Seven years ago, I had bilateral inguinal-hernia repair done by laparoscopy. Before the surgery, I had some pain on the right side of my groin, but there was no visible hernia.
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I take medications for blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis, five drugs in all. My doctor is happy with my progress but my wife is urging me to take fish oils to lower my blood pressure. I am not a vitamin type of person, but I don't like some of ...
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Q : I was originally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis three years ago. Multiple treatments have been ineffective. My doctor is now suggesting that I might have something called "mixed connective tissue disease." Can you tell me more about this and ...
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So You Think You Can Dance got off to a flying start -- literally -- last week with the daughter of a trapeze artist who admitted she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis.
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Ghana is combating the sale of counterfeit and expired pharmaceuticals. Possibly counterfeit drugs A megaphone atop a truck parked in Accra's main market warns customers that some "unscrupulous persons" are copying Dr. Alhaji Yakubu's medicine to ...
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A UK survey of 575 rheumatoid arthritis sufferers highlights the importance of maintaining independence and the significant impact that early diagnosis and treatment can have.
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In adults who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), long-term treatment with methotrexate (MTX) appears safe, according to pooled data from 88 studies of patients with RA treated with only MTX for at least 2 years. "Overall, although many patients ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), long-term treatment with methotrexate (MTX) appears safe, according to pooled data from 88 studies of patients with RA treated with only MTX for at least 2 years ...
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James Cox makes no apologies for his crimes because they got him three meals a day and a bed to sleep in for the first time in ten years. "You may think this is a jail but to me it's the Hollywood Hilton, no joke," Cox said Thursday night from the ...
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James Cox makes no apologies for his crimes because they got him three meals a day and a bed to sleep in for the first time in ten years. "You may think this is a jail but to me it's the Hollywood Hilton, no joke," Cox said Thursday night from the ...
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