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		<title>HEART ATTACKS: HEALING THE WOUND</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The burning question in minds of men and women during and immediately after a heart attack is, &#8220;Will I be able to go back to work?&#8221; &#8220;Will I be able to take care of my family?&#8221; It is difficult, if not impossible, for your doctor to tell you exactly what you will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT TECHNIQUES: MEDITATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meditation is frequently suggested as an aid in achieving and maintaining sobriety. Any number of approaches are available to those wishing to try it, and many treatment centers include an introduction to one or more. Although meditation has different goals depending on the type practiced, the process of reaching a meditative state is somewhat similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HEADACHES THAT ARE NOT MIGRAINE: TENSION HEADACHES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tension headaches are caused by a tightening of the muscles at the back of the neck with consequent tension of the scalp. The pain can be felt at the back of the neck, over the top of the head, or over the forehead, and is often described as a &#8216;vice round the head&#8217;. The tension [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBS AND EVERYDAY POISONS: STOPPING SMOKING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that smoking injures the health and it would be a wonderful world if nobody smoked: cleaner and safer. All the NHS money that now goes on smoking-related diseases could go into other areas of medicine. Smoking is a pernicious addiction because it both calms and stimulates the nervous system. It is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/06/ibs-and-everyday-poisons-stopping-smoking/</link>
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		<title>THE UNDERUTILISATION OF MORPHINE : OPIOPHOBIA-PROFESSIONAL OPLOPHOBIA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morphine is the drug of choice for the management of severe pain in advanced cancer but opioids are frequently denied to patients who could benefit from them. The belief that morphine should be only given when patients are dying is archaic. Morphine may be used for months or years and, correctly administered, is compatible with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/06/the-underutilisation-of-morphine-opiophobia-professional-oplophobia/</link>
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		<title>EPISODES OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR SEIZURES: PAROXYSMAL BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Peter has been a terror for years now. We&#8217;ve had him to several psychologists, and we&#8217;re on our third psychiatrist. Now he&#8217;s in a residential school for further evaluation. Something has to be done to control these outbursts before he kills someone. They did an EEG, and now they say that this is epilepsy because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/06/episodes-often-mistaken-for-seizures-paroxysmal-behavioral-disturbances/</link>
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		<title>PERSONAL FITNESS: PRINCIPLES OF STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Muscular strength refers to the amount of force a muscle is capable of exerting. The most common way to assess strength in a resistance exercise program is to measure the maximum amount of weight you can lift one time. This value is known as the one repetition maximum and is abbreviated 1RM. Muscular endurance is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/05/personal-fitness-principles-of-strength-development/</link>
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		<title>EXPLOSION OF DIABETES: A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM HOW &amp; WHY?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the past century, there have been marked changes in the disease profile in the developed and developing countries. The noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease have replaced the infectious diseases and are posing a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The WHO study linked data from WHO developed global database on diabetes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/05/explosion-of-diabetes-a-major-public-health-problem-how-why/</link>
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		<title>TYPE 2 DIABETES AND AGING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prevalence of type 2 diabetes increases with aging. Harris found in 1990 that by the age of 65 years, 18% of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with diabetes. Some suggest that the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes with aging is due to &#8220;aging genes.&#8221; In fact, 91 % of cases of type 2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://docmednews.com/2011/05/type-2-diabetes-and-aging/</link>
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		<title>PREVENTION OF HEART ATTACKS: FORMATION OF ATHEROMA (FATTY DEPOSIT) – THE RISK FACTORS –EXERCISE &#8211;  WHAT AND HOW MUCH EXERCISE DO YOU ADVISE FOR THE ELDERLY? HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT DOING THIS ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q.   What and how much exercise do you advise for the elderly? A. As a simple principle, we have to live our age. Football and hockey may provide an excellent form of exercise at 20 but not at 50. After the age of 50 any exercise that causes undue or unduly prolonged breathlessness, or [...]]]></description>
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