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Bernd Brägelmann
X-ray of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis
X-ray of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis
Autoimmune Diseases Affect Millions
August 31, 2009
Karla Lindula of Seattle woke up one day with such severe pain in her hands that she couldn’t hold a hairbrush. “There was no warning for this. It came on suddenly and unexpectedly. Over the course of two to three weeks, it worsened and I went into the doctor’s to get checked out,” Lindula said. Tests indicated she had lupus, an autoimmune disease. After a year of treatment, her doctors determined she actually had a different autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis.
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 July 04, 2009
Summer is a time of long bike rides, swimming trips and maybe just a few hours spent working a job. But for all the season offers kids, it can also be extremely dangerous, and following safety tips is important.
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 July 03, 2009
Dreams of spending lazy days at the lake, or stretched out on the beach will fill the minds of many this summer. By taking a few precautions, you can help ensure that your time in the water will be safe and enjoyable.
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 June 30, 2009
July 4th weekend is almost here. When you start lighting a fire in your backyard and spending quality time with slabs of raw meat, you need to be cautious. Here are some tips for safe and fun grilling.
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 June 18, 2009
The King James Bible caps an average lifespan at threescore and ten (70) years, but with modern advances in health, most of us are likely to live a few years longer. Numerous online life expectancy quizzes can’t offer any guarantees, but they weigh a variety of health factors to compute a number that should be more accurate than the one in the Good Book.
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 June 12, 2009
Due to old age, health trouble, financial instability or something else, many parents are moving in with their adult children. Though transitioning to a two- or three-generation household can be tricky, the tips in this article will help smooth the process.
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 June 02, 2009
Online resources moderated by health professionals can offer useful advice. But the fact remains that self-diagnosis is a misnomer, and can be potentially dangerous. FindingDulcinea offers some hints on how to safely search for useful, reliable health information on the Internet.
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 May 29, 2009
Crying obviously signals our distress to others, but the biological and psychosocial reasons for crying must be more profound than this; otherwise, people would never cry in private. The guilt and shame associated with crying are familiar to many of us; but those who consistently suppress their urge to cry may be doing themselves more harm than they realize.
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