Healthline Blogs
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What You Need to Know Now about MRSA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted today an important clinician update about community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). School closures and student deaths due to the so called Superbug a...
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Shingles Vaccine Recommended to All Over 60
The U.S. Center for Disease Control has recommended that everyone over 60 be vaccinated against shingles. The sweeping nature of this recommendation is due to widespread exposure to the chicken pox virus, which causes shingles. Said Dr. William ...
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Crisis for US Elderly
Economic bad times are hitting senior citizens especially hard, reports AARP. Americans age 55 years and over are struggling with medical bills along with mortgage, credit card payments and rising gas and food prices. The bankruptcy rate for sen...
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National Youth Violence Prevention Week
The National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is a founding partner of National Youth Violence Prevention Week. The good news is that homicides and suicides in youth are going down. The bad news is that violence rema...
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If You're Happy and You Know it, Take a Pill
Before I go onto my little rant I would like to state that I am NOT a doctor. Further, I do not have a medical background. I am an average Joe, typical American, and though I am learning more and more everyday about health information by working a...
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A Vote for Healthline
Much has gone on since our last post and we're staying super busy at Healthline - we've kept our head down and our fingers on the keyboard and look what it has gotten us - a Webby nomination for the best Health site! In the spirit of short accepta...
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Google's PHR: HIPAA? What HIPAA?
Google has entered the PHR business. This we all know. Some thousands of Cleveland Clinic patients have volunteered to allow Google to store their personal health records (PHR) on-line. Access to the records will be through use of the same ID a...
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Dr. Rob, in the style of Dr. Suess, hosts Grand Rounds
Do not miss this edition of Grand Rounds. Written in the style of a Dr. Suess book, he offers plenty of great medical reading in an entertaining format. Some of the more interesting posts are from diabetic patients who come clean about being non-...
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Attention Diabetics: Be Prepared for an Emergency
Earthquakes, fires, floods - we all have to keep our emergency supply kits up to date and well stocked. People with chronic illnesses have to go even further and be prepared to take care of them selves in event of emergency. November is National...
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Preventable Tragedies: Pimp C & Heath Ledger
Codeine + promethazine + clorazepate + sleep apnea + obesity (BMI 39.2) = DEATH. For Houston rapper Pimp C (Chad Butler), found dead in his hotel room December 4, 2007 , it proved a lethal mix of prescription medications and medical diagnoses.Ox...
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