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Over time, we can learn to deal with pain, how to
adjust it, how to ignore it even. There are pains, however, that without proper
intervention and management tend to go overtime.
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Fall on Your Hips
Lucio Victor Jr. writes about hip problems in ageing women-and how best
to remedy them. [More]
Joints Suffering
The number of patients suffering from osteoarthritis all over the world
continues to grow, true, but there are great ways to deal with them. By Paul
de Guzman. [More]
Cutting Painful Cuts
Whatever the surgical procedure, however minor, some pain may be encountered,
but, Lucio Victor Jr. writes, postoperative pain management procedures
are there to aid the patients' recovery. [More]
Spanking’s Rigors
Does
corporal punishment still has a place in raising kids? Paul de Guzman
looks at the studies and seeks expert opinion. [More]
Obese Kids Report Similar Quality of
Life to Kids with Cancer
Overweight kids aren't just the butt of jokes among their peers, their condition
also severely compromises their quality of life, a study said. [More]
Dangers of the Sun
The World
Health Organization warns that a single case of sunburn can "significantly"
increase a child's risk of getting skin cancer later in life. [More]
Video Benefits
Recent
study shows that it may not be too bad to let your kids play video games. [More]
An ACE Against Attacks
Results
of a recent study report the efficacy of perindopril in reducing cardiovascular
events in patients with coronary heart disease. [More]
Experts Question JNC 7
The
release of the JNC-7 may have received praises from several quarters in the
medical world, but it has also prompted a torrent of questions and criticisms
from other doctors. [More]
Does Losartan Lessen Diabetic Cardiac
Deaths?
The
angiotensin-2 antagonist losartan could be more effective than a beta-blocker in
reducing sudden cardiac death among diabetic patients with high blood pressure
and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), suggest authors of a research letter in
the August 23 issue of The Lancet. [More]
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