Stills Disease

Michael J. Fox keeps looking on the bright side

USA Today
By Craig Blankenhorn, FX By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY NEW YORK â€" He's 47, the father of four, and 18 years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. But Michael J. Fox, the actor turned political activist, still looks boyish. ...

Motive still open in nursing home rampage; 8 dead

The Associated Press
Authorities said the attack began around 10 am Sunday, when Stewart arrived at the nursing home and care center for patients with Alzheimer's disease and started firing. McKenzie said he was armed with more than one weapon, and witnesses said he was ...

Lyme - emerging disease or hidden epidemic?

Huffington Post, NY
Still, nothing is being done, and people continue to get sick. Last May, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that his antitrust investigation "uncovered serious flaws in the Infectious Disease Society of America's process for ...

Heart Doctor Still Likes Odds For 'Good' Cholesterol Drugs

Wall Street Journal
(Dow Jones)--The search for a better drug to raise good cholesterol has hit major setbacks, but one leading cardiologist says there's still promise for this approach to heart disease. Steve Nissen, chair of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland ...

Dr. Jeff Hersh: Multiple sclerosis is a complex disease

Taunton Daily Gazette,  USA
There are also disease modulating treatments available, such as interferon. Overall, people with MS have a normal life expectancy, although many become disabled from the disease. About 90 percent of people diagnosed with MS can still walk 10 years ...

Polypill 'could become a reality'

BBC News, UK
The concept of a polypill for everyone over 55 to cut heart disease by up to 80% was mooted over five years ago, but slow progress has been made since. Now a trial in India shows such a pill has the desired effects and is safe and well-tolerated by ...

Cancer linked to shots can be fatal to your cat

Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
And probably what makes it worse is that this is a disease caused out of our desire to prevent a disease,” Kent said. Injection-site sarcomas are almost exclusively a problem for cats and, on rare occasions, for ferrets, Kent said. ...

Excerpt: 'Growing Up Again'

ABC News
Chronic disease, like a troublesome relative, is something you can learn to manage but never quite escape. And while each and every person who has type 1 prays for a cure, and would give anything to stop thinking about it for just a year, a month, ...

Smoke break gets more expensive with tax boost

The Associated Press
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cigarette smoking results in an estimated 443000 premature deaths each year, and costs the economy $193 billion in health care expenses and lost time from work. Smoking is a major contributor to heart ...
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