all the families in Texas (i've got friends and their families there as well) as Hurricane Ike batters the Lone Star State's coastlines.
In lieu...
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by Gloria Gamat on August 21, 2008
Chinese plastic surgeons have reported promising results of a two-year follow-up of two more patients that underwent human facial transplantation: one is a bear attack victim in China and the other on...
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by Gloria Gamat on August 18, 2008
Leroy Sievers - veteran broadcast journalist died on Friday at age 53 - losing his battle with colon cancer.
Sievers had built a massive online cancer community through his account of battling cance...
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by Gloria Gamat on August 5, 2008
The American Cancer Society's survey study of cancer patients have revealed that as many as 61 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation, meditation and mas...
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by Gloria Gamat on June 10, 2008
I spent a long weekend out-of-town and got the mumps. I got home Sunday with a hard, painful swelling under my right ear.
Obviously I didn't get the mumps vaccine when I was a baby because I c...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 27, 2008
Remember that episode in the season 3 of Grey's Anatomy when Izzie had to donate bone marrow for her biological daughter?
Somewhat the procedure was shown. But more importantly, it was insinuate...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 22, 2008
The other day, news broke out that doctors found malignant brain tumor in Senator Edward Kennedy.
From The Washington Post:
Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), the liberal icon who has spent more than four...
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by Gloria Gamat on April 16, 2008
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), there is more need for physicians who are trained for caring to the aged population.
"The Institute of Medicine's new report on caring ...
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by Gloria Gamat on March 14, 2008
Elementary schools and pre-schools in Hong Kong were closed Thursday, yesterday because of a flu outbreak.
The abrupt closing of the schools, announced late Wednesday night, prompted considerable al...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 29, 2008
Wow, can't believe the week and this month is over. It's not every year we get a 29th for February, so it seems today is really special.
I know a couple of people whose birthdays fall on t...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 28, 2008
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has launched an online video community called SharingHope.tv.
A lot like YouTube, but the essence is that, it is a venue where cancer patients, survivors and their ...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 20, 2008
Poor Britney Spears, right? But for all we know, what she has been doing is not just because of bipolar disorder but could be a lot more to do with post-natal depression (PND).
Post-natal depression ...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 12, 2008
Hey, if you are a long time botox customer or if you thinking of submitting yourself to botox, hear ye: the US FDA recently notified the public that Botox and Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) a...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 8, 2008
Because lack of sleep make us bad-tempered, tearful, forgetful, depressed and clumsy, among others!
And then in the morning, you drag yourself out of bed and to work.
Theoretically, we do better a...
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by Gloria Gamat on February 5, 2008
Hey, if I told you about considering Chantix to quit smoking, forget about it.
The FDA has recently issued a Public Health Advisory on Chantix (varenicline) - alerting health care providers, patien...
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by Gloria Gamat on January 31, 2008
In lieu of Heath Ledger's sudden tragic death, I cannot help but remember his critically acclaimed movie Brokeback Mountain - which I think is his best performance ever, at least pre-showing of Th...
Read more of Commitment And Relationship Satisfaction, Found of Equal Level Among Gay and Heterosexual Couples
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by Gloria Gamat on January 27, 2008
This is a tragic, sad news that was all over last Tuesday (January 22): Heath Ledger, 28, Found Dead at NYC.
From The Washington Post:
Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated t...
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by Gloria Gamat on January 22, 2008
Liz of Healthbolt have raised a important issue about what doctors think about medical 'googlers'.
Medical 'googler' is defined as a person who researches his/her symptoms, illness,...
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by Gloria Gamat on January 10, 2008
Do you take a nap everyday? I do, though not everyday. Say 2-3 times a week.
Since I am a night owl, I can't sleep before 1 AM. Thus, an afternoon nap is really beneficial to me.
Not only is ...
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, Diet
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by Gloria Gamat on December 14, 2007
Good news to older women, a glass of wine a day can help towards healthy aging.
Such were the findings of researchers at the University of Newcastle:
"...indicates that moderate consumption o...
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by Gloria Gamat on December 9, 2007
The most common surgical procedure performed on males is circumcision.
Previously conducted because of cultural and religious reasons, now medical evidence suggests that circumcision is medically ...
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by Gloria Gamat on November 28, 2007
Here again is another study that states racial differences with regards to cancer...
Analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues found that non-whi...
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by Gloria Gamat on November 23, 2007
Dennis Quaid used to be married to Meg Ryan right? They looked good together. But then who can rally blame Meg Ryan if she wasn't able to resist the charm of gladiator-hunk Russell Crowe?
Actua...
