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• Chest X-ray Index
• Glossary

packing-box X-Ray

Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH
Medical Editor: William C.

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The Ups and Downs of ‘Yo-Yo’ Dieting

Best & Worst of Fast-Food Breakfasts Slideshow By Karen Pallarito
HealthDay Reporter

Latest Diet & Weight Management News

• The Truth Behind 10 premium diet patch Myths
• The Ups and Downs of ‘Yo-Yo’ Dieting
• High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone
• New Drug May Boost consequence Loss Efforts
• Fast, Full Eaters May Weigh More
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FRIDAY, Oct.

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Cell Phone Making You Itch?

Skin Problems Slideshow

Latest Allergies News

• Kids, Adults React Equally to Allergy Patch Tests
• Food Allergy in Kids Up 18%
• Cell Phone Making You Itch?
• Hope Ignited for Long-Acting Allergy Vaccines
• Food Allergy Labels Too Vague
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Nickel Allergy May Prompt Skin Rash in Some Cell Phone Users

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health news

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Oct.

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• promethazine Index
• Glossary

Pharmacy Author: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD

GENERIC NAME: promethazine

BRAND NAME: Phenergan, Phenadoz, Promethegan

DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Promethazine is a phenothiazine in the same drug class as chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and trifluoperazine (Stelazine). However, unlike the other drugs in this class, promethazine is not used as an anti-psychotic.

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Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer’s

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin B supplements don’t slow cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

Latest Alzheimers News

• Vitamin B not any Help for Alzheimer’s
• Active Social Life Reduces Men’s Alzheimer’s expose to danger
• Alzheimer’s: Two Drugs Better Than One
• Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer’s Risk
• Blood Marker Predicts Alzheimer’s
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Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker

Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease) Slideshow By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

Latest Heart News

• CPR Gives ‘Stayin’ Alive’ New Life
• Cheney to Get Abnormal Heart Rhythm Treated
• A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
• Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patient
• Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests
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FRIDAY, Oct.

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• Varicose Veins Index
• Glossary

Varicose Veins & Spider Veins

Skin Problems Slideshow

Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

• What are veins and what is their function?
• What are varicose veins and spider veins?
• Who gets varicose and spider veins?
• What causes varicose and spider veins?

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Simpler Test May Be Best for Diagnosing Blood Clots in Leg

By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — An older, simpler test to manner for blood clots in the leg — called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT — is as effective as a newer, more expensive test, new research says.

Latest MedicineNet News

• Resveratrol May Help Treat Fatty Liver
• Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
• IBD, Liver Disease Patients Show Lack of vitamin ( buy vitamin a & d) D
• Texas Has Highest Rate of Uninsured
• Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Created From Testes
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• Headache Index
• Glossary

Headache

Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor: Jay W.

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THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay news) — After recommending earlier this year that children under the age of 2 not receive over-the-counter cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday is meeting by the public to help answer an even more important question: Should kids' cold medicines remain "OTC" at all?

The issue is not a new one for regulatory bodies or the public.

In January, the FDA issued an updated health advisory recommending that over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold preparations not be used to luxury children under the age of 2 due to the possibility of life-threatening complications.

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