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Medical News December 31, 2003
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PUT YOUR FEET
     In the hands of skill and technology…Thousands of corrective surgical procedures performed to treat almost any foot deformity • State-of-the-art surgical techniques • Fully equipped Operating Room Suite • Custom made orthotics to relieve pain without surgery • X-Rays, Blood tests, complete Doppler a...
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New Year: An Opportunity To Try To Quit Smoking
     As cigarette smokers prepare for a New Year’s quit attempt, smoking cessation experts at the Uni-versity of Rochester’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center are offering help through an online chat from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Even Moderate Alcohol Use
May Cause Brain Damage
     Consuming even low to moderate amounts of alcohol may be linked to decreased brain size in middle-aged adults, according to a recent study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Cause Of
Sudden
Cardiac Arrest
     Sudden cardiac arrest is caused by a life-threatening abnormal heart rhy-thm that can result from heart attack, respiratory arrest, electrocution, drowning, choking or trauma, or it can have no known cause.
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Medicare Answers
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Nutrition Notes
American Institute for
Cancer Research
Believe And Good Health May Happen
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN
     If you really believe in your ability to lose weight, will that make your attempt successful? More and more studies show that positive thinking is definitely part of successful changes in health habits, including weight loss.
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     Avoid Fish With Mercury That Harms Children, Says Med. Soc. To protect the health of unborn and young children, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are revising their consumer advisory on fish and shellfish consumption by populations at risk from exp...
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"Interaction" Brochure Will Check Side Effects Of Drugs
     When you take medication, you expect it to make you feel better. But some drugs taken with other medications or foods can cause potentially dangerous harmful side effects.
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Senior Program Addresses Prejudice
     Are you 55 and over? Do you believe that we should all respect each other’s differences regardless of race, age, gender, ethnicity, religion, physical appearance, or physical/ mental ability?
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Nutrition
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN
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Opportunity To Try To Quit Smoking
Continued from page 37
     6. Consider using nicotine replacements gum, patch or Zyban to help you quit.
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